This resolution is not for me, but for certain others!
I am sick to death of those who are permanently looking for people to HATE. Hatred really is no answer to lack of financial, social, or political advancement in life (or whatever their hang-up may be). The only solution for failure, is either blind acceptance, or a determination to succeed.
The UK is particularly guilty of 'blame culture'; always blame everyone else for your own shortcomings, never yourself.
So to the hate merchants, may I suggest you try doing totally the opposite. Try helping an elderly lady across the road, or walking a dog for someone who's incapacitated, or even simply doing some shopping for the housebound instead. You'd find it much more satisfying; and people might even begin to like you!
Let's make 2020 the year of reality-checks, when people begin to accept that the only person to blame for their situation is themselves; and not the 'rich', 'royalty', the 'Tories', the 'middle classes', the 'bankers', the 'educated', or the imaginary 'Bilderberg-billionaires who control the world'.
Such overt hatred is a relatively new phenomenon, and if not checked will destroy the lives of the very purveyors themselves; if not the whole country.
p.s. I should add, that the love of hatred and conflict is not exclusive to the UK; but it does seem to be more concentrated there!
Oh Comrade. It works both ways. Yes, we are responsible for ourselves and hatred is pointless and while I think it has always been there, it is now being more overtly expressed. I very much dislike the English class system where the working class hate the rich and the rich despise the working class. For all its faults, in Australia it is less like that and a rich person here would never get away with treating staff the way I have seen and read of in England.
ReplyDeleteThat is not at all the England I know. The 'upper classes' certainly don't mistreat the underdog; that would be seens as very uncouth and common. But you are right about the 'lower classes' hating those that they see as 'superior'.
DeleteSuch power of negative emotions exists everywhere, even here.
ReplyDeleteI imagine that the Hamas people view Israel as a 'successful' country, whereas their own country is a disaster. They would be better concentrating on internal matters.
DeleteThe whole world needs tolerance, understanding and kindness
ReplyDeleteIt certainly doesn't need all this hatred.
DeleteHere, too, among ourselves, things are not perfect. Within our country, I mean.
ReplyDeleteNetanyahu seems to be dividing Israel, much as Trump, or Boris, are dividing the US and UK.
DeleteI have stumbled across your blog via the lovely John Grey at 'Going Gently'. I have a lovely young man lodging with me at the moment. He hails from Zimbabwe and is working over here in an Essex vineyard as a wine making Masters student. He has recently experienced his first 'English' Christmas works 'do'. He commented how feudal it all was........... England has a lot to learn methinks...
ReplyDeleteWelcome Lizzie. England certainly has a lot to learn, but perhaps not from Zimbabwe. I think it remains one of the world's most corrupt countries, even without Mugabe. How interesting that he is studying wine-making in the UK. Does he intend starting a vineyard back home?
DeleteHe is desperately home-sick for Zimbabwe but hopes to settle in France, I think!
DeleteWell said! Although, I tend to call it the cult of "victimhood" - there seems to be a competition these days to be the most victimized! It's just ridiculous - especially in a country like Canada where we have so much to be thankful for. No country is perfect and most of us could do better but get a grip people!
ReplyDeleteI volunteer teaching English to new arrivals and students from all around the world who are here studying and many of their stories would shock you - they know how bad things can be and how good we have it and laugh at some of the complaints that make the news here.
We have a professional basketball team - most players are from the States - one of them who grew up in a black ghetto was taken on a tour of a part of this city that was described to him as our ghetto. Apparently he fell over laughing - there were parks, community centres, swimming pools, decent schools, grocery stores and public transit all available. It's all relative I guess.
And like you I wish more people - especially young ones - would do more than protest. There are plenty of opportunities to volunteer everywhere - for various causes - but charities are crying out for those volunteers. We run many social service programs at my church and the vast majority of volunteers - working & retired - are over 50. If young people really want to make a difference then commit to something constructive - I truly think it would improve their lives just as much as the lives of those they help.
Almost the best thing about volunteering is how good you feel; not in a self-righteous way, but simply by helping others. It's a shame that so many of the 'angry young men' never get to experience that; I can't believe that they get the same buzz by smashing windows.
DeleteYes, I think you should show a little less hatred toward poor, unfortunate people like the loveable Jeremy Corbyn. Once you have done that you could get to grips with the great unwashed.
ReplyDeleteI think all the lovable, middle-class, Champagne Socialists, from trendy Islington, are perfectly capable of looking after themselves. Corbyn even pretends to care for the poor!
DeleteBreathe in, breathe out. Think of your blood pressure Colonel.
DeleteI wrote about this about a week ago to try to engender friendship. It seems to have had the opposite effect!
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid there are plenty of people around who continue to defend this type of behaviour. I doubt if they'd be so eager if they were on the sharp end of what it represents in the real world.
DeleteI've just had to delete one such comment that illustrated these people perfectly. Filled with anger!
I'm now rather regretting deleting the final comment on this subject. The writer demonstrated perfectly, exactly what I was writing about. Her comment was so filled with hatred and bile that it was a textbook example. She should try following my advice and do some good in the world, instead of blaming everyone else for her hang-ups, she might find it changes her personality for the better. The writer may have been the sad 'Chloe' under a different name.
ReplyDeleteFirst to thine own self be true, then it follows . . .
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