Word of the day from Susie Dent SPUDDLE (17th century) to work ineffectively, to be extremely busy while achieving absolutely nothing!
I read a quote from the irreverent Jonathon Pie, who I urge you to look up on YouTube and watch his wonderful rants about the state of our country and it’s government! This is not exact but:
Social media outrage:
“I’m offended by what you have posted”
“By what?”
“I don’t actually know but your a bigot for asking me”
Sums it up doesn’t it?
Wendy has just read to me that the incidence of abuse to both children and women has increased massively during the pandemic. Partly due to lockdowns and the inability to escape your abuser and partly because it has hidden the men who abuse them. Emergency organisations who deal with these issues have reported up to a 72% rise in calls. This is not just happening in less well off countries but in Italy and other European nations! The transgender community keep bleating on about the unfairness of the prejudice towards them but none of them really will ever understand the struggle that women have had over the centuries and the abuse they still suffer throughout the world. It makes feel ill that any man would or could abuse a child or a woman but I am not surprised! More importantly what can be done to stop it.
We must not dare to post anything that might offend anyone with out another telling us we are a bigot. Maybe we all should refrain from posting anything offensive? Unfortunately people are so easily offended these days that even the mildest criticism seems offensive to someone! If we lose the right to our opinions then that is the end as far as I’m concerned. Nobody should be deliberately insulting or express extreme offensive content but the trouble is we no longer have a level to guide us! We all know the difference but it is becoming increasingly problematic to offer a view without upsetting people. I read some content that frankly make me want to scream how the person writing it is a thick ignorant idiot who should immediately be lobotomised but I refrain because they either wish to engender that reaction, don’t care or would not understand!
Stay well
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