jambovambo Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 ... "wins today", according to many : http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/15024879.World_reacts_to____brilliant____Trump_inauguration_synopsis_in_Sunday_Herald_TV_listings/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambovambo Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/scottish-newspaper-trump-inauguration-anxiety_us_587bdf2de4b0e58057ff5f90? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor jambo Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/scottish-newspaper-trump-inauguration-anxiety_us_587bdf2de4b0e58057ff5f90? Says the Herald, supporters of one of the least democratic , least open parties this side of North Korea, where dissent is not tolerated in our one party state. Hypocrisy is clearly not a concept open to them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Says the Herald, supporters of one of the least democratic , least open parties this side of North Korea, where dissent is not tolerated in our one party state. Hypocrisy is clearly not a concept open to them Get a life, man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Placid Casual Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Says the Herald, supporters of one of the least democratic , least open parties this side of North Korea, where dissent is not tolerated in our one party state. Hypocrisy is clearly not a concept open to them F**kin' hell... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor jambo Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Get a life, man Give me one example where there is dissent from an SNP MP towards their leader. All the other parties its pretty commonplace. Or where they have criticised their own side over - say - the NHS ? Or education? Or anything? ONe example and I'll retract that statement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Mackerel Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 ... "wins today", according to many : http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/15024879.World_reacts_to____brilliant____Trump_inauguration_synopsis_in_Sunday_Herald_TV_listings/ Says the Herald, supporters of one of the least democratic , least open parties this side of North Korea, where dissent is not tolerated in our one party state. Hypocrisy is clearly not a concept open to them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphonseCapone Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Says the Herald, supporters of one of the least democratic , least open parties this side of North Korea, where dissent is not tolerated in our one party state. Hypocrisy is clearly not a concept open to them :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor jambo Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 One ? No? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldar Hadzimehmedovic Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Good grief, doctor. Utterly bizarre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remnants of Standards Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Take a chill pill Doc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah O Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Says the Herald, supporters of one of the least democratic , least open parties this side of North Korea, where dissent is not tolerated in our one party state. Hypocrisy is clearly not a concept open to them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo_Gaz Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Says the Herald, supporters of one of the least democratic , least open parties this side of North Korea, where dissent is not tolerated in our one party state. Hypocrisy is clearly not a concept open to them Fully agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Payton Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Give me one example where there is dissent from an SNP MP towards their leader. All the other parties its pretty commonplace. Or where they have criticised their own side over - say - the NHS ? Or education? Or anything? ONe example and I'll retract that statement https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2012/oct/23/msps-resign-snp-nato-stance As I wouldn't expect you to accept the MSPs who resigned from the party because they disagreed with the leadership's stance, if you read further down the article it names another (Sandra White) who also disagreed with the party's stance but was challenging it from within. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor jambo Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2012/oct/23/msps-resign-snp-nato-stance As I wouldn't expect you to accept the MSPs who resigned from the party because they disagreed with the leadership's stance, if you read further down the article it names another (Sandra White) who also disagreed with the party's stance but was challenging it from within. Thank you , but that was under Salmond, and you had to trawl back a few years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Scotland is a "one party state" because there is only one party worth voting for. The SNP are "north korea" because they're not ripping each other to pieces like Labour and Tories are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bindy Badgy Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Is doctor jambo really a doctor?I'd expect better from someone with that level of education. That said, Ben Carson is a creationist so lunatics can attain high levels of eduction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor jambo Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Scotland is a "one party state" because there is only one party worth voting for. The SNP are "north korea" because they're not ripping each other to pieces like Labour and Tories are. says Cade who is so fond of free speech in our libertarian society that he was part of a mob that hounded out Farage from Edinburgh for the crime of, erm, saying stuff Cade didn't agree with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor jambo Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 This is quite difficult