Originally Posted by
the_idiotb_stardson
Just thinking of my local boozer, around thirty years ago,
Among the clientele were:
Half a dozen Roman catholics of Irish descent, half of which had Republican sympathies.
An ex Glaswegian - squaddie and Orangeman.
dozens of white working class racists ( Liked Labour but didn't like foreigners)
One ex-public school boy....a massive Thatcherite.
10 or so Scargill worshipping Miners.
4 punks and anarchists.
A constant stream of Lesbians.
2 gay blokes
A vegetarian type ( the first one I ever met)
One national front member.
Countless working class tories.
One alcoholic Pakistani.
Now I will not say there wasn't any banter, there was plenty, much of it by today's standards would be labelled offensive, though in my opinion it was undeniably funny. Yes there were fallouts and fisticuffs, usually about money, women etc but I honestly can't remember any violence or rifts because of each others political/ religious views/ or ***uality.
Everyone seemed to like the differences.....it made it an interesting place but there was no politically correct, censoring of talk and banter......we were all adults and could handle the situation.
Is it fair to say then that we have become less tolerant today because it seems to me that unless you are a trendy liberal type you are not allowed to have a 'contrary' opinion?