tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1603438996450817644.post7272718798021176040..comments2024-01-12T01:56:21.933-08:00Comments on chokka blog: Andrew Wilson's Doublethink MasterclassKevin Haguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14587343060415859159noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1603438996450817644.post-49971118560700810052018-06-04T20:47:06.534-07:002018-06-04T20:47:06.534-07:00Since the Growth report came out I am not seeing v...Since the Growth report came out I am not seeing very much comment from Independence supporters across the media. I have seen the odd comment about how it is not radical enough and that it will make it harder to sell independence on the doorsteps.<br /><br />Good to have your take on things Kevin as it keeps us better informed.Alastair McIntyrehttp://www.electricscotland.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1603438996450817644.post-19439611743280649972018-06-03T05:40:41.856-07:002018-06-03T05:40:41.856-07:00I am afraid the SNP have consistently proved that ...I am afraid the SNP have consistently proved that the old joke is pure reality in Scotland:<br /><br />'How can you tell when a politician is lying?' <br /><br />'When his lips move.'<br /><br />It is now clear that a bit like other extremist nationalism-based groups the SNP is little more than a ideologically obsessed cult whose more fervent members are immune to any kind of reasoned or logical argument or facts.<br /><br />I experienced an extreme version of this Anglophobic attitude in Fort William a few years ago, talking to a middle-aged lady SNP member who professed to hate the Union and all things English. When I asked her why she said that her grandfather had been killed by the English at the Battle of Festubert in 1915. I asked her to explain why she thought the English and not the Germans were responsible; it turned out that the general commanding the Scottish division was English and therefore q.e.d. the English were entirely to blame for his death.<br /><br />I am not really sure how you cope with people with such a warped interpretation of history. After all, look at the way nationalists have brazenly exploited the historical calumnies in the film Braveheart for emotional effect.<br /><br />On this basis I am afraid that the SNP leadership, who seem to exhibit the same sort of mindset, will happily swear black is white or sell their mothers into white slavery if they were to gain independence at the end of it. The key target is therefore public opinion, not SNP members - we are permanently stuck with them I am afraid, but they must constantly be challenged abut their untruths like the ones above.<br /><br />Please keep up the good work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com