I’m not about to vote for the SNP because I’m not delusional about Scottish independance. I’m also not about to watch Braveheart. I’m not going claim my favourite drink is irn bru or that my favourite meal is haggis, neeps ‘n’ tatties.
How anyone can vote for a man who said he was looking forward to ‘ruling’ Scotland after getting a dodgy majority of one is beyond me anyway. SNP = Wasted vote.
think BNP is the only party which will actually help the UK… altho for all the wrong reasons of course. but fuck it im fed up all these immigrants taking our jobs :/
“I’m not about to vote for the SNP because I’m not delusional about Scottish independance. I’m also not about to watch Braveheart. I’m not going claim my favourite drink is irn bru or that my favourite meal is haggis, neeps ‘n’ tatties.”
You are delusional about Scottish independence. The idea of a sovereign Scotland conjures up these cartoon stereotypes in your mind, yet you don’t feel the same way about other nations in Europe. You don’t think of the independent countries of Europe as a bunch of inward-looking Frenchmen with stripey tops and 80 year-old Belgian chocolate makers and stoned Dutch cunts wearing clogs. You know that they are modern countries, looking after themselves, and getting on with it.
But you’ve got it into your mind that Scotland and the people of Scotland aren’t like that. You’ve got it into your mind that we are uniquely worthless, and uniquely worthy of ridicule. And that’s delusional.
If you want one reason why we should be an independent nation, it’s to get shot of that attitude once and for all.
Well said Limmy, i’d be joining you in voting for SNP if my voting card hudny been delivered to my ex burds hoose! We didn’t exactly end on good terms, Nae chance a getting it! fucked!
I’m not voting because I don’t know enough to make a properly informed decision. I’m too fucking busy running after 3 weans, a shite-munching dug, working, looking after the house and all the other associated mince.
I know my attitude to this is pish and I deserve to be enslaved by the cuntish English overlords and I WILL vote in the General Election but this one just disny inspire me. I feel powerless in the face of such overhwelming bureaucracy as that which emanates from Brussels.
Ye canny win against a Belgian, it’s nature’s way.
I just voted. There was absolutely nae cunt there. All this expenses shite will make this one of the least voted on elections ever – and to dismiss it as a mere european election is ignorant. We’ll need to be more involved with Europe the more the economy changes otherwise we will be a very poor nation indeed (as the UK or as Scotland). I do however believe that 90 per cent of politicians are complete scumbags from the SNP to the BNP. So your vote is really for the best of a bad bunch.
I might vote Lib Dem just for a big old fucking belly laugh. I’ll see if some cunt at the polling station can sway me. How much can I get for my vote? What’s it worth?
I think mickredsun should be barred for being consistently shite.
voted green by the way, somewhere deep inside me is a hippy fuck, strumming a lonely chord on his guitar
I would vote but there’s a chance of me catching the pig cold if I go. Every cunt here is diseased. Over 200 folk at the hospital today to get tested, fannies invaded the place and a big barny broke out, polis were called and now there’s been a meeting to decide whether they should shut the town. Close us all off like in Outbreak and impose a curfew for fucks sake. Hello? Hello? Is this thing on?
Voted SNP in Dennistoun and asked the guy at the ballot box if many had been in (the time was about half six this evening). “You’re the 104th,” he said. 104!!! What a fucking joke.
Wholeheartedly agree with your response to the hopelessly spineless and moronic comment by Shatners Bassoon Limmy.
Voted SNP, despite the fact that, whatever happens, the world will continue to be run by a cabal of freemasonic financiers bent on reducing the world population to a tiny rump of mind-controlled slaves.
Just been to cast my vote and put a big X in the SNP box, for the pure and simple reason that the SNP have reduced and will abolish presciption charges and I need 3 lots of medication every month so thats a big saving for me, and the fact they got the decision reversed to close the A&E at Monklands hospital (and I might need it one day – hope not though). No other party has ever done anything that’s affected me as much as this, so they get my vote! So there!
Usually vote SNP, but don’t really see them as relevant in an election for the European Parliament (who have no authority to grant us independence or a referendum anyway), so plumped for the Green Party, who seem to have increasing influence in Brussels and have a broadly left-wing agenda.
I might vote Lib Dem just for a big old fucking belly laugh. I’ll see if some cunt at the polling station can sway me. How much can I get for my vote? What’s it worth?
I’ll let you know in about an hour. Stay tuned.”
What Roach failed to mention was that there was candidate from The Screaming Pooves Party standing in his area, so at least he got his Kid Creole for a vote.
