Originally Posted by Dezzy (Post 10087935)

That's a problem with the extremes of both sides. You can't make out that it's a left only problem when on this forum alone (in this thread even) you've got examples of the same behaviour from people of the right.

It's a pissing contest that both sides are guilty of.

Originally Posted by Brillopad (Post 10088995)

Kizzy I don’t defend them - I use them in response to the regular name calling from some directed at those right of centre ie bigot, racist etc. And doing so has demonstrated to me and no doubt many others that those initiating that type of behaviour don’t like a dose of their own medicine as I suspected. It really is as simple as that.

If people want actual debate rather than to shut down opposing views - don’t resort to that or others will do the same and discussion remains stagnant. Objecting to others responding to like with like is conveniently one-sided don’t you think.

Originally Posted by Kizzy (Post 10089029)

You do... and you have explained x amounts of times that these terms apply to young people, people on the left, people at university.

They are not always used in retaliation... a word you have used a number of times recently but as a descriptor for people with whom you don't agree. People who have never accused you of anything.