Chelsy and lady Cordelia, you know personally I'm all for you and find you hilarious, but you do tend to come on, post loads and loads, throw around a lot of contentios and insulting opinions and derail what can be a constructive and interesting debate. I wouldn't go so far as to definately say it's deliberate , but it's not useful in helping everyone understand each other even if we're not going to agree.
So speaks the sharer of dreams. Not the stuff of dreams. But her own personal dreams. Which for some reason she seems to think other people want to hear. But deeedeee has such a high opinion of herself, she doesn't realise.
I do think some posters need to remember that there is an outside world. I can't believe some posters on here would integrate that well into a work environment, or even dealing with other people doing everyday stuff like going to the shops, so I would hope they manage to have stronger social skills (as in getting on with the typical variety of people you encounter) in real life.
But to seriously say they do not know people, who live in Edinburgh, who own houses anywhere in Scotland worth over £265,000, who earn 80k or more, who are educated, who have degree level jobs. It just sounds so weird. Most people know a variety of people, from very rough people who work in manual jobs to professionals. But they all either work or live off a partner who works. I admit the only disabled people I know work as well - it is difficult to meet housebound disabled people who are unable to work unless you go out of your way to do so, and I admit I don't. Does that make me selfish - I don't know, I would hope not, I pay plenty of tax but I also live my own life.
But there is definitely a myth on mumsnet, spread by people who spend far too much time on the internet and not outside with real people, that those on benefits are better people, sharper, more intelligent, than the stupid mugs who pay tax, who have all sorts of personal and character faults. But bless them, they're too stupid to know.
As I say, its embarrassing. I'm off, away from the internet, to actually do something. Spending too much time online warps your perception.
But I'll leave you with a question. Left wing socialism is all about redistribution of wealth. So what are Deeedeee, IrnBru, etc doing about that personally? I mean, how much tax are you paying? And how much more tax is LadyCoredia paying than you? So who is the better socialist? Because spouting off on the internet does not help make poverty go away, but paying tax on your earnings does.