Freeedom Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 1 minute ago, Caledonian Craig said: Yes I buy that. It really needs to be a well thought out road map for IndyRef2. We need to be far more self-assured and confident in the case for independence and do not allow unionists to take the moral high ground at any time. This is our Scotland and not a slither the UK - at least it shouldn't be. The evidence (according to unionists) claims we are too poor to go it alone. They need corrected that we are too poor locked into this union. I cant remember what airport it is, I think it's Prestwick but as you come off the plane at the terminal it has this slogan "Scotland, the best wee country in the world" and you might not think that's a problem but I hate it. To me, Scotland is the best country in the world simply because it's our country, but we are are not wee. This kind of belittling language has to stop, we will be the best that we can whatever size our country is. Our contribution to the world can certainly not be considered wee. I'm a St Johnstone fan and we get the "You do pretty well for a wee team" pish and I hate it. Wee teams don't have the success that St Johnstone has had over the last decade. Being a wee team or wee country is about mentality and I think we need to change peoples attitudes here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 24 minutes ago, Freeedom said: I cant remember what airport it is, I think it's Prestwick but as you come off the plane at the terminal it has this slogan "Scotland, the best wee country in the world" and you might not think that's a problem but I hate it. To me, Scotland is the best country in the world simply because it's our country, but we are are not wee. This kind of belittling language has to stop, we will be the best that we can whatever size our country is. Our contribution to the world can certainly not be considered wee. I'm a St Johnstone fan and we get the "You do pretty well for a wee team" pish and I hate it. Wee teams don't have the success that St Johnstone has had over the last decade. Being a wee team or wee country is about mentality and I think we need to change peoples attitudes here. Agreed. The unionist brainwashing has been working on Scottish people for generations now and it is time that was reversed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotlad Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Wasn't the twee "best wee country..." slogan devised by the Jack McConnell administration? It's very reminiscent of their mindset, anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tartandon Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 2 hours ago, Freeedom said: I cant remember what airport it is, I think it's Prestwick but as you come off the plane at the terminal it has this slogan "Scotland, the best wee country in the world" and you might not think that's a problem but I hate it. To me, Scotland is the best country in the world simply because it's our country, but we are are not wee. This kind of belittling language has to stop, we will be the best that we can whatever size our country is. Our contribution to the world can certainly not be considered wee. I'm a St Johnstone fan and we get the "You do pretty well for a wee team" pish and I hate it. Wee teams don't have the success that St Johnstone has had over the last decade. Being a wee team or wee country is about mentality and I think we need to change peoples attitudes here. 100% bang on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted May 21, 2021 Author Share Posted May 21, 2021 2 hours ago, scotlad said: Wasn't the twee "best wee country..." slogan devised by the Jack McConnell administration? It's very reminiscent of their mindset, anyway. Yes that was one of Jack's. Think that got taken down at Prestwick some years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hampden_loon2878 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 all is forgotten Fergus Ewing, get torn into that little weasel harvey,, hes becoming even more a dick as time goes on https://twitter.com/FergusEwingSNP/status/1395760911093309447?s=20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted May 21, 2021 Author Share Posted May 21, 2021 2 hours ago, scotlad said: Wasn't the twee "best wee country..." slogan devised by the Jack McConnell administration? It's very reminiscent of their mindset, anyway. Just reminded me of something. Back in the day, I was heavily involved in ATAC. ATAC was also involved in the bid to host Euro 2008, primarily in providing "fan support" to the SFA. Henry McLeish was all for it but it hit the buffers when Ireland pulled out and then Henry McLeish resigned. Jack McConnell pulled the plug almost immediately and had a meeting with a number of the ATAC committee to explain the reasons. As I was in London, I wasn't present - I could've been but I can be patronised well enough here without having to take a day off work and fly up to Scotland to have it happen. I was pretty well briefed afterwards by those who were and basically McConnell's whole argument was the old "too wee, too poor, too stupid" story - a complete lack of any ambition, we've no chance of winning the bid so we're not going to waste money trying. As it happens it was a total stitch up to give it to Austria and Switzerland but I doubt McConnell knew that. This wasn't the major reason but it was around this time that I'd started to completely lose it with Labour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Beem Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 14 hours ago, aaid said: Just reminded me of something. Back in the day, I was heavily involved in ATAC. ATAC was also involved in the bid to host Euro 2008, primarily in providing "fan support" to the SFA. Henry McLeish was all for it but it hit the buffers when Ireland pulled out and then Henry McLeish resigned. Jack McConnell pulled the plug almost immediately and had a meeting with a number of the ATAC committee to explain the reasons. As I was in London, I wasn't present - I could've been but I can be patronised well enough here without having to take a day off work and fly up to Scotland to have it happen. I was pretty well briefed afterwards by those who were and basically McConnell's whole argument was the old "too wee, too poor, too stupid" story - a complete lack of any ambition, we've no chance of winning the bid so we're not going to waste money trying. As it happens it was a total stitch up to give it to Austria and Switzerland but I doubt McConnell knew that. This wasn't the major reason but it was around this time that I'd started to completely lose it with Labour. Remember that well. Tam Ferry and co had a thing out side the Caird Hall in Dundee, McConnell was all over it as it had a lot of publicity at the time. In true form, he disappeared quick smart when it looked like a non starter. Devious turd of a man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted May 23, 2021 Author Share Posted May 23, 2021 22 hours ago, Jim Beem said: Remember that well. Tam Ferry and co had a thing out side the Caird Hall in Dundee, McConnell was all over it as it had a lot of publicity at the time. In true form, he disappeared quick smart when it looked like a non starter. Devious turd of a man. I take it your final comment relates to McConnell and not Tam😄 Pretty sure he was one of those at the meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hampden_loon2878 Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 (edited) I see Lord Wolffe, the Lord Advocate is standing down, wonder who sturgo will appoint for his replacement Edited May 23, 2021 by hampden_loon2878 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hampden_loon2878 Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Spears making an arse of herself on twitter yesterday i see, no doubt the woke mob will jump to her defence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParisInAKilt Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 Probably not very relevant to the thread but this is ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiefaetheferry Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 46 minutes ago, ParisInAKilt said: Probably not very relevant to the thread but this is ridiculous. They've now deleted the tweet after much hilarity from Twitter users. