[Tom4784]

Someone having an opinion on someone else's opinion is not 'character assassination'. It's a silly claim that only tries to shut down opposing opinions. Honestly, a lot of the people who claim Political Correctness is the devil are strangely for it when it benefits them.

You can't have it one way but not the other, if people are free to spout opinions that seem racist then other people are allowed to share their opinions that they are being racist. Making out that they are being insulting by calling out racism or the other methods used to silence opposing opinions is just being overly political correct in the way you claim to hate.

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Someone having an opinion on someone else's opinion is not 'character assassination'. It's a silly claim that only tries to shut down opposing opinions. Honestly, a lot of the people who claim Political Correctness is the devil are strangely for it when it benefits them.

You can't have it one way but not the other, if people are free to spout opinions that seem racist then other people are allowed to share their opinions that they are being racist. Making out that they are being insulting by calling out racism or the other methods used to silence opposing opinions is just being overly political correct in the way you claim to hate.

Opinion is opinion and everyone is entitled to it but it’s how it is expressed that counts a lot. If I kept using the same kind of language towards TS and others that they think they have a right to use towards me because they don’t agree with my opinions I would be treated very differently. Many others can see that how ever much you try to deny it.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

Opinion is opinion and everyone is entitled to it but it’s how it is expressed that counts a lot. If I kept using the same kind of language towards TS and others that they think they have a right to use towards me because they don’t agree with my opinions I would be treated very differently. Many others can see that how ever much you try to deny it.

And this is the crux of the point being made

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Cherie

And this is the crux of the point being made

Yes it is, and I can see that the new tactic is to make out that Brillo is a reasoned, measured and polite orator who always posts things in a thoughtful and balanced manner and is now being unfairly targeted.

I mean come on. There are and have been MANY members on this site who fit that description... I can fully admit that most of the time I'm not one of them but, ffs, Brillo is not one either. Genuinely ridiculous argument.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Yes it is, and I can see that the new tactic is to make out that Brillo is a reasoned, measured and polite orator who always posts things in a thoughtful and balanced manner and is now being unfairly targeted.

I mean come on. There are and have been MANY members on this site who fit that description... I can fully admit that most of the time I'm not one of them but, ffs, Brillo is not one either. Genuinely ridiculous argument.

In my defence I have never seen Brillo mock someone's opinion unless she is attacked but again I don't go into every thread, I did a search for the private school thing and can't find it, I can only go by what I read, incidentally do you ever sleep..

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Cherie

In my defence I have never seen Brillo mock someone's opinion unless she is attacked but again I don't go into every thread, I did a search for the private school thing and can't find it

I'm not sure what to search for to be fair, and it's an SD thread do like a 70% chance it was deleted

incidentally do you ever sleep..

Far less than I should I didn't even go straight to sleep either nudge wink . This thread got me all hot under the... Collar...

[Jack_]

Originally Posted by Cherie

In my defence I have never seen Brillo mock someone's opinion unless she is attacked but again I don't go into every thread, I did a search for the private school thing and can't find it, I can only go by what I read, incidentally do you ever sleep..

Oh come off it Cherie, on several occasions Brillo has made inflammatory and uncivilised posts along the lines of 'well those stupid naive young people have been brainwashed by Corbyn haha' and 'they don't know what they're voting for, they just want freebies, pure delusion in my opinion'. I don't think that's conducive to a productive debate.

The fact of the matter is here is that if Brillo and co want to to make incessant threads and posts about Muslims that some people find racially antagonistic, then they also have to be prepared for incessant responses to them. By all means have your opinion, but your right to an opinion is not also a right to have no one criticise that opinion. That would in actual fact be rather...politically correct would it not?

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Jack_

Oh come off it Cherie, on several occasions Brillo has made inflammatory and uncivilised posts along the lines of 'well those stupid naive young people have been brainwashed by Corbyn haha' and 'they don't know what they're voting for, they just want freebies, pure delusion in my opinion'. I don't think that's conducive to a productive debate.

The fact of the matter is here is that if Brillo and co want to to make incessant threads and posts about Muslims that some people find racially antagonistic, then they also have to be prepared for incessant responses to them. By all means have your opinion, but your right to an opinion is not also a right to have no one criticise that opinion. That would in actual fact be rather...politically correct would it not?

she doesn't single out members does she? that is the difference