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lettie · 12-05-2005, 15:40

What an interesting thread, I seem to have missed this while I've been away. Recently I have read several threads where there tends to be a recurring theme and that is bullying.

I have been a member of this site for almost 2 years and can honestly say that I have never experienced bullying. I have experienced eloquent debate on various issues affecting the everyday lives of the people of Hyndburn. I have experienced good laughs on the fun threads and made new friends and aquaintances who have become very dear to me.

If well worded debate can be seen as bullying then what has the world come to. People can only be bullied if they allow themselves to be. ........or, do the people who seem to think they are being bullied feel that way because other people's opinions are different from their own and therefore they see them as bullies. Maybe people see me as a bully? Personally I couldn't care less and am entitled to my opinion even when it is in total opposition to that of somebody else..

If our site comes across as right wing because a few people voice their opinions about the travellers, immigrants, state of the town etc, then so be it. I will voice my opinion about these issues because I care about the town and country that I live in and I hate to see the deterioration of our standards of living in general. I hate to see unfairness when one section of the community is favoured over another because they are deemed a minority group, which is in itself racism. I hate that travellers come here, pitch up and proceed to dump their rubbish in the borough and nobody does anything about it. I am not naive enough to believe that all members of all parties will pull together and work as a team. I am perhaps hopeful enough to want to see the day when somebody with just a smidgeon of common sense runs our country, no matter which party they belong to. Would it be too much to ask to have somebody with a bit of sense running our borough.

If saying that I want to see those things makes me a bully, a nimby, a racist or just plain hopeful, then I'm guilty as charged.

12-05-2005, 15:40	#129
lettie Filthy / Gorgeous Bejeweled Blitz Champion! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Xanadu Posts: 4,005 Blog Entries: 337 Liked: 67 times Rep Power: 88670	Re: back to the TORY accy? What an interesting thread, I seem to have missed this while I've been away. Recently I have read several threads where there tends to be a recurring theme and that is bullying. I have been a member of this site for almost 2 years and can honestly say that I have never experienced bullying. I have experienced eloquent debate on various issues affecting the everyday lives of the people of Hyndburn. I have experienced good laughs on the fun threads and made new friends and aquaintances who have become very dear to me. If well worded debate can be seen as bullying then what has the world come to. People can only be bullied if they allow themselves to be. ........or, do the people who seem to think they are being bullied feel that way because other people's opinions are different from their own and therefore they see them as bullies. Maybe people see me as a bully? Personally I couldn't care less and am entitled to my opinion even when it is in total opposition to that of somebody else.. If our site comes across as right wing because a few people voice their opinions about the travellers, immigrants, state of the town etc, then so be it. I will voice my opinion about these issues because I care about the town and country that I live in and I hate to see the deterioration of our standards of living in general. I hate to see unfairness when one section of the community is favoured over another because they are deemed a minority group, which is in itself racism. I hate that travellers come here, pitch up and proceed to dump their rubbish in the borough and nobody does anything about it. I am not naive enough to believe that all members of all parties will pull together and work as a team. I am perhaps hopeful enough to want to see the day when somebody with just a smidgeon of common sense runs our country, no matter which party they belong to. Would it be too much to ask to have somebody with a bit of sense running our borough. If saying that I want to see those things makes me a bully, a nimby, a racist or just plain hopeful, then I'm guilty as charged. __________________ Never put off until tomorrow what you can avoid altogether. The views expressed here are my own and not necessarily those of my family, friends, employer, this site, my neighbours, hairdresser, dentist, GP, next door's dog or anyone else who knows me..