I knew that if we waited long enough someone in the SNP would find a backbone and dare to introduce disagreement and debate in the party over something and it has turned out to be Gay Rights, 'De Ja Vu' how are ye! A fraudulent and creepy silence has long hung over the SNP when it comes to dissent in the ranks and their record and behaviour to the Gay community: the idea that a political party can exist with a total absence of debate and never any apparent argument is to say the least implausible. It suggests a cowed membership and a climate of fear generated by a clique at the top which is all powerful and ruthless; this is of course no surprise to those of us who are involved in politics and equally easy to understand when you look at the SNP leader Alex (the spiv) Salmond. Downright unsavoury events have taken place on his watch which would have caused uproar in my own party Labour as well as other parties but in the SNP nothing is said, he can do and say anything he wants without any opposition or argument from his subjugated members. His list of dodgy actions include selling lunches at Holyrood for party funds, his ingratiating behaviour with Trump, his cosying up to religious groups opposed to abortion, taking money from and refusing to condemn his celebrity supporter Sean Connery who advocates violence against women, his praise and closeness to the very rich homophobic bigot Soutar who bankrolls his party, no one ever takes him on, can they all possibly agree with him?
The SNP is once again being exposed for their toleration of homophobic bigotry and it is no more than they deserve SNP MSP John Mason has moved an anti Gay motion in Holyrood and; at long last we have a couple of prominent SNP members who have decided that they have had enough so, here is a collector's item for you I congratulate Alyn Smith SNP MEP, here he is talking about his fellow SNP member and MSP John Mason "What is in the small, mean, angry heads of bigots is a matter for them. I never asked for their approval, but I demand equality." Congrats also go to SNP MP Pete Wishart who described John Mason's move as a "nasty little anti-gay marriage motion" this repellent motion was supported by SNP MSP's Bill Walker, Dave Thompson and Richard Lyle. The SNP's record on Gay rights is appalling. I have attacked them before without managing to get any of them to stand up and be counted; maybe something will happen this time. It rather begs the question, if Soutar spoke about people's race the way he has spoken about Gay people would the SNP still take his money and give him a knighthood? The things I said about them were true then and are still true now it's time to clean these bigots out. Big hairy tough men and women in the SNP can't possibly be Gay can they, how can a brave heart be gay, is that what drives their attitude?
Can anyone in the SNP tell me if they are still doing business with the homophobic Mormons of Brigham Young University of Salt Lake City?
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POT KETTLE BLACK
http://news.pinkpaper.com/NewsStory/4723/27/01/2011/red-ken-slammed-for-earning-money-from-anti-gay-state.aspx
Are you asking the SNP to discriminate against someone (Mormon) because of their religion ???
"Downright unsavoury events have taken place on his watch which would have caused uproar in my own party Labour"
Let me know Terry when Alex Salmond secretly agrees with the Good 'ol USofA to invade and steal another sovereign country bomb it's cities and kill it's children.
Terry, I think the reason that no-one in the SNP parliamentary group responds to your petty, small minded attacks is that your yap-yap-yapping is so very easy to ignore. Perhaps if you were more articulate and thoughtful you might be taken more seriously? Asking someone who knows a bit more about grammar to proof read your blog might be useful too.
Here to help.
By Anonymous on THE HOMOPHOBIA ENDEMIC IN THE SNP BREAKS OUT AGAIN... on 08/08/11
You refer to ‘Press’ TV which I watch along with millions of others and we get to watch it because our Government allows us to. In addition to that there is no shortage of ‘Western’ Politicians, Commentators, Political Professors, Journalists etc. who have dealt with Press which is sold news and current affairs by British Companies. Ken. Livingston has his flaws like the rest of us but, he has been a stalwart fighter and campaigner for anti racism, anti fascism, and a supporter of women’s and gay liberation for some 40 years. To suggest that appearing on Press TV makes him anti Gay is simply untenable.
Livingston and many others regard the opportunity to write/broadcast in Iran’s media as a chance which should be seized and used in the cause of freedom. Iran has many problems and customs etc. which we find abhorrent and we like Livingston and others should be supporting the forces of opposition within it
I don’t discriminate or encourage anyone else to against someone because of their religion but, I am revolted by the Mormon Brigham Young University’s persecution of gays and the SNP’s willingness to do business with them.
Your naivety would be rather quaint if it wasn’t so dangerous.