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParisInAKilt Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 54 minutes ago, killiefaetheferry said: They've now deleted the tweet after much hilarity from Twitter users. Somehow makes it even worse, although I’m sure the memes made it worthwhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiefaetheferry Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 Looks like it's been pointed out to them. Leave it up and defend it or at least explain where they got it wrong when taking it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Beem Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 On 5/23/2021 at 11:45 AM, aaid said: I take it your final comment relates to McConnell and not Tam😄 Pretty sure he was one of those at the meeting. 😂😂 McConnell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotlad Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 On 5/23/2021 at 7:24 PM, hampden_loon2878 said: Spears making an arse of herself on twitter yesterday i see, no doubt the woke mob will jump to her defence She's a disaster. I get the impression with her, and other politicians like her, that they aren't taking what they've been elected to do seriously. Like it's all just a big game, or a platform for themselves and their egos. I'm a public servant and it's drummed into you that you should always be very careful about what you post on social media. That doesn't appear to be the case with politicians. That said, I didn't necessarily disagree with her on that occasion. 🤭 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParisInAKilt Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 1 hour ago, scotlad said: She's a disaster. I get the impression with her, and other politicians like her, that they aren't taking what they've been elected to do seriously. Like it's all just a big game, or a platform for themselves and their egos. I'm a public servant and it's drummed into you that you should always be very careful about what you post on social media. That doesn't appear to be the case with politicians. That said, I didn't necessarily disagree with her on that occasion. 🤭 She is a disaster but I thought the same thing, don’t see the drama with her comment, the context of it was clear and not offensive. Most politicians associated with the SNP don’t across well at all on twitter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hampden_loon2878 Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 6 hours ago, ParisInAKilt said: She is a disaster but I thought the same thing, don’t see the drama with her comment, the context of it was clear and not offensive. Most politicians associated with the SNP don’t across well at all on twitter. Yes 100% this!! my enthusiasm for the snp has weakened because of two thing, you had the salmond case and then i joined twitter and seen roasters like macdinald and co post post shit, even Nicolson comes across as a pretentious prick,, i did not expect that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thplinth Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 On 5/23/2021 at 12:49 PM, hampden_loon2878 said: I see Lord Wolffe, the Lord Advocate is standing down, wonder who sturgo will appoint for his replacement Is he and Peter Murrell buying a wee place in Asia and retiring maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alibi Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 On 5/19/2021 at 10:14 PM, hampden_loon2878 said: Somerville is the biggest waste of space ever, and seems to keep her job regardless of how useless she is!!, maybe this will finally see her being sacked from the cabinet,, She's a wokeist, which is why she seems to be indispensable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotlad Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 9 hours ago, ParisInAKilt said: She is a disaster but I thought the same thing, don’t see the drama with her comment, the context of it was clear and not offensive. Most politicians associated with the SNP don’t across well at all on twitter. Someone from the SNP hating the UK shouldn't really be a shock to anyone. I mean, whatever next? Someone from UKIP saying they hate the EU??😱 What she shouldn't have done is apologise for it. The only people who would have been offended by it - or claim to be offended by it - are the kind of people who are offended simply by the SNP existing! I suspect she was instructed to apologise though. 2 hours ago, hampden_loon2878 said: Yes 100% this!! my enthusiasm for the snp has weakened because of two thing, you had the salmond case and then i joined twitter and seen roasters like macdinald and co post post shit, even Nicolson comes across as a pretentious prick,, i did not expect that Some SNP politicians just use Twitter to tweet about stuff they've been doing as an MP or MSP, or occasionally things in the wider political arena. Then you have the Mhairi Blacks, Stewart McDonalds and Rhiannon Spears of this world...🙄 I saw a clip of Salmond being very scathing about John Nicolson; he described him as poseur! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 1 hour ago, scotlad said: Some SNP politicians just use Twitter to tweet about stuff they've been doing as an MP or MSP, or occasionally things in the wider political arena. Then you have the Mhairi Blacks, Stewart McDonalds and Rhiannon Spears of this world...🙄 I saw a clip of Salmond being very scathing about John Nicolson; he described him as poseur! The other two I don't follow but I do follow Mhairi Black. I'm not really sure what you're getting at with her as I don't think she puts out anything too controversial - unless you're vehemently opposed - in fact she barely tweets at all. There's plenty of others who never seem to be off it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParisInAKilt Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 6 hours ago, hampden_loon2878 said: Yes 100% this!! my enthusiasm for the snp has weakened because of two thing, you had the salmond case and then i joined twitter and seen roasters like macdinald and co post post shit, even Nicolson comes across as a pretentious prick,, i did not expect that A prick is kind to him. https://jacothenorth.net/blog/yescymru-the-beginning-of-the-end/ You might find this interesting if you’ve not read it. 3 hours ago, scotlad said: Someone from the SNP hating the UK shouldn't really be a shock to anyone. I mean, whatever next? Someone from UKIP saying they hate the EU??😱What she shouldn't have done is apologise for it. The only people who would have been offended by it - or claim to be offended by it - are the kind of people who are offended simply by the SNP existing! I suspect she was instructed to apologise though. 2021 SNP, hating the UK bad but denying biology good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 What biology has been denied? I've asked before and it hasn't been explained reminds me of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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