Independance does interest me. I just don’t think I can support the SNP. I’m not going to generalise about Scots but I think Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon are worthy of ridicule – and so is that knobber Connery!
For the first time I thought I’d fuck it and not vote. Couldn’t do it though.I’ve voted Labour all my life, but I couldn’t do that in good conscience either. Cannae vote for bloody Alex Salmond’s mob though, so I voted green. Mortified.
i never voted this time, i just couldnt be arsed. When its a better parliament (and when all the robbing bastard MPs are punished for their misdeeds!) i will probably be voting SNP too, every election til Scotland gets independence. Then once that aim is achieved i will vote for someone else cos the SNP folk r all idiots really
“If you want one reason why we should be an independent nation, it’s to get shot of that attitude once and for all.”
But if people thought of Scotland as a place full of unemployed sectarian junkies we wouldn’t get any tourists!! I say we keep the tartan glasses over their eyes then batter fuck out of them and steal their dollars and euros aff them when they get here!
Oh, and I think I was the only cunt that voted socialist, partly because I was gonna grafitti my ballot paper but the 4 women who were sitting there could see what I was doing and i bottled it and partly cause that Colin Fox has a fucking brammer of an earring.
UKIP. Protest vote against the undemocratic and wasteful EU. I don’t believe in nationalism. Don’t see why having a Frenchman making decisions over me is ok when and English person is bad. I know who I am and I’m happy in the UK. I’ve got as much in common with a block from Manchester than an trawlerman from Peterhead or farmer from the Borders.
I despise the assumption that anybody who votes SNP is a bog-standard patriotic Scotsman, knee deep in irn bru and whisky, the rim of his kilt only touching the surface, with half a haggis hanging out of his gob whilst Mel Gibson’s big glaiket face peers out from a poster in his bedroom.
I am not patriotic. It is by the purest of coincedence that I happen to have been born in Scotland and not some other part of the world (or universe), so I see no logical reason to feel proud of the history and culture that took/takes place here. How can you be proud of something you were not involved in?
My reasons for supporting an independent Scotland is nothing to do with a tribal hatred for England and a tribal love for Scotland, it’s nothing to do with the preservation of Scottish culture or an overwhelming sense of pride in Scottish victories. It’s simply this:
- I happen to live in Scotland.
- It is easier for govern 5 million people than it is to govern 60 million people.
- Scotland has more than enough resources and trade to accommodate a its population, and to accommodate general growth.
- Therefore, it’s in my best interests (my very selfish personal interests) that Scotland become independent. I will reap the material benefits of such a thing, therefore I support it.
So no. I’m not patriotic. I’m not in some deep state of unwarranted hatred for England. I’m very simply a greedy selfish bastard who thinks that if Scotland is politically severed from Great Britain, that I would reap many benefits.
P.S. I didn’t vote for the simple reason that I have yet to find a correlation between a politicy party’s manifesto, and its post-election action.
When it comes to sticking to your manifesto, and being a trustworthy politician, there is no party which stands above all others – they’re all equally poor at it.
So even though, upon reviewing the manifestos of the parties, I find SNP the most alluring – I also realise that the manifesto has absolutely no bearing on what will ACTUALLY happen if this party gets into power. If I thought manifestos and promises were worth anything, I would vote SNP. But since manifestos and promises aren’t worth anything, I have no criteria with which to distinguish one party from another, and hence I can’t vote.
I wish there was a ‘None Of The Above’ option. That way even the apathetic and pessimistic would have a reason to show up to the polling station, and I reckon the sheer number of ‘None Of The Above’ votes would send a fairly clear message that we’re not happy with ANY of the parties, we’re not happy with the political system, and we need a serious reform of parliament.
Garrie I think you’ve struck the nerve there, maybe an independent Scotland would be a lot better for us that live here but the SNP does have a big whiff of blind patriotism attached – to paraphrase Bill Hicks I was born here because “that’s where my parents fucked”.
Cheers Susan! Unfortunately I didnt read your post until today therefore have lost my chance to make a difference in this fucked up crazy world…..acht well there’s always next time eh?
SNP. In someways a bit sceptical about Salmonds keeness to go along with some Euro policies, however, no other part has Scotlands best interests it the forefront of their agenda, any Scottish division of the southern parties will just act as lap dogs for the Westminster lot. i.e. Scottish Labour administration.
As for people who dont believe that Scotland would survive as an independant state, Westminsters years of anti independance propaganda in all forms of the media has work. Look around the Eurozone and see how many small independant counrties have a great qaulity of live. Some countries that are part of the EU have less resources, tourism, skills, and exports than Scotland, and still do alright.
