This site does it every time, it's taking me into the depths of the most relevant topics of our times. Free speech, human rights, issues I hadn't got a clue were issues until someone here raised them for me.Every time I read an article I see just how upset and angry, and sometimes hilariously funny people can be on a subject but at the bottom of it is a deep respect for people who put themselves on the front line and bring back their knowledge of what is happening. Another GREAT article
What has happened in Scottish politics in the last few years is genuinely alarming and a stark reminder that you can never take your rights for granted. There will always be those with incredibly dodgy motivations and they will be helped along the way by careerist egoists.
I can't believe I ever voted for the SNP / Greens.
I have no idea why nothing sticks on wee jimmy cranky. She has failed on her pledges on Education, Equal opportunities, Transport (overpriced ferries that are just rusting hulks), Health (Scotland has the one of the worst drug issues in the West) and so on. But yet nobody cares, and she can waste public resources professionally blaming everyone else (even when most has been devolved)
Interesting because I believe you, but it would be great if you could expand your beliefs behind that statement. What I mean is, I am no fan of Nichola Sturgeon, it seems to me a hypocrisy of UK politics to say that we support liberalism and we support open debate yet we also allow the politics of what is, essentially a Nazi party (I know some people will take great issue with that assertion but what were the Nazi party of Germany other than Nationalist Socialists? The term Nazi is merely a conflation of the words Nationalist Socialist) I am of two minds, on the one hand I would give Sturgeon all she wants, but on the other hand I know that everyone should be very very careful of what they wish for. In other words I believe Sturgeon is nothing but a dangling puppet of extremists, but on the other hand, living in England, I demand the right to vote whether Scotland should be dismissed from the UK. I would vote yes to spite her and show her up for the fraud and the nazi she is
Can someone get his taxes from last year??? Seriously can someone get financial records for people like him and Chase Strangio. We need to prove once and for all that they are on someone's payroll...I mean they are getting bigtime Rothblatt/Pritzker/Stryker money. I'm testifying as a politics junkie that this movement is as organized and proliferative of their talking points/agenda as the religious right in the US. That takes MAJOR cash, and there is no religious motivation to this movement like the US right has. What. Is. Going. On? The sooner we get to the bottom of this and follow the money straight into their pockets and show this is not grass roots but big time PAC/Corporate cash paying to fuel this the sooner we can bring it to an end. I'm convinced it will eventually sputter out, but I'd like to run it off a cliff to an early death.
I'm just grateful these people are doing this publicly, so their words will be out there in the end when this trend passes by. I tell everyone about your writing Graham and how moral you are not to back down from these folks. I just mentioned you in a post on Christian post. Someday your every word will you and your other writers speak now will mark you as heroic. God bless all of you and your courage. Not all of the children maimed by this sickness will get out of it with their lives, but you tried, and you all can rest easy on your pillows at night knowing that.
I find it baffling that, as a gay man, he’s so invested in dumping all over the LGB community. I have to ask why, other than the obvious contempt he has for women, why **** on your own doorstep? It’s remarkable and really disgusting in equal measure. What does he get out of it?
Sorry for the unrelated info, but is anyone aware of the fact that the ACLU is currently suing a woman for filing a public records request to find out how many males are currently being transferred into women's prisons in the United States?
The ACLU, which has defended the KKK, among other unsavory elements, but called for book banning of concerns about children and a potentially harmful new ideology.
Now they are suing women for public records request. This woman's name will be released to the media, and she will go to through legal proceedings- for a public records request.
For me, the ACLU is such a huge human rights organization, one whose mission used to be defending even the civil rights of those whose views it most vociferously opposed.
Now it’s violating the civil rights of a woman whose views it doesn’t even know. She is simply a woman who submitted a public records request which is the right of every citizen in this country, and they are suing her for it.
This is institutional capture and fascism at the highest levels. This should make everyone alarmed, when we need the ACLU to take on the kind of violation of civil liberties they are supposed to take on, in order to represent this poor woman against- themselves.
David Paisley really is a terrible actor. I used to know someone who went to drama school with him, and their opinion of him wasn't especially high. Going by the extent of his Twitter output that I've seen, he's not very intelligent. But the more he opens his mouth, the more ridiculous he looks. So let him keep going. It'll only help us in the long run.
The Robert Webb podcast is shocking: an american parent of a 'transgender' kindergarten kid giving Webb a chance to repent at the end of the podcast (last 9 minutes) Even saying "I don't want to talk about this issue" doesn't save you.
This thing where people are supposed to apologize for past portrayals of trans characters, it kind of pissed me off.
