The Easily Pursuded Obnoxious Mob Syndrome.

[Theland]

There are many examples of mobs being easily persuaded to protest about anything at the drop of a hat.
Not many seem to investigate the finer details of what that are protesting about.
Their numbers are always alarming, and their antics socially disruptive.
Climate Change, Extinction Rebellion, Leave or Remain, Institutional Racism, Trans Rights, and numerous others making demands on the majority to fix the alleged problems of the minority.
No question as such, but an invitation to identify a mob and comment on it.

[Mozz71]

Theland, I've tried to answer your questions, while ignoring the stirring. Talk to me at least.

[Nical]

...and I too wouldn't mind my questions being answered, Theland.

[nailit]

What he ^^ said
(I'll get me coat)...

[Jordyboy9]

https://youtu.be/9z8qlU2mGGc

[Mamyalynne]

To be fair to Theland - if he believes much of discrimination is manufactured it could mean he has never experienced it or seen it in his life, either at school,work or socially.

I suppose that makes him a very lucky man if so.

[Theland]

Suffragettes - Everybody knew everything about the issues.
Equal pay for women - Ditto above.
Poll tax - Ditto above.
Brexit - Ditto above.
General Election - Ditto above.
But ......
Climate change - How many of the protesters have bothered to study the science?

It seems there is a mob of people, wholly hatted and scarved, with ready made placards, and felt tipped pens hovering, just waiting for the next fashionable protest to begin, join the mob and join in the madness.
Mass protest in the light of a mass absence of thought.

[Theland]

Mamya - I've always stood up for myself, and fought like crazy for my rights. Ex shop steward.
What were you thinking?
Any examples?

[Mamyalynne]

I know there has been and is discrimination out there, have witnessed and experienced it - to my mind it is not largely manufactured.

[Theland]

Mamya - I'm sorry if you and yours have ever suffered discrimination.
My black daughter in law never says if she has suffered racial discrimination, God help anybody who gave her grief with such a big family behind her.
Same goes for my my gay son. God help anybody on the wrong end of his fist.
Same goes for my two disabled children.
Always winners, never take carp.

[Mamyalynne]

I'm not after any sympathy, I too can stand up for myself - I simply want you to see that what you said is sweeping and off the mark.

Leave it now, we'll get nowhere and you have a new thread.

[pixie374]

Lucky for you,Theland... out of your above examples, I only know that equal pay for women has been known about for a very long time, but has still not been solved. Obviously, not that important.
I am also glad you have never suffered from homophobia, sexism or racism...
But do you honestly believe that nobody else ever has?

[Theland]

Pixie - Yes.
Each case has to be understood on its own merits.
Any examples?
I was referring to originally at mass protest movements.

[pixie374]

Nobody has ever suffered homophobia, sexism, racism? Am I misunderstanding you? X

[Theland]

I repeat. Mass protest movements.

[pixie374]

That didn't really answer my question... do you believe that racism, homophobia, sexism etc., really exists, it not?

[Mamyalynne]

//He and his partner have not suffered discrimination, most of which I believe is manufactured, like institutional racism.//


Your words and you now refuse to even acknowledge or discuss them.

[pixie374]

... or....

[Theland]

Of course discrimination exists. Always will.
But institutional?