The clap

So the woman that suggested clap for heroes has had to withdraw because of threats.

Let that sink in.

She wasn’t telling people not to do other things, she wasn’t telling people to vote for Arthur (or whoever). She wanted to encourage a sense of community, she wanted to express thanks. And she was threatened because some people didn’t think it was a good idea.

I was particularly taken aback by a bunch of musicians who were commenting on Facebook about how it shouldn’t happen. Coming from a bunch of people that would be annoyed if they didn’t get two rounds of enthusiastic applause for 60 minutes work – well – what can you say?

To me they are the Trump supporters of the UK. They are the people that say “You must not be allowed to express your opinion because it isn’t mine”.

In the same way I see the “Not in my name” protestors as the grass roots of the Capitol invasion mob.

I listened to the Senate debate last night and heard this from a Republican Senator.

Democracy sometimes means accepting our group are sometimes walking a road we do not like.

We can disagree, we can decide we don’t want to clap. But to attack others for trying to do good is unacceptable. Stop the hatred.

And it is worth listening to the full speech from last night if you have 5 minutes to spare.

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