When all the past behaviour of those like Savile came out, there was a lot of absolution given to other celebs who engaged in inappropriate conduct with underage girls, but many were quick to offer a defense: "you can't judge what people did 40+ years ago by today's standards" etc. And that was conduct toward actual girls. But actors are now meant to grovel before the almighty trans altar and ask for forgiveness for portraying a character? In a made-up scenario? GTFO of here with that. Blatant double standard bullshit.
Oh thats uncomfortable! Even just listening on audio without seeing his face you can hear that RW is not happy about the questioning. It feels like JT sprung a trap there. I'm going to assume that RW still thinks Mermaids are cockwombles but seeing as he's recently recovered from heart surgery isn't able to withstand the stress he knows he'll face if he speaks his mind.
Don't hold back now! I can feel the righteous anger jumping off the screen and I'm here for it. He really is a hateful character and has dragged Scottish politics into the gutter - with ample help unfortunately.
Please, Graham, I am not an expert in this (or any other) field: please don't go off the deep end...
I just remember all the time: they are mad, and I am sane, which gives me self-control and moderate responses. Of course I do want to know what is going on out there too. I'm torn in two.
Some fabulous insults in this piece. Wish my memory was good enough to retain them for later use. Thanks Dennis for a great piece, and thanks Graham for sharing it here
Now that I've read this, absolutely amazing. I could have heard you go on for hours and hours and hours in this vein. You so accurately pinpointed this guy's character, which is a character I think we're all familiar with.
David Paisley really is a terrible actor. I used to know someone who went to drama school with him, and their opinion of him wasn't especially high. Going by the extent of his Twitter output that I've seen, he's not very intelligent. But the more he opens his mouth, the more ridiculous he looks. So let him keep going. It'll only help us in the long run.
This site does it every time, it's taking me into the depths of the most relevant topics of our times. Free speech, human rights, issues I hadn't got a clue were issues until someone here raised them for me.Every time I read an article I see just how upset and angry, and sometimes hilariously funny people can be on a subject but at the bottom of it is a deep respect for people who put themselves on the front line and bring back their knowledge of what is happening. Another GREAT article
Men like Paisley have ruined the SNP and Scottish politics.
Sadly, women like Nicola Sturgeon have allowed it.
more like her 'beard' (hubby)
What has happened in Scottish politics in the last few years is genuinely alarming and a stark reminder that you can never take your rights for granted. There will always be those with incredibly dodgy motivations and they will be helped along the way by careerist egoists.
I can't believe I ever voted for the SNP / Greens.
I have no idea why nothing sticks on wee jimmy cranky. She has failed on her pledges on Education, Equal opportunities, Transport (overpriced ferries that are just rusting hulks), Health (Scotland has the one of the worst drug issues in the West) and so on. But yet nobody cares, and she can waste public resources professionally blaming everyone else (even when most has been devolved)
They are basically a teenager running a country
It's a mystery..could it be that people just don't give a shit about politics?
Knowing that there's no point cos it appears even ruining the country in plain sight you still get to keep your job?
Amen to that
Interesting because I believe you, but it would be great if you could expand your beliefs behind that statement. What I mean is, I am no fan of Nichola Sturgeon, it seems to me a hypocrisy of UK politics to say that we support liberalism and we support open debate yet we also allow the politics of what is, essentially a Nazi party (I know some people will take great issue with that assertion but what were the Nazi party of Germany other than Nationalist Socialists? The term Nazi is merely a conflation of the words Nationalist Socialist) I am of two minds, on the one hand I would give Sturgeon all she wants, but on the other hand I know that everyone should be very very careful of what they wish for. In other words I believe Sturgeon is nothing but a dangling puppet of extremists, but on the other hand, living in England, I demand the right to vote whether Scotland should be dismissed from the UK. I would vote yes to spite her and show her up for the fraud and the nazi she is
WHAT IS WRONG WITH HIM?????
Can someone get his taxes from last year??? Seriously can someone get financial records for people like him and Chase Strangio. We need to prove once and for all that they are on someone's payroll...I mean they are getting bigtime Rothblatt/Pritzker/Stryker money. I'm testifying as a politics junkie that this movement is as organized and proliferative of their talking points/agenda as the religious right in the US. That takes MAJOR cash, and there is no religious motivation to this movement like the US right has. What. Is. Going. On? The sooner we get to the bottom of this and follow the money straight into their pockets and show this is not grass roots but big time PAC/Corporate cash paying to fuel this the sooner we can bring it to an end. I'm convinced it will eventually sputter out, but I'd like to run it off a cliff to an early death.
