The Peasants Are Revolting
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“The peasants are revolting” could, of course, mean a number of things. It could mean that, as the King, you’re about to get your head chopped off. It could also mean, naturally, that the peasants are pretty unpleasant in appearance and, quite probably, smell. I once called a chap a ‘peasant’ for spitting on the pavement near me. That was probably defaming peasants though to be fair.
It’s not only the spoken word that can be misinterpreted though. The written word can be too.
It’s bad enough when people purposely try to say something offensive while claiming they were misunderstood. Add that to the mix and, some of the time, you’ve no idea whether somebody is, or isn’t something you think they may, or may not be.
When you add any number of politicians to this already heady mix, then you might as well give up trying frankly.
So, what do you do? Do you just, as I said, give up? Or do you just carry on regardless, (a particularly funny ‘Carry On’ film that by the way), and t’hell with what people think?
I find that I am in the latter category. I just carry on carrying on and t’hell with it.
You do wonder, sometimes, whether the preconceptions people form of you has a bearing here. If they ‘like the cut of your jib’ then, quite conceivably, you can say pretty much anything and they’ll be cool with it.
If they have the preconception that, when you say ‘the peasants are revolting’ you are insulting the peasants, rather than trying to warn of impending revolution, then the likelihood is, they will condemn you for almost anything you say, whether spoken or written.
Humanity can be so damn judgemental don’t you think? So many want to put so many in one particular box or another.
It’s remarkably difficult to find anybody who has a neutral opinion anymore.
Brexit? You’re a leaving racist xenophobic fascist or you’re a remaining remaining cheating anti-democrat.
Is there anybody out there who thinks, ‘well, actually, I find something to agree with on both sides’. If there is anybody out there like that, they’re probably frightened to say so as both sides would probably attack them!
Trump is another one. I’m not American so, I claim no expertise regarding Trump. I don’t hate him, but neither do I like him. I don’t like any number of things about him, but, then again, I don’t like Brussels sprouts but I don’t go apopleptic with rage when ever they are mentioned yet, as soon as Trumps name is mentioned, in some quarters, peoples faces turn bright red and they look like they are going to explode.
I recently criticized a 300 plus strong mob of Muslim men for throwing bricks at women and children in my home town of Oldham. It mattered not, to me, whether they were Muslim or Catholics or Athiests. They could have been black, white, brown or green with yellow dots for all I cared.
All that mattered was, regardless of the strength of their feelings, in this particular case regarding a far right activist campaigning in the town they lived in, throwing bricks at women and children is just plain wrong.
Yet I was taken to task as if my thoughts were somehow racist.
Was there a misunderstanding of the written words used? Possibly but, I suspect it was more of the judgemental side of humanity at work – and I can be just as bad as anyone else I hasten to add. We’re all at it aren’t we? One way or another.
Facebook are certainly at it. I generally use Facebook to post pictures of cats and my garden. I generally use Facebook to stay in touch with people. I sometimes use it to watch funny videos or read funny stories and stuff.
Now and then though, I read other stuff. Stuff that isn’t relaxing nor particularly enjoyable, frankly.
Sometimes I think, ‘that isn’t very nice’ and, lo and behold, Facebook took what ever it is down. Sometimes though, I think, ‘oh dear, that isn’t good’ to an informative posting that may be critical of some group or another.
The fact that it is true and accurate notwithstanding, Facebook takes it down.
I am starting to worry, a little, that our penchant for being so judgemental is, in fact, inadvertently threatening our freedom in terms of free speech.
How long will it be before Facebook will take down a post that says ‘the peasants are revolting’ in case it offends peasants?
How long will it be before we realize that we can only speak our minds, and even only speak the factual truths, when we can first confirm somehow, that nobody will be offended?
I’ll say it while I still can. Are there any peasants out there? Well, too bad, you’re revolting.
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No. I was sober 😂😂😂
I thought it was a typo…
Note : remaining remaining should have read ‘remoaning remaining’… Forgot to explain to the editor that ‘remainers’ are referred to as ‘remoaners’ by Brexiteers. 😁