Some of the smaller, self governing, self support nations are right up there at the top.
As this whole shite about how we wouldnt not have survived without the union during the credit crunch. Tripe. The UK wouldnt have survived it was part of the eurozone, and if we had joined the euro x number of years ago, if wouldnt have been as bad as it is.
Voted for the independent guy, Duncan Robertson. Absolutely no idea who is; checked the internet for him but only found other people trying to find out who or what he is too. Good strong Scottish name though. Like that film with the crofter guy who ends up throwing the hammer or whatever at the Olympics. That’s how I think of him anyway – on yer sel Duncan!
Shatners Bassoon. Voting SNP helps us get towards independence.A means to an end. Once we are independent you can change who you vote for.I for one would not vote SNP once independent. Probably go back to voting socialist. I’m pretty sure different parties will appear once we have our own country in our own hands. Rod Stewart should start one.
Bobbyboy says: Garrie I think you’ve struck the nerve there, maybe an independent Scotland would be a lot better for us that live here but the SNP does have a big whiff of blind patriotism attached – to paraphrase Bill Hicks I was born here because “that’s where my parents fucked”.
Aye. SNP DOES have that attached. And that’s what my biggest question is – does the end justify the means? Does an independent country, which I think woud benefit me and others who live here, justify having a government who are, in some sense, led by patriotism?
Some people would question that SNP ARE led by blind patriotism though. I’ve read through their manifesto, and I don’t really see anything overly patriotic. There’s nothing there about trying to keep Scottish culture in spite of progress, or anything. I think, rather, that SNP have given themselves a bit of a misnomer. The only ‘nationalist’ issue they have is the indepence one, and you could argue that they hold that for good reasons, not just patriotic ones.
Mark In Clogs did ye no read about all those catholic weans getting shagged by priests in yer daft cult and we are talking HUNDREDS of cases so im pretty sure youve just thousands tae skudder.
Back to the topic, a didnt vote cos am underage lol – and if a did it would be for BNP just to wind yous lot right up the wall
Craig, are you sure you’re not old enough to vote?
It’s just cos the sweeping generalisations, use of the ‘lol’ and very clever joke about votin’ BNP in yer post there suggest that you’re actually a wise old head.
I voted SNP. It was simple really. The nation where I live is subjugated by another. My nation’s resources are plundered for the benefit of people who don’t give two fucks about me or my nation. So much so, they store their nuclear weapons here which leak into the lochs and use some of our beautiful landscape to bomb the fuck out of it – see Wigtown. They fly their big flag on my nation’s famous castle as a constant reminder that we are ruled by them. Our soldiers are killed so they can strut the world stage. Oh and everybody thinks that we are a region of England-if you travel you find this out: China has no word for Scotland, they just refer to us as England. There’s more reasons, but that’ll do for now. Unionists need to assess what purpose the union serves.
What a surprise? Calman commission says scrap barnett but London can keep oil and gas revenues cause we’ll get all mixed up when the prices go up or down – wouldn’t be the 14 billion plus revenues per year would it?
Craig, your lot have been raised to sing about catholic’s blood up to yer knees, to make fun of millions dying in a famine and to tell folk to go home.. what’s yer song for next season gonnae be ?.. Lets all laugh at the holocaust or summit, yees are aw warped.. I blame yer parents honestly.
As for paedos, there’ll be plenty of Hun wans out there nothin surer.
Im sure there is very little hun pedos, compared to catholic ones since your little fucking institution, and your club is based around it, and keeping it silent ya twat.
Also you fenian bastards like to sing songs about a fucking terrorist organisation so dont go on the moral highground ya cunt. As for the famine song, its directed to the people who came to scotland and dont shutup about how much they love ireland – the famine is over, why dont THEY go home. nowhere does that say anything about the deed cunts.
deep down you know that catholosism is the most evil “religion” (a cult in my opinion) in the world. Its evil, its flawed, it causes MILLIONS to die of aids every year, and it constantly contradicts itself so dont you go on about “huns” being paedophiles ya taig cunt.
Skudder says
I’m not a rangers fan.I just played devils advocate in previous blogs to create a reaction with the dafties.
Skudder says. from previous post.
I was born and bred in pollok (the neighbouring district of govan) and have rangers steeped in my blood.
What ya have failed to notice is that this is a blog with a lot of wind up merchants in it.This is not an old firm forum.Try not to take it too seriously son.
I’m a season ticket holder and i’ve watched Celtic fans make aeroplane gestures to Claudio Reyna directly after 9/11,I heard them singing ohh ahh up the RA at the last old firm game,i’ve seen them rejoice during a minutes silence for the Ibrox disaster and Coopers death…man i could go on for ages.
