In General Terms - Are We More Divided Than Any Time In The Past 50 Years?

[sp1814]

It feels like the metropolitan elite / liberal luvvies / Remoaners hate the bigoted Daily Mailers and vice versa.

The liberals hate the conservatives, the young hate the older generation (and vice versa) and the Trumpeteers hate the liberals.

Do you think that we have now entered an age where hatred for the views of others is the default position?

Years ago on AB (I'm old school) - I remember that we could all discuss topics without screaming at each other.

Why has this changed?

Are we all suffering from confirmation bias?

Or is it something else?

[anotheoldgit]

sp1814

/// Who wants to try this - from tomorrow, everyone on the News section stops using the following terms: ///

What an excellent idea, but to some the default position on AB has always been "shoot the messenger".

A typical example is the recent thread on the killing of little Jeremiah Regis.

[anotheoldgit]

Kromovaracun

Of all the ABers who get into one on one attacks, why did you feel it necessary to single me out personally?

[Kromovaracun]

What do you mean AOG?

[Kromovaracun]

Oh, sorry. Just realised.

I didn't intend that as an attack. I just remember when I joined, you were the only one who really posted threads in the News section.

[anotheoldgit]

Kromovaracun

/// when I joined, you were the only one who really posted threads in the News section. ///

Really, I think that is a complete over exaggeration, don't you?

[Kromovaracun]

Not really.

It's not a criticism AOG, it's just what I remember. The site had fewer people who were active back then and it was less interesting than it is now.

[hereIam]

Excellent BA.

[naomi24]

Thanks hereIam.

[sp1814]

AOG

Probably best not to delve into past transgressions, and focus on how AB could if we all choose to behave like adults and attack opposing arguments, rather that attacking each other.