By Anonymous on THE HOMOPHOBIA ENDEMIC IN THE SNP BREAKS OUT AGAIN... on 09/08/11
My very point is that the Invasion of Iraq tore my party apart causing resignations and furious arguments some of which still rage today, not something that you will see in your party when Salmond (the spiv) says jump they shout ‘how high’
Would you like to try addressing the points/accusations I have made now?
By Anonymous on THE HOMOPHOBIA ENDEMIC IN THE SNP BREAKS OUT AGAIN... on 09/08/11
Anonymous. The reason they do not respond is because they are afraid of the arguments, they know when they are out of their depth.
I always regard it as a victory when someone ignores my arguments and concentrates on criticizing my grammar, spelling or punctuation, like you that is, equally here to help.
Sweet Jesus... the likes of Salmond out of his depth when pitted against Kelly!
No false modesty there then, Councillor?
By Anonymous on THE HOMOPHOBIA ENDEMIC IN THE SNP BREAKS OUT AGAIN... at 18:51
So how else do you explain the wee spivs refusal to respond to my criticisms and even my insults? He knows when he is out of his depth all right.
I find this article appalling. It is filled with typical socialist ignorance and misleading information. Mason's view is that no institution "should be FORCED to be involved or to approve of same-sex marriage"
That is defending peoples' freedoms, but I doubt freedom is the first thing on the mind of socialists anyway.
And you can't talk anyway. Arn't you the councillor who labelled mormons as "bufoons"?? If Mason had labelled homosexuals that term I'm sure you would have had a right go at him. Your article is completely lacking in common sense. You and your left wing colleagues such as Livingston ought to correct your own faults before critisizing others.
I also am pretty appalled by your defence of Livinston as an "anti-racist" by your standards even though he has made comments such as comparing a Jewish journalist to a Nazi concentration camp guard. I'm sure had another party's councillor made a similar comment you would be the first to label him as a bigot and some sort of racist. You are a disgrace to the Labour party.
By Anonymous on THE HOMOPHOBIA ENDEMIC IN THE SNP BREAKS OUT AGAIN... at 15:13
SNP MEP Alyn Smith and Westminster SNP MP Pete Wishart as well as some others in the SNP who are too cowardly to rock the boat agree with me. Mason is a bigot and so are you, go and crawl back under your stone.
By Anonymous on THE HOMOPHOBIA ENDEMIC IN THE SNP BREAKS OUT AGAIN... at 15:18
The journalist whom Livingstone insulted worked for the Pro. Nazi London Evening Standard and as such deserves every insult which comes his way whether he is Jewish or not and why would a Jew work for a Pro. Nazi newspaper anyway? Livingstone did nothing wrong and some people who are liars and reactionaries such as you spin the story to try to cause him as much trouble as you can. His record of campaigning against all kinds of bigotry and prejudice is impeccable. I personally can’t think of an insult low enough for journalists from the likes of the Evening Standard no matter what their backgrounds are.
Calling the current Evening Standard a pro-Nazi organisation has as much fact in it as calling the current Labour party pro-Soviet. It's complete rubbish! And the people like you who write this sort of nonsense are no role model to society. I am afraid your argument is completely illogical, and would disgrace a 12 year old. It's quite funny how you are ready to call me a "bigot", a "liar", and a "reactionary" with no factual evidence for those statements whatsoever. It proves nothing, except your inability to argue logically. It is as if you have come into politics having had absolutely no education.
By Anonymous on THE HOMOPHOBIA ENDEMIC IN THE SNP BREAKS OUT AGAIN... on 19/08/11
It is no surprise to me that you defend a paper like London Evening Standard and then display counterfeit rage I describe you as a bigot etc. The Evening Standard and obviously you would like everyone to forget it’s past but we won’t. You are obviously lying about Livingstone who has a proud record of defending minorities anyone who does not accept that is de facto a reactionary liar. This is not rocket science it’s Ken Livingstone against The London Evening Standard who have been on a mission to destroy him for years, they have been through his dustbins more often than the refuge men, you support them and I support Ken I’m happy with that.
Sir, you have to ask why Cllr George Adams, now MSP's researcher remains so quite, everyone in the SNP knows he's gay, yet remains silent, so come on Mr McCartney, speak up for the Gay Community, is it pay packet or moral courage, it’s ok to be Gay, you should be loud and proud! So take of the shroud, put on the lip gloss, who in the public gives a toss?
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