Rangers and Celtic fans in essence are drunk Glaswegians.There are fannies,bigots and haters EQUALLY on both sides of the divide.
Anyone who says one set of fans are better than the other are just to be ignored.
RECAP: This blogs for a wee wind up.
p.s You’ve travelled all over Scotland to see them.?
I’ve been all over europe since 1974.
Are you sure yer not a Rangers fan,you seem to know a lot about the goings on at Ibrox.Devils advocate,aye very good.Mare like Dick Advocate mate.
Limmy,bar this arsehole now.
Craig, away and huv some explodin poached eggs and a bottle of Lucozade for yer dinner ya smelly hun basturt, then google how to win the big cup mmmmwwwhhhaaaaa.
The pish you’ve spouted about religion and politics just confirms to the whole blog what a borin thick fanny ye are. Ian Brady Loyal.
Snp For Various Reasons Which I Won’t Discuss Because I’m Not Here To Cause Discrepancy All I’m Here To Say Is It Is So Typical This Topic Has Came Down To Football Plus Mark In Clogs… Your Such A Fuckin Mongo, Grow Up.
Called a mongo by someone who starts every word with a capital letter, looks like some sort of personality disorder you’ve got there. Away sniff yer fat auntie’s drawers.
aw naw, its an old firm baiting post again! I think youse will find youre not gonnae agree with the other mob or back down. Youse are all scotlands shame and should be embarrased to be part of either faction so why not keep it shut if youve got nothing decent to contribute?
But we’ll never survive on our own….
there’s no economy
I’m not away tae vote for the SNP.
good shout.
probs vote SNP
fuck the BNP
I’m for the SNP and all. Team!
I’ll no be voting for any cunt because I don’t know what the fuck I’m voting for! :S
vote for pedro(mendes).
I’m not away to vote for the SNP simply because you’ve used yer blog as a party political broadcast for them several times.
For me its “I Want to Drop a Blancmange Down Terry Wogan’s Y-Fronts Party” all the way. Realistic targets.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_frivolous_parties#United_Kingdom
Voted for the Lib Dems, they actually have good ideas (outwith Scotland)
I’m off to spoil a ballot paper – I’m an anarchist.
“I’m not away to vote for the SNP simply because you’ve used yer blog as a party political broadcast for them several times.”
Nothing to do with the fact you’re a walking cliché of a Rangers fan?
UKIP – If I can be arsed
I’ll not be voting, I’m not a sheep
Im away to spoil my ballot
Nae cunt worth voting for
SNP…..despite my reservations about ‘Eck having the chops long term.
Better to have 1 arsehole totally commited, than an arsehole who has to be reminded you need them.
Labour..and its none of your fucking business why, so don’t fucking ask!
“I’ll no be voting for any cunt because I don’t know what the fuck I’m voting for!”
Fucking smelly toxic waste.
Pretty much just sat around in my underwear eating eggybread and listening to Morrissey.
HAHA, touché Limmy.
What have I told you skudder, I did always say that your mouth would be your downfall….
Away to your room and think about the way you act, ya ride.
What cunts/parties are up for election in European constituency of Glesga?
Anybody? Anybody?
Didn’t think so. Nobody gives a fuck.
I would vote in an all-powerful Overlord to make decisions for us all, before I would vote SNP.
I’m not about to vote for the SNP because I’m not delusional about Scottish independance. I’m also not about to watch Braveheart. I’m not going claim my favourite drink is irn bru or that my favourite meal is haggis, neeps ‘n’ tatties.
How anyone can vote for a man who said he was looking forward to ‘ruling’ Scotland after getting a dodgy majority of one is beyond me anyway. SNP = Wasted vote.
we’re basically voting proportionally for 6 seats for the entire country are we not?
Zanu PF, as ever.
think BNP is the only party which will actually help the UK… altho for all the wrong reasons of course. but fuck it im fed up all these immigrants taking our jobs :/
SkuddersMaw – thats funny, well done
limmy – great put down on skudder
“I’ll not be voting, I’m not a sheep”
Look at you striking a blow for idiots everywhere.
Cannae vote
SNP! independant Scotland!
UKIP
Voting is for old people
Anyone but the BNP.
“I’m not about to vote for the SNP because I’m not delusional about Scottish independance. I’m also not about to watch Braveheart. I’m not going claim my favourite drink is irn bru or that my favourite meal is haggis, neeps ‘n’ tatties.”
