Unkindness

[OpheliasCrayon]

Im getting really annoyed at posts at the moment.

I know everyone can say what they want - free speech and all

But a lot of posts I'm seeing are so patronising it's ridiculous. What are people aiming to do ? Make people feel bad for how they feel / think / act?

Where is the kindness people?

'it all boils down to my personal 5 options"

"Why are people scared of covid?"

"Everyone in shops are happy to be there "

"The virus should just be left to do it's thing"

"I don't think you should be scared"

"That one person who didnt use hand sanitizer because they're allergic has now killed everyone"

This is getting stupid.

There is a pandemic. I would take a guess that none of us have lived through one before.

Everyone feels differently to everyone else. Everyone's circumstances are different to everyone else.

Why are so many people posting trying to belittle , do down, make people feel silly?

I know I've just posted saying how I think people are behaving is wrong, so I might get shouted down .....

But I just feel like this is getting a little unkind.

Some people are scared.
Some people are not.
Some people want to go out to work.
Some people don't feel safe.

Come on!! Where's the kindness gone?

I'm not scared in the slightest, I go to work, I'm clinically vulnerable, I've made my choices ....but I wouldn't ever knock someone who has done differently to me ....

Live and let live

@teta, I couldn''t agree more. Johnson and co. have really done a number on us that any emotiona/physiological abuser would be proud of.

People on MN are blaming each other for going to the shops, not going to the shops, wearing a mask, not wearing a mask, following the rules, not following the rules.

What we all should be doing is blaming the government for the almighty mess we are in and for the constant stream of lies, overpromises and even more lies that it is feeding us.

Having said that, it's only on SM that things are so nasty. IRL everyone seems to be helping each other out.

emotional I really must proofread better!

There's a lot of othering going on too. I do understand it's people's own fears about what's going on, but the disablism, ageism on here etc is foul. The vulnerable really are seen as expendable for some.

It's horrible, Theseeds. If it were healthy people under 50 that were more at risk, attitudes would be very different.

So true.
I think I'm getting a reputation with HQ for reporting but I don't care. Some of the comments are sickening.

I was just thinking about whether to start reporting, I think I will. My DH is vulnerable because of disablities and it really is horrible to see that some people consider him as less than a viable human being.

Please do, HQ are pretty good. A couple that I've reported for ageism have been deleted since Friday.
to you and your DH.

Thank you.

Many people are showing their true colours, they don’t care about the vulnerable or elderly or the people who educate their children. Lots only cared about vulnerable children and expressed their faux empathy to use it for their own agenda and get their own kids back to school. Ultimately humans are selfish creatures who want to protect their own and sod everybody else. Some posts on here have been truly shocking.

A lot of it comes across as really selfish and lacking in empathy. Also really steeped in privilege.

It's easy to say "let's just get on with things and choose to take a risk if we want to" if you're in a secure job and part of a happy family unit, and don't have any health issues. I can see how getting covid may seem like a minor inconvenience for people in that situation.

So many are forgetting that most of the actions we're asked to take are about protecting others, not about protecting ourselves, though, and many of those others are in a much, much more vulnerable position in many ways.