Finally! Our society is becoming less politically correct.

[*crikey*mate*]

Our Pm has called a group of people nutjobs. In public!

Way to go PM!

[nero_bolt]

lakeland when are you going to realize to the vast majority of people if they don't like something they don't look at it. Who is this person that is holding a gun to your head making you read pickering, bolt, news limited ect?

Bet ya he says me..... 🙂  he cant resists really and needs his daily dose of them... gives him something to look forward to and to get out of bed for.....  🙂  🙂 

[freakiness]

hm... how many posters here can speak for the people with a mental illness and say that the phrase "nutjob" is not offensive?? 

It is a word used often to describe people with a mental illness that are experiencing  severe symptoms. 

Nutjob is not used to describe people with a mental illness, unless you call harassment of others with threats of violence and vitriol a mental illness.  That's a nutjob. 

[catsnknots]

Nutjob is not used to describe people with a mental illness, unless you call harassment of others with threats of violence and vitriol a mental illness.  That's a nutjob. 

hm.. ok.. you speak from experience do you? 

[*crikey*mate*]

I just want to know what dictionary everybody is using to get their definitions of nut job.

[catsnknots]

I am offended that I speak from personal experience yet I am told that I am wrong... that no one calls people with MI nutjobs.... some people really do need reality checks.... 

I spent years being different .. all my life while growing up young I have been very different...

I was referred to as a nutjob...  on many occasions... 

Don't go rewriting the book of bully words just to suit this PM's agenda... 

[*crikey*mate*]

Nutjob is not used to describe people with a mental illness, unless you call harassment of others with threats of violence and vitriol a mental illness.  That's a nutjob. 

Just because the PM gets to change the meanings of words, doesn't mean everybody does....

Here, I Googled it for you Definition of Nutjob

[catsnknots]

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nut_job#English

nut job (plural nut jobs)

(colloquial, pejorative) Someone who is crazy (insane).

http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/nutjob

Nutjob

an insulting word for someone who you think is crazy

[catsnknots]

nut job  

Web definitions: a crazy person; someone you dislike because his or her behavior is unusual.

[*pepe]

i think tony abbott is a nutjob, that doesn't mean i think he has a recognised mental illness, it just means i think he is an idiot who has really dumb ideas.

[izabsmiling]

http://community.ebay.com.au/topic/Community-Spirit/Return-Kevin-Rudd/500164920?#msg605094733

I was reminded of people's comments (and the articles) on this thread (among others ).