You are delusional about Scottish independence. The idea of a sovereign Scotland conjures up these cartoon stereotypes in your mind, yet you don’t feel the same way about other nations in Europe. You don’t think of the independent countries of Europe as a bunch of inward-looking Frenchmen with stripey tops and 80 year-old Belgian chocolate makers and stoned Dutch cunts wearing clogs. You know that they are modern countries, looking after themselves, and getting on with it.
But you’ve got it into your mind that Scotland and the people of Scotland aren’t like that. You’ve got it into your mind that we are uniquely worthless, and uniquely worthy of ridicule. And that’s delusional.
If you want one reason why we should be an independent nation, it’s to get shot of that attitude once and for all.
“SNP! independant Scotland!”
Ah well, better to rule in Hell than serve in Heaven…right? Right?
Pretty much just sat around in my underwear eating eggybread and listening to Morrissey.
Lee, you’re a man after me own heart! ;->
btw if they had the SNP in England I’d vote for them!
Anycunt here want Limmy on Question Time on a Thursday night?
You should apply mate.
Sin Fein
“I would vote in an all-powerful Overlord to make decisions for us all, before I would vote SNP.”
Roach, that job sounds amazing.
Well said Limmy, i’d be joining you in voting for SNP if my voting card hudny been delivered to my ex burds hoose! We didn’t exactly end on good terms, Nae chance a getting it! fucked!
I’m not voting because I don’t know enough to make a properly informed decision. I’m too fucking busy running after 3 weans, a shite-munching dug, working, looking after the house and all the other associated mince.
I know my attitude to this is pish and I deserve to be enslaved by the cuntish English overlords and I WILL vote in the General Election but this one just disny inspire me. I feel powerless in the face of such overhwelming bureaucracy as that which emanates from Brussels.
Ye canny win against a Belgian, it’s nature’s way.
Tomas Rosicky
You dont need your polling card to vote..just go in and give them your name and address and they cross you off the list
I just voted. There was absolutely nae cunt there. All this expenses shite will make this one of the least voted on elections ever – and to dismiss it as a mere european election is ignorant. We’ll need to be more involved with Europe the more the economy changes otherwise we will be a very poor nation indeed (as the UK or as Scotland). I do however believe that 90 per cent of politicians are complete scumbags from the SNP to the BNP. So your vote is really for the best of a bad bunch.
Baaa! Fuckin’ Baaa!
anybody but labour.
och alrite i voted snp.
Mon The Overlord!
I might vote Lib Dem just for a big old fucking belly laugh. I’ll see if some cunt at the polling station can sway me. How much can I get for my vote? What’s it worth?
I’ll let you know in about an hour. Stay tuned.
I voted SSP. Quite odd for a middle class boy like me. Party politics isnt perfect but I felt obliged to vote.
“Jean- Claude Van Damme learned to speak english by watching the cartoon the flintstones” hes got my vote.
i was just looking for muse tickets there on the internet.
according to ticket master we are already not part of Great Britain.
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r319/organized_khaos/snphavewon.jpg
I think mickredsun should be barred for being consistently shite.
voted green by the way, somewhere deep inside me is a hippy fuck, strumming a lonely chord on his guitar
“If you want one reason why we should be an independent nation, it’s to get shot of that attitude once and for all.”
Good point, well made.
I went an voted Conservative. That’s just how we roll over in edinburgh south.
I was going to vote for SNP but I forgot to send away my postal vote. What a twat.
I would vote but there’s a chance of me catching the pig cold if I go. Every cunt here is diseased. Over 200 folk at the hospital today to get tested, fannies invaded the place and a big barny broke out, polis were called and now there’s been a meeting to decide whether they should shut the town. Close us all off like in Outbreak and impose a curfew for fucks sake. Hello? Hello? Is this thing on?
Voted SNP in Dennistoun and asked the guy at the ballot box if many had been in (the time was about half six this evening). “You’re the 104th,” he said. 104!!! What a fucking joke.
Wholeheartedly agree with your response to the hopelessly spineless and moronic comment by Shatners Bassoon Limmy.
Voted SNP, despite the fact that, whatever happens, the world will continue to be run by a cabal of freemasonic financiers bent on reducing the world population to a tiny rump of mind-controlled slaves.
Just been to cast my vote and put a big X in the SNP box, for the pure and simple reason that the SNP have reduced and will abolish presciption charges and I need 3 lots of medication every month so thats a big saving for me, and the fact they got the decision reversed to close the A&E at Monklands hospital (and I might need it one day – hope not though). No other party has ever done anything that’s affected me as much as this, so they get my vote! So there!
Methinks the geezer doth protest too much. I reckon Limmy’s actually an old-school Tory, trying to hide it with this SNP rhetoric.
