Derogatory

Why, on the political threads are folks so derogatory, about folks they do not know personally?

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I can assure you it doesn't only happen on the political threads.

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Perhaps because demeaning someone else gives them an overblown sense of their own `superiority`?

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Are you meaning the posters or the politicians that the posters are talking about ?

If it's the politicians etc. then I'm afraid that's fair game. If it is another poster that they are being derogatory about, then that is definitely not on.

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Rightly or wrongly, sometimes a "derogatory' post" occurs only after a long, long period of provocation -
personal slurs, utter lies, deliberate misquotes or even racism.

If folk are not fully aware of that background and a reaction appears in particular threads,
it may seem that the victim is actually the aggressor.

It is very easy to say "sticks and stones" or "water off a duck's back"
but if real harm has been done and real pain inflicted, it is not always easy to "keep one's powder dry".

Enough cliches for one post ?

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Yes go and boil a billy can
we have had enough hot air on here.

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Apart from being just plain silly, that sounds just a bit derogatory.

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Have you not noticed Spitty, it is one person who makes a comment then runs, after causing others to argue among themselves, just put who you don't like to read on the Ignore button, it works for me.

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Yes I've noticed - they can spout amongst themselves - said all I have to say on the subject, UJ had more sense. They are what they are

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It's beginning to look like they have no real answer so attack the poster, if they had real proof what was being said was wrong they could debate the points raised.