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There is the most appalling piece of click bait in the online Guardian. over two hundred and sixty comments 99% of them against horse racing in general, most of these people haven’t read the article properly and/or know nothing about horses.
I said that the comments should be closed because they were deliberately inciting antis and abolitionists and those who do not know anything about racing and my comment was removed.
Makes me so fed up, hate the Guardian sometimes. Has anyone else seen the article?Haven’t seen it but there are similar polls etc on Facebook and Twitter. Depressingly, many are promoted by pages I follow because they fight particular issues that concern me. However, the utter nonsense and lies they spout forth regarding horse racing makes me question whether any of the “evidence” they offer for genuine causes can be believed.
In the 1970’s and 1980’s the Animal Libs were given more press publicity than now and an event like that Grand National would stimulate all the usual debates, with those representing racing always seemingly on the back foot instead of standing their ground. I even remember Monty Court as editor of the Life wrote an article on a leading RSPCA figure, allowing him to air his views, being sympathetic to them, and even referring to him as a ‘racing fan’.
I feel now that issues such as pollution of the seas, and global warming, are the staple diet of enragement for those that would otherwise be directing their hostility towards racing. Anyone working for organisations that have large numbers of staff clustered together will be aware that whenever horse racing is discussed, most are none commital over whether they believe it is cruel or not and don’t really seem at all bothered either way. In fact, it is an issue rarely discussed. This is so different to 30 or 40 years ago when it was hard to discuss the sport with non-racing fans without the welfare subject being raised.
Social media is there to be manipulated. Just a few persistent characters and take over a site with multiple usernames each and create hundreds of posts. I honestly don’t believe the opposition to horse racing is anywhere as strong as it was a few decades back.The biggest worry is indifference to the sport from the emerging generations – and that has nowt at all to do with animal welfare issues.
hate the Guardian sometimes. Has anyone else seen the article?
I love hating the Guardian but for all its faults it is the least bad of the dead-tree dailies; and their website is at least subs-free, unlike the other rags; and their ‘comment is free’ ‘below the line’ stuff from we the great unwashed is grimly fabulous
This article was quite enjoyable and struck a chord, as it was the wistful reminiscences of a gent of a certain age read by a gent of a certain age; and I don’t think it was intentional clickbait – that comments were closed after just 268 posts suggest not – though it was a faded red rag to particularly touchy bulls
The top-rated comment could have been one of Gingertipster’s, perhaps it was
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/apr/13/grand-national-race-twenty20-cricket-rugby
That could’ve been written by me, Drone. Red Rum, Gareth Edwards Ba Ba’s try and was a great fan of Boyc’s.
I don’t read the press anymore though.
Guardian in particular is for the self-righteous, who think their morals are far superior and like to look down their red noses at the rest of us.
Keep to TV media, looking at all channels to get a rounded view.
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