You’ve been rumbled, Limmy. I’m coming round your house to see where you’ve hidden the photos of Margaret Thatcher.
Usually vote SNP, but don’t really see them as relevant in an election for the European Parliament (who have no authority to grant us independence or a referendum anyway), so plumped for the Green Party, who seem to have increasing influence in Brussels and have a broadly left-wing agenda.
Roach “Mon The Overlord!
I might vote Lib Dem just for a big old fucking belly laugh. I’ll see if some cunt at the polling station can sway me. How much can I get for my vote? What’s it worth?
I’ll let you know in about an hour. Stay tuned.”
What Roach failed to mention was that there was candidate from The Screaming Pooves Party standing in his area, so at least he got his Kid Creole for a vote.
Independance does interest me. I just don’t think I can support the SNP. I’m not going to generalise about Scots but I think Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon are worthy of ridicule – and so is that knobber Connery!
UKIP
For the first time I thought I’d fuck it and not vote. Couldn’t do it though.I’ve voted Labour all my life, but I couldn’t do that in good conscience either. Cannae vote for bloody Alex Salmond’s mob though, so I voted green. Mortified.
Voted for BNP! Fuck the SNP, Bloody racists!
That’s yer Gordon Brown (politically) deid.
i never voted this time, i just couldnt be arsed. When its a better parliament (and when all the robbing bastard MPs are punished for their misdeeds!) i will probably be voting SNP too, every election til Scotland gets independence. Then once that aim is achieved i will vote for someone else cos the SNP folk r all idiots really
i voted for Skynet.
“If you want one reason why we should be an independent nation, it’s to get shot of that attitude once and for all.”
But if people thought of Scotland as a place full of unemployed sectarian junkies we wouldn’t get any tourists!! I say we keep the tartan glasses over their eyes then batter fuck out of them and steal their dollars and euros aff them when they get here!
Oh, and I think I was the only cunt that voted socialist, partly because I was gonna grafitti my ballot paper but the 4 women who were sitting there could see what I was doing and i bottled it and partly cause that Colin Fox has a fucking brammer of an earring.
I’LL BE VOTING FOR BIG DICK TRANNIES
I echo cooksi1′s sentiments exactly
UKIP. Protest vote against the undemocratic and wasteful EU. I don’t believe in nationalism. Don’t see why having a Frenchman making decisions over me is ok when and English person is bad. I know who I am and I’m happy in the UK. I’ve got as much in common with a block from Manchester than an trawlerman from Peterhead or farmer from the Borders.
Vote the Socialists! I huv.
I didn’t vote because I didn’t want to go myself, I know that’s really pathetic.
I despise the assumption that anybody who votes SNP is a bog-standard patriotic Scotsman, knee deep in irn bru and whisky, the rim of his kilt only touching the surface, with half a haggis hanging out of his gob whilst Mel Gibson’s big glaiket face peers out from a poster in his bedroom.
I am not patriotic. It is by the purest of coincedence that I happen to have been born in Scotland and not some other part of the world (or universe), so I see no logical reason to feel proud of the history and culture that took/takes place here. How can you be proud of something you were not involved in?
My reasons for supporting an independent Scotland is nothing to do with a tribal hatred for England and a tribal love for Scotland, it’s nothing to do with the preservation of Scottish culture or an overwhelming sense of pride in Scottish victories. It’s simply this:
- I happen to live in Scotland.
- It is easier for govern 5 million people than it is to govern 60 million people.
- Scotland has more than enough resources and trade to accommodate a its population, and to accommodate general growth.
- Therefore, it’s in my best interests (my very selfish personal interests) that Scotland become independent. I will reap the material benefits of such a thing, therefore I support it.
So no. I’m not patriotic. I’m not in some deep state of unwarranted hatred for England. I’m very simply a greedy selfish bastard who thinks that if Scotland is politically severed from Great Britain, that I would reap many benefits.
P.S. I didn’t vote for the simple reason that I have yet to find a correlation between a politicy party’s manifesto, and its post-election action.
When it comes to sticking to your manifesto, and being a trustworthy politician, there is no party which stands above all others – they’re all equally poor at it.
So even though, upon reviewing the manifestos of the parties, I find SNP the most alluring – I also realise that the manifesto has absolutely no bearing on what will ACTUALLY happen if this party gets into power. If I thought manifestos and promises were worth anything, I would vote SNP. But since manifestos and promises aren’t worth anything, I have no criteria with which to distinguish one party from another, and hence I can’t vote.
