To block GBNews from my parent’s TV?

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My parents retired 4 years ago. They’re both in their 60s, healthy, happy, comfortable financially.

Since they’ve retired they have been sucked in by every single thing they say on there. They can spend an entire day sat in front of the TV getting angrier and angrier. It’s to the point that if Starmer comes on the TV, they shout about how he should be killed.

it’s genuinely starting to concern me. You can’t have a rational conversation with them about anything. I miss my parents, how they used to be before all the conspiracy and anger took over.

I’m genuinely tempted to block it from their tv using parental controls and just pretending it’s some weird fault in their telly. They’d not be able to fix it.

Watch Anne Diamond on a weekend she doesn't 'spill utter bile and hatred'. You seem to have this all out of perspective. Maybe you've some unresolved issues from you childhood and GB news is acting as some kind of weird trigger?

And you apparently position yourself as rational and compassionate.

Er, yeah, that was the joke. It reflects the average mental age of their viewers.

People who use prejudice to group another group and smear and malign them, like someone calling a group 'thick boomers' are not promoting peace, unity, and social cohesion.

Yet it's gb news spouting bile and hatred .

Er no, the nickname GBeebies is juvenile. Then again, as you think it's acceptable to use the term thick boomers, I shouldn't be surprised.

The ones who are being radicalised and spouting nonsense on Facebook memory pages about how everyone used to be white and how lovely it was are seriously thick.

I'm going to have a read of that link you posted. On first reflection, it's a balanced take. That gets my interest. Thanks for posting it 😊

The ones who allow themselves to be radicalised by the internet are seriously gullible and easily led.

You came on this thread and started making ageist slurs. You have not presented your arguments convincingly.

I fucking hate thick racists, yes.

Still no incisive debate, just insults.

Well, the argument doesn't seem to be evolving to be any more illuminating, unfortunately.

Could you try to explain with references or a bit more detail?

No I didn't. The subject matter of the thread is boomers. Anyone of any age who is taken in by GBeebies, the Daily Mail, Farage, Tommy Twelve Names and their ilk are seriously lacking critical thinking faculties.

You are criticising people for watching a bigoted TV channel whilst being a bigot yourself.

Whatever side of the argument you are on, you are letting it down.

Agreed.

I stand by everything I said. If you want to be racist on the internet, try X where you will be welcomed with open arms.

Muslims had nothing to do with Ricky Jones' vile rant. My point was that when Lucy Connolly is given as an example of right wing disorder then left wing Jones is conveniently forgotten.

The subject matter of the thread is not boomers, as you well know. You're being ageist. Should we fit you into a certain bracket?

GB News had to deny it was a news channel to avoid Ofcom regulations.

It is a hate speech channel where all the flat earthers, covid deniers and manosphere "influencers" - it is not news, has Liz Truss got a show yet? Russell Brand? Gregg Wallace?

small boats anyone?

So you're proud of your ageism? Sounds as though X might be the place for you too. It caters for all forms of bigotry.

You said 'thick boomers'. A massive sweeping slur on an entire generation.

Try to debate politely. Lose the hate.

There are very tiny sections of GB news that are just news. The rest is absolute garbage. It’s hilarious that anyone would think that this is a proper news station. It’s not. it doesn’t value facts, it doesn’t operate in a logical manner. It creates fear and is actually cruel to its many vulnerable viewers.

Stop patronising viewers ffs. You know nothing about the channel because its the opposite of everything you have stated. Plenty of lazy assumptions going on.