A New Category

[Canary42]

Some time ago I suggested a new category "Xenophobia".

Subsequent postings have only reinforced this view.

Every day we get several postings, usually extracted from Hitler's favourite English newspaper, with their messages of hate. I can almost believe that the good folk of 1930s Germany had it easy compared with this relentless assault by the Fascists. I fear this country will go the same way.

Seems my Dad died in vain, the Fascists are on the rise again.

[ummmm]

Bit dramatic.

[Zacs-Master]

Maybe Tommy should have been kept in Goal?

[-Talbot-]

Fascists are on the rise because the definition of a fascist has changed.

[Mamyalynne]

There are ample categories already.

[Prudie]

The irony is most of our forefathers who fought in WW2 would have held these views that you are calling fascist.

[anneasquith]

You have a valid point C. I think the best action is to stay clear of news topic, because it's the
Same old same old every day.

[andy-hughes]

Canary - it seems you have two choices - join in on the News Section and make your views known, or if it causes you too much angst, simply stay away from it.


Whichever makes you feel better.

[kvalidir]

I used to religiously argue the point on every thread, but seriously I could copy and paste the same replies multiple times per day now and i'd make sense, so I just ignore them now.

[naomi24]

Canary, rubbish. If you’re looking for something resembling fascism you’re looking in the wrong direction.

[mushroom25]

//Maybe Tommy should have been kept in Goal? //

is he better than Jordan Pickford then?

[Old_Geezer]

Is it needed in order to accuse folk of being xenophobic even when it's clear they aren't but are just being insulted by those who object to their viewpoints ?

[-Talbot-]

anneasquith
You have a valid point C. I think the best action is to stay clear of news topic, because it's the
Same old same old every day



Yes there are some xenophobes on here annea that appear to despise the English.

I shall not name names though, that wouldn't be fair.

[hereIam]

Oh Gawd Canary's off again !!!

[Spicerack]

Where's a coal mine when you need one?

[Theland]

Hey Canary- describe your ideal society, and then let's see who would prevent it.
By the way, does a father who was a POW of the Japanese, three and a half years, Burma railway, count as fighting against fascism?

[kvalidir]

I think pretty much everyone has ancestors who fought in the 2nd World War and I don't think, since they'd all have had differing political and social values, that proves anything, but the fight was against xenophobia and fascism, so we'd hope they at least had a hatred of that in common.

[dunnitall]

Agree Old Geezer @ 15:44. That is the problem because people have different viewpoints and someone doesn't see that it fits with theirs....then they are Xenophobic.. seen it time and time again on here.... Furthest from the truth....hate all this bovine excrement....

[Theland]

I HATE Fascism!
Isn't it crazy that, "ANTIFA," are indeed Fascists?
Islamofascism is our greatest enemy.

[maggiebee]

Talbot the xenophobe gets his little dig in again. Best ignored.

[sanmac]

I do not imagine that many of the young men who went off to war did so because they were instilled with fervent patriotic idealism or some altruistic reasons. They went because they were conscripted or they volunteered because, being very young, they looked upon the notion of it being an adventure and being able to see the world and also killing some enemies. Take, for example, the Pal's Brigades of WW1. Please don't think that I am belittling what they they did and died for. I'm just saying that the great majority did not have any kind of "ism" in mind when they went off.