Most of the posts on this thread come from the right, but I've not seen any from the left on here that try to stop the debate by doing what you say.
Firstly... no, you've not seen any one trying to stop debate in this thread because most people on here are adult enough to have a conversation. They are capable of listening to other peoples opinions.
Secondly... the right. You've assumed I'm on the right. Next stop, ----, calling at alt-right and far-right!
If anything it's the right who try to detract from the argument with stupid childish insults.
Really???
Better to be called a whiny leftist sheep than be branded a racist, sexist or anti-semite for example. Being known as a leftist sheep isn't going to ruin your life but being branded the later has a proven detrimental effect.
Just out of interest, would being able to justify my choice of words elevate them from 'stupid childish insult' to 'opinion'?
The list is a lot longer than that SC, I find it sad that you can feel no pride in these achievements and what Britian has done. I know I do, but then I do come from the left.
You're putting words in my mouth... did I say I have no pride in our country? Quite the opposite. And the list is hardly exhaustive it's just a few, in my opinion, well chosen examples that have had a major positive global impact.
They are examples of the tactics used by the left to silence those they disagree with.
If you want a real world example, I nearly lost my career because I was branded a racist by my boss (herself a minority - the L of LGBT - who's personal mission was to address the inequality in the company I was working for at the time) because I highlighted how an individual she insisted on interviewing had links (as in he held some fairly senior positions) to an organisation that had since been banned by the government for it's connections to terrorism and another that was under investigation for financial irregularities (read fraud) to the tune of £250,000 of government money. Shortly thereafter I was also accused of physically assaulting her.
I can't agree with you there.
And that's fine. Because what I wrote was my opinion. Do I think everyone who goes into university will end up an indoctrinated whiny leftist sheep? No. But there is a significant number who do who go on to form the small vocal minority that are driving the politically correct agenda.
An agenda that is slowly but surely curtailing our ability to have discussions about things we really do need to discuss as a nation.
Think you've been reading too many stories from the media, that do not reflect the views of the masses.
I don't pay any attention to the mainstream media because I'm sick and tired of hearing about gender inequality, the promotion of things like non-binary genders and their complete and utter lack of reporting on some truly horrifying stories of events from around Europe and the wider world.