Hello CANN.
Thank you for your post expressing your feelings about this matter. I do hope that you are not put off by other people expressing their opinions because I don't think that they mean any ill-will by their comments. In this age of seemingly endless 'selfies', people like myself are sometimes viewed as eccentric, anti-social or simply wierd for not wanting to have photographs taken of themselves and even worse, not wanting them broadcast over the internet. Maybe if you think of it in a slightly different way it place it into a more acceptable context. What if people on here were insisting on everyone using their own names instead of pseudonyms ? Surely, exactly the same comments could be made in terms of 'trust', honesty etc. Nobody has yet objected to this practice in the same way that they want people to post photos but there is no logical reason why they should pick on one without highlighting the other.
As stated in my previous post, I like to look through the photos that have been posted. However, I'm not really bothered about whether they are really a true likeness of the people they are supposed to represent because I'm much more interested in what people say and how it reflects their personality. For a number of years I have been focussing my writing on the concept of 'bullying' so it will come as no surprise that I can percieve it emerging in many subtle and covert ways. One of the facets of bullying, seems to be when people try to get others to do things, that they would not otherwise do of their own free will.
Many bullies do not even recognise that they are indulging in this practice because it is so widespread in our society that folks have come to see it as 'normal'. Some even view it as desirable and try to justify it in terms of their 'belief system' or what needs to be done - to get things done.
My attention has been drawn to the way politicians have mastered the art and science of bullying by incorporating what they want people to do in the lawas that they pass. I think it is particularly pertinent to the class-system in the UK where the ruling clases have, for centuries used the law to suit their own ends and to bully the lower classes into submitting to thier will.
The principles behind these practices can be seen manifesting themselves in all sorts of different ways. It is up to us to poiint this out and to express our opposition to it.
Best wixshes
Bill