I wish there was a ‘None Of The Above’ option. That way even the apathetic and pessimistic would have a reason to show up to the polling station, and I reckon the sheer number of ‘None Of The Above’ votes would send a fairly clear message that we’re not happy with ANY of the parties, we’re not happy with the political system, and we need a serious reform of parliament.
The night’s Big Brother = BNP f@1L
Limmy says: Nothing to do with the fact you’re a walking cliché of a Rangers fan?
No it’s to do with the fact you’ve used your blog as a platform for the SNP like i said.
I’m not a rangers fan.I just played devils advocate in previous blogs to create a reaction with the dafties.
(hope to fuck my spellings ok because when he has no witty reply he goes down that road)
Just noticed somecunts called themselves “skudders maw”
one word……….”affected”
another one to the list.
result
Garrie I think you’ve struck the nerve there, maybe an independent Scotland would be a lot better for us that live here but the SNP does have a big whiff of blind patriotism attached – to paraphrase Bill Hicks I was born here because “that’s where my parents fucked”.
“No it’s to do with the fact you’ve used your blog as a platform for the SNP like i said.”
I don’t get your “used your blog as a platform” thing. Isn’t that the same as saying “You’ve used your blog as a platform for elderflower cordial”?
Cheers Susan! Unfortunately I didnt read your post until today therefore have lost my chance to make a difference in this fucked up crazy world…..acht well there’s always next time eh?
SNP. In someways a bit sceptical about Salmonds keeness to go along with some Euro policies, however, no other part has Scotlands best interests it the forefront of their agenda, any Scottish division of the southern parties will just act as lap dogs for the Westminster lot. i.e. Scottish Labour administration.
As for people who dont believe that Scotland would survive as an independant state, Westminsters years of anti independance propaganda in all forms of the media has work. Look around the Eurozone and see how many small independant counrties have a great qaulity of live. Some countries that are part of the EU have less resources, tourism, skills, and exports than Scotland, and still do alright.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quality-of-Life_Index
Some of the smaller, self governing, self support nations are right up there at the top.
As this whole shite about how we wouldnt not have survived without the union during the credit crunch. Tripe. The UK wouldnt have survived it was part of the eurozone, and if we had joined the euro x number of years ago, if wouldnt have been as bad as it is.
/rant
Voted for the independent guy, Duncan Robertson. Absolutely no idea who is; checked the internet for him but only found other people trying to find out who or what he is too. Good strong Scottish name though. Like that film with the crofter guy who ends up throwing the hammer or whatever at the Olympics. That’s how I think of him anyway – on yer sel Duncan!
Check Skudder’s avatar he’s shaggin a dug.
check mark in clogs avater
They shagged children
Shatners Bassoon. Voting SNP helps us get towards independence.A means to an end. Once we are independent you can change who you vote for.I for one would not vote SNP once independent. Probably go back to voting socialist. I’m pretty sure different parties will appear once we have our own country in our own hands. Rod Stewart should start one.
skudder when is the penny going to drop?
SNP all the way.
The folk in the polling station looked so happy to see another human being when I walked in. I’m going for a turnout of 0.7%.
Not that it particularly matters, we live in a country full of idiots who either don’t vote, or vote for who the Sun told them to.
Saor Alba.
Bobbyboy says: Garrie I think you’ve struck the nerve there, maybe an independent Scotland would be a lot better for us that live here but the SNP does have a big whiff of blind patriotism attached – to paraphrase Bill Hicks I was born here because “that’s where my parents fucked”.
Aye. SNP DOES have that attached. And that’s what my biggest question is – does the end justify the means? Does an independent country, which I think woud benefit me and others who live here, justify having a government who are, in some sense, led by patriotism?
Some people would question that SNP ARE led by blind patriotism though. I’ve read through their manifesto, and I don’t really see anything overly patriotic. There’s nothing there about trying to keep Scottish culture in spite of progress, or anything. I think, rather, that SNP have given themselves a bit of a misnomer. The only ‘nationalist’ issue they have is the indepence one, and you could argue that they hold that for good reasons, not just patriotic ones.
What’s a election ? Is it when you appoint a new queen? If so I vote for Stacey from Eastenders, she’s sassy and she’s got a lot of spunk.
I’m sure there’s been more Hun paedos than Tims Skudder, I’d be willing to put a few grand on it. Ian Brady Loyal. Scum.
Mark In Clogs did ye no read about all those catholic weans getting shagged by priests in yer daft cult and we are talking HUNDREDS of cases so im pretty sure youve just thousands tae skudder.
Back to the topic, a didnt vote cos am underage lol – and if a did it would be for BNP just to wind yous lot right up the wall
I’m guessin that last bit should be “just caue I’m a complete cunt”
Craig, are you sure you’re not old enough to vote?
