I'm upset by how divided this is making us

[Jourdain11]

Just that, really. Everyone seems so angry! All this flouting and flaunting and flagrantly flocking. People accused of killing other people. People mocking others for their anxieties.

I get that it is testing, but all this anger can't be helping anyone!

In real life my community is completely different with people going out of their way to help each other and bring each other together in a socially distanced way so nobody feels alone or abandoned
It’s only on mumsnet or the daily Mail comments I see the spitting rage and Pearl clutching

Unfortunately I have seen some people behave quite horribly IRL too. Although I still think a lot of the onliney stuff is people offloading because they've got to constantly hold it together for people around them and it's just a way of letting off steam!

I really hope so. I don't like to think that the world is full of people who are totally intolerant of others' viewpoints. Although possibly that makes me intolerant of the intolerant!

@LemonTT

Agree it’s on here. Even other SM sites are less bitter and divided. I think allowing a lot of posts to stand which were fake news and agenda driven was a mistake. MN kept saying that posters were strongly rebutting them. This was the case but eventually people of reason and moderation have given up. Now it’s just people who are anti something shouting at each other.

Saturday night and Sunday were appalling.Lots of people whipping up froth and too many people reacting. In many cases it’s not lockdown or the pandemic impacting their MH it’s their social media activity.

So agreed!

I see a lot of increased kindness irl.

People starting to take time to talk to strangers in the park etc. Anyone may be feeling lonely.

On here same old. People on attack

Not everyone on here granted but some weird angry types

@MarshaBradyo

Actually you reminded me of a young family I met ( outside SD) watching a charity event.

It was lovely to chat to someone else . They were happy and not complaining and living in a mobile home .

Really made me think.

Don't have anything nice to say? Say nothing at all...
Unless it's on the internet. Then say it in ALL CAPS!

I’ve noticed that friends who are on social media are far more scared of the virus and much more judgemental and hostile towards those who they think aren’t following the rules. One of the most laid back people I’ve met over the last few months strangely is a nurse who barely listens to the news.

Wasn't this Cummings' MO, divide and conquer

I know where you're coming from, but some have had it much harder than others. It became clear quite early on that we certainly weren't all in this together.

I think the local/regional restrictions that were then replaced by the Tier system has strengthened and made divisions much worse. Personally, I have found the lockdowns easier to cope with than having lived in an area with the highest level of restrictions since September. At least you know it's shit for everyone in a national lockdown, but it felt so fucking unfair to see some people almost living their lives as normal, while I couldn't. And I imagine most people feel like that.

I’m not on any social media, so it’s only really here that I come across it.

At work, among friends, family and neighbours, I’ve seen nothing like this level of division and vitriol.

Mostly, people are tired and a bit fed up and lots are worried about family and their jobs. But nobody is turning on each other.

MN posters seem particularly angry and agressive but IRL I have friends, family, neighbours and coworkers who who are deeply divided. There are two groups those who think covid doesn't exist (mocking the people who believe in covid) and they carry on life as normal. Then there are those who have hermitted away in their homes since March terrified to step outside (judgemental and accusatory of the people who are carrying on as normal) screaming at people walking past their houses because they aren't wearing masks (outside).
My local fB page is full of 'I saw a woman who wasn't wearing a mask in Tesco. Name her and shame her!!' but then none of my neighbours are following guidance, continuing to have groups inside their homes (we're in tier 4). These were the same people who were blasting others for not going outside to clap and 'make some noise' a few months ago .
I've decided to do what I am going to do and try to ignore everyone else but I can see the division and I think it's only going to get worse.

@Clockstop

Wasn't this Cummings' MO, divide and conquer

Hell yeah! Works a charm sadly. Evil bastard.

Anyone seen the Netflix documentary about Cambridge analytica scandal? Fascinating and chilling

I live on a boundary of a county that is in tier 4 and another county that is in tier 2. It does seem very unfair.

Just that, really. Everyone seems so angry!

It’s only the MN nutters to be fair. I’ve never met anyone IRL who is remotely like this. Stay off MN is my advice OP!

I completely agree. There is definitely a lot of unpleasant people on MN and Facebook.
They won’t accept that people all have different views and seem intent on being very unpleasant and quite vile to anyone who has different views to themselves.
It’s been on both sides but a huge amount more from those who are in favour of lockdowns, vaccines etc.

I can’t tell if it’s just how they normally are or if being so unpleasant to others is their way of controlling the fear that they may have.

It’s really sad that this huge divide has been allowed to happen.