Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi, I came back to the forum a few days ago after a break of a couple of months and I was disappointed to see threads that had been locked and people being upset.
I'm not going to discuss the threads, I just wanted to say that I believe there are rich, powerful people who wish to sow seeds of discontent and create division amongst the less powerful and poorer sections of the populace, for control.and to prevent themselves coming under scrutiny or attack. The media are complicit, as stories of war and hatred sell better than stories of peace and cooperation. I remember years ago hearing a story from the era of mods and rockers, about how some media guys had found a group of mods on Brighton beach and encouraged them to go into the town and pick a fight with a group of rockers, so they could report on it. (They may even have paid them, not sure on that though)
My point is that we should not let them divide us. Governments come and go, "News" comes and goes, but none of them are working for our interests, so I suggest that the best way forward is ignoring them and supporting each other.
In the words of The Beloved - Lets come together, in sweet harmony.
My post disappeared instead of being published so I repeat: welcome back Pixiefox! I’m happy to see you here! i already got used to seeing heated arguments here from time to time, I don’t engage, I stay away. Maybe I’m a snowflake or maybe it’s my trauma response or I’m just saving my own energy. If there is a clash in front of me, I freeze and stare blankly, here online I just don’t engage, even if the topic somehow affects me or my situation. I repeat to myself: it’s just online, nobody’s gonna harm me. But online is also real, because it’s created by real people. Except of bots.