It’s just cos the sweeping generalisations, use of the ‘lol’ and very clever joke about votin’ BNP in yer post there suggest that you’re actually a wise old head.
Craig, how responsible would you feel if BNP came into power by ONE vote…
It’d all be your fault, m’boy.
I voted SNP. It was simple really. The nation where I live is subjugated by another. My nation’s resources are plundered for the benefit of people who don’t give two fucks about me or my nation. So much so, they store their nuclear weapons here which leak into the lochs and use some of our beautiful landscape to bomb the fuck out of it – see Wigtown. They fly their big flag on my nation’s famous castle as a constant reminder that we are ruled by them. Our soldiers are killed so they can strut the world stage. Oh and everybody thinks that we are a region of England-if you travel you find this out: China has no word for Scotland, they just refer to us as England. There’s more reasons, but that’ll do for now. Unionists need to assess what purpose the union serves.
What a surprise? Calman commission says scrap barnett but London can keep oil and gas revenues cause we’ll get all mixed up when the prices go up or down – wouldn’t be the 14 billion plus revenues per year would it?
Craig, your lot have been raised to sing about catholic’s blood up to yer knees, to make fun of millions dying in a famine and to tell folk to go home.. what’s yer song for next season gonnae be ?.. Lets all laugh at the holocaust or summit, yees are aw warped.. I blame yer parents honestly.
As for paedos, there’ll be plenty of Hun wans out there nothin surer.
Im sure there is very little hun pedos, compared to catholic ones since your little fucking institution, and your club is based around it, and keeping it silent ya twat.
Also you fenian bastards like to sing songs about a fucking terrorist organisation so dont go on the moral highground ya cunt. As for the famine song, its directed to the people who came to scotland and dont shutup about how much they love ireland – the famine is over, why dont THEY go home. nowhere does that say anything about the deed cunts.
deep down you know that catholosism is the most evil “religion” (a cult in my opinion) in the world. Its evil, its flawed, it causes MILLIONS to die of aids every year, and it constantly contradicts itself so dont you go on about “huns” being paedophiles ya taig cunt.
Skudder says
I’m not a rangers fan.I just played devils advocate in previous blogs to create a reaction with the dafties.
Skudder says. from previous post.
I was born and bred in pollok (the neighbouring district of govan) and have rangers steeped in my blood.
What ya have failed to notice is that this is a blog with a lot of wind up merchants in it.This is not an old firm forum.Try not to take it too seriously son.
I’m a season ticket holder and i’ve watched Celtic fans make aeroplane gestures to Claudio Reyna directly after 9/11,I heard them singing ohh ahh up the RA at the last old firm game,i’ve seen them rejoice during a minutes silence for the Ibrox disaster and Coopers death…man i could go on for ages.
Rangers and Celtic fans in essence are drunk Glaswegians.There are fannies,bigots and haters EQUALLY on both sides of the divide.
Anyone who says one set of fans are better than the other are just to be ignored.
RECAP: This blogs for a wee wind up.
p.s You’ve travelled all over Scotland to see them.?
I’ve been all over europe since 1974.
Are you sure yer not a Rangers fan,you seem to know a lot about the goings on at Ibrox.Devils advocate,aye very good.Mare like Dick Advocate mate.
Limmy,bar this arsehole now.
Craig, away and huv some explodin poached eggs and a bottle of Lucozade for yer dinner ya smelly hun basturt, then google how to win the big cup mmmmwwwhhhaaaaa.
The pish you’ve spouted about religion and politics just confirms to the whole blog what a borin thick fanny ye are. Ian Brady Loyal.
that the best you can reply with – i reply with a topical response and you bile oot yer shite about a ned stereotype? Nice one ya thick fenian bastard
Here’s a topical response for ye then..
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/2117/religionyawnblahblahfan.png
Ya Fandan
BNP sir.
omg mark your such a shite guy
Snp For Various Reasons Which I Won’t Discuss Because I’m Not Here To Cause Discrepancy All I’m Here To Say Is It Is So Typical This Topic Has Came Down To Football Plus Mark In Clogs… Your Such A Fuckin Mongo, Grow Up.
Called a mongo by someone who starts every word with a capital letter, looks like some sort of personality disorder you’ve got there. Away sniff yer fat auntie’s drawers.
aw naw, its an old firm baiting post again! I think youse will find youre not gonnae agree with the other mob or back down. Youse are all scotlands shame and should be embarrased to be part of either faction so why not keep it shut if youve got nothing decent to contribute?