I have noticed this week that many people are angry, so much so that they take it out on others. They get abusive and make nasty horrendous comments about people and events that they don't know or didn't go to. Why are they like this? It is getting more noticeable each day and I wonder where we are going to end up with it all. Social media has a lot to answer for.
A couple of years ago I shared a poem and a few words of explanation on a Druid social media group. Now as a druid myself I understand that respect for others is important and I would never abuse anyone for what they might have written or said, even if I didn't agree. However, some did not like my poem and started to question me and my way of thinking and it quickly became very abusive. I was shocked and didn't know what to do. I know now that I could have stopped more comments but didn't know that then. One particular woman, a quite prominent UK druid actually said she had enjoyed all the nasty comments that had been made by her and others. I couldn't believe that druids would behave like this. I left the group and no longer attend events as I am still scarred by it all.
So this weeks news about two people in the news being abused and and hassled on social media brought it all back. What is wrong with people who have to always denigrate something or someone and hurl abuse all the time? Often they do not know what really happened but just seem to jump on the bandwagon.
Some years ago I wrote about compassion, support and understanding in one of my blog posts. I was talking about refugees then and that still applies. There are many out there who only ever seem to think about themselves, what they want and what they think others should not have or do. The press and all kinds of media take advantage of this kind of thinking and whip up hatred quite quickly. How have we allowed this to happen? What can we do about it?
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