to do as SNP MPs have no say over Scotland's NHS or Education, a situation that as a doctor you should really understand. As to your One Party State comment, here is a list of all parties that have stood for election or are registered in Scotland (Which is not a State) Scottish National Party, Scottish Conservative Party, Scottish Labour Party, Scottish Green Party, Scottish Liberal Democrats, UKIP Scotland, Solidarity, Scottish Christian Party, RISE, Women's Equality Party, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition, Scottish Libertarian Party, National Front, Communist Party, A Better Britain ? Unionist Party, Britain First (Great Britain-wide party), Christian Peoples Alliance (Great Britain-wide party), Independent Green Voice (Great Britain-wide party), Pirate Party (Great Britain-wide party), Scottish Unionist Party and West Dunbartonshire Community Party ? Russia too has many parties, and holds elections........... Scotland has a democratic deficit I t is not healthy that there is no opposition, and no internal opposition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 says Cade who is so fond of free speech in our libertarian society that he was part of a mob that hounded out Farage from Edinburgh for the crime of, erm, saying stuff Cade didn't agree with Other way around, bud. Farage got sick of us picking his arguments apart one by one and tried to get the cops to clear the (open and public) bar we were all in. All we did was make sure he had a nice long stay in his wee private bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor jambo Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 I don't think that Mr Farage suffers from a lack of opportunity to get his views aired, Cade on the other hand is very rarely on the BBC. Well that's OK then, as long as we open minded Scots don't just kick off and harangue people who do not agree with our "national mentality". Think the coverage Trump is getting is pathetic- the sneering and derision, the lampooning - its pretty infantile. The Herald coverage typifies this whilst blindly supporting an SNP that is mishandling things on a monstrous scale. Yes Trump is easy to dislike, and much of his bombast has been a bit off, but considering we have just been through 2 of our own divisive, xenophobic referendae I'll refrain from the cheap shots at the USA- who at least managed to have 2 parties in the running Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphonseCapone Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Russia too has many parties, and holds elections........... Scotland has a democratic deficit I t is not healthy that there is no opposition, and no internal opposition You are a moron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor jambo Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 You are a moron. As one rabbit said to the other "my, haven't you got long ears" From you I see that as a compliment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah O Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Doc, keep on diggin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Of The Cat Cafe Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Coming soon to a free world near you... "The Donald and Mickey Show". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watt-Zeefuik Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Russia too has many parties, and holds elections........... Scotland has a democratic deficit I t is not healthy that there is no opposition, and no internal opposition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leginten Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 ... "wins today", according to many : http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/15024879.World_reacts_to____brilliant____Trump_inauguration_synopsis_in_Sunday_Herald_TV_listings/ I'd file this under "mildly amusing" at best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphonseCapone Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 As one rabbit said to the other "my, haven't you got long ears" From you I see that as a compliment Cool mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 The docs got a point in that it's never healthy to have one party dominate the political scene. That's one of the reasons why I changed my vote from SNP to the Libs in the last Scottish Elections. You need an opposition to keep the ruling party on their toes and challenge them when they're wrong. But to compare it to North Korea is just a wee bit daft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JyTees Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Often wondered where the sad pricks that carry banners with ridiculous slogans and chant their pathetic rhymes pop up from when there's a celebrity or politician kicking about whom they disagree with. Always thought they were the type to squat up trees that were due to be chopped or dig tunnels under motorway developments. Jobless, state sponging layabouts. Dissapointed to hear we have at least one amongst our support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Findlay Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Russia too has many parties, and holds elections........... Scotland has a democratic deficit I t is not healthy that there is no opposition, and no internal opposition Not the fault of the SNP that other political parties are not upto the mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphonseCapone Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 The docs got a point in that it's never healthy to have one party dominate the political scene. That's one of the reasons why I changed my vote from SNP to the Libs in the last Scottish Elections. You need an opposition to keep the ruling party on their toes and challenge them when they're wrong. But to compare it to North Korea is just a wee bit daft. The only problem with his point is that he is angry with the SNP rather than the folk he should be, the useless opposition. The comparisons to NK are the ramblings of a nutter though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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