I'm just grateful these people are doing this publicly, so their words will be out there in the end when this trend passes by. I tell everyone about your writing Graham and how moral you are not to back down from these folks. I just mentioned you in a post on Christian post. Someday your every word will you and your other writers speak now will mark you as heroic. God bless all of you and your courage. Not all of the children maimed by this sickness will get out of it with their lives, but you tried, and you all can rest easy on your pillows at night knowing that.
The LGBa getting their charity status cannot come soon enough - they so need to start the legal actions against these vile women hating men
And now look what's happened six weeks later! Unf'ingbelievable.
I find it baffling that, as a gay man, he’s so invested in dumping all over the LGB community. I have to ask why, other than the obvious contempt he has for women, why **** on your own doorstep? It’s remarkable and really disgusting in equal measure. What does he get out of it?
Sorry for the unrelated info, but is anyone aware of the fact that the ACLU is currently suing a woman for filing a public records request to find out how many males are currently being transferred into women's prisons in the United States?
The ACLU, which has defended the KKK, among other unsavory elements, but called for book banning of concerns about children and a potentially harmful new ideology.
Now they are suing women for public records request. This woman's name will be released to the media, and she will go to through legal proceedings- for a public records request.
What are they trying to cover up?
Same reason why they have been able to block Ireland from mentioning Barbie Kardashian or how Yaniv is still free in Canada.
For me, the ACLU is such a huge human rights organization, one whose mission used to be defending even the civil rights of those whose views it most vociferously opposed.
Now it’s violating the civil rights of a woman whose views it doesn’t even know. She is simply a woman who submitted a public records request which is the right of every citizen in this country, and they are suing her for it.
This is institutional capture and fascism at the highest levels. This should make everyone alarmed, when we need the ACLU to take on the kind of violation of civil liberties they are supposed to take on, in order to represent this poor woman against- themselves.
David Paisley really is a terrible actor. I used to know someone who went to drama school with him, and their opinion of him wasn't especially high. Going by the extent of his Twitter output that I've seen, he's not very intelligent. But the more he opens his mouth, the more ridiculous he looks. So let him keep going. It'll only help us in the long run.
I had no idea who he was, went to look him up on twitter and I'm blocked despite never having interacted with him.
The Robert Webb podcast is shocking: an american parent of a 'transgender' kindergarten kid giving Webb a chance to repent at the end of the podcast (last 9 minutes) Even saying "I don't want to talk about this issue" doesn't save you.
https://maximumfun.org/episodes/bullseye-with-jesse-thorn/david-mitchell-and-robert-webb/
This thing where people are supposed to apologize for past portrayals of trans characters, it kind of pissed me off.
When all the past behaviour of those like Savile came out, there was a lot of absolution given to other celebs who engaged in inappropriate conduct with underage girls, but many were quick to offer a defense: "you can't judge what people did 40+ years ago by today's standards" etc. And that was conduct toward actual girls. But actors are now meant to grovel before the almighty trans altar and ask for forgiveness for portraying a character? In a made-up scenario? GTFO of here with that. Blatant double standard bullshit.
Oh thats uncomfortable! Even just listening on audio without seeing his face you can hear that RW is not happy about the questioning. It feels like JT sprung a trap there. I'm going to assume that RW still thinks Mermaids are cockwombles but seeing as he's recently recovered from heart surgery isn't able to withstand the stress he knows he'll face if he speaks his mind.
Don't hold back now! I can feel the righteous anger jumping off the screen and I'm here for it. He really is a hateful character and has dragged Scottish politics into the gutter - with ample help unfortunately.
A superbly written article by Dennis. Take THAT, David Paisley! I can almost see the smoke coming out of his ears from down here in Devon. ;0)
What an article! They’ve described him to a T 👍🏼
A bit of an insult to Salacious Crumb though 🤣
Please, Graham, I am not an expert in this (or any other) field: please don't go off the deep end...
I just remember all the time: they are mad, and I am sane, which gives me self-control and moderate responses. Of course I do want to know what is going on out there too. I'm torn in two.
This article was written by Dennis Noel Kavanagh.
Some fabulous insults in this piece. Wish my memory was good enough to retain them for later use. Thanks Dennis for a great piece, and thanks Graham for sharing it here
Now that I've read this, absolutely amazing. I could have heard you go on for hours and hours and hours in this vein. You so accurately pinpointed this guy's character, which is a character I think we're all familiar with.
David Paisley really is a terrible actor. I used to know someone who went to drama school with him, and their opinion of him wasn't especially high. Going by the extent of his Twitter output that I've seen, he's not very intelligent. But the more he opens his mouth, the more ridiculous he looks. So let him keep going. It'll only help us in the long run.