tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675315250922573398.post7898494095866246961..comments2023-06-27T09:12:09.524+01:00Comments on Power and its Minions: Time to lay off Unionist celebrities?OutLanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04981951253443922787noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675315250922573398.post-5771715215130559822009-03-13T07:34:00.000+00:002009-03-13T07:34:00.000+00:00Greetings, Niko.I’m not sure which SNP you are tal...Greetings, Niko.<BR/><BR/>I’m not sure which SNP you are talking about. Is there another one I don’t know about? Your comments would seem to be more applicable to the Tories and their copycats New Labour, although I wouldn’t call either of them ‘right-wing nutters’. <BR/><BR/>I certainly wasn’t “shrugging off older Scots’ concerns about pensions”. It’s a palpable fear many old people have, including my father. I just think it’s the result of Labour scaremongering in the Scottish press, rather than fact.<BR/><BR/>If you could be convinced that the SNP planned to protect pensions, would that make you in favour of Scottish independence?OutLanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04981951253443922787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675315250922573398.post-17312549952242574432009-03-12T07:57:00.000+00:002009-03-12T07:57:00.000+00:00the problem with people like you is when you trivi...the problem with people like you is when you trivialize "fear of losing their pensions". It is not just 'pensions' their is a whole (flawed no doubt) welfare state built around the pension.<BR/><BR/>It is the fear of losing all of the state support which concerns older scots..if you do not have a good private pension with large savings who do you turn to?.<BR/><BR/>Alex salmond is a hear today gone tomorrow politician retirement lasts a bit longer.<BR/>The fact is there are right wing nutters in the snp who would slash and burn welfare with the best of them.<BR/><BR/>People(young) who just shrug off older Scots concerns on their old age as just whinging are forever destined to be denied their support and their vote.Nikostratoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06581441869560921339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675315250922573398.post-3780710370842049022009-03-11T19:23:00.000+00:002009-03-11T19:23:00.000+00:00Agreed, Scunnert. The biggest problem is de-progra...Agreed, Scunnert. <BR/><BR/>The biggest problem is de-programming Unionists of all their cultural cringe garbage. It's as if they know nothing about the economic or social justice that lies at the heart of nationalism (English and Scottish). <BR/><BR/>O'Hagan's 'squeaky bagpipe' opinion piece a year or two ago was a case in point. He has a socialist perspective, and a highly moral world view, but somewhere along the way seems to have decided that Scottish nationalism has neither, when the exact opposite is the case.OutLanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04981951253443922787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675315250922573398.post-22163383017209309502009-03-11T13:47:00.000+00:002009-03-11T13:47:00.000+00:00A thoughtful post. I agree that a lot of the slag...A thoughtful post. I agree that a lot of the slagging is counter-productive to our aims and objectives. It's hard to resist sometimes, but even Alex Salmond has softened his approach as the goal of independence is too important and could be set back by indulging ourselves in the fine sport of unionist baiting and bashing.<BR/><BR/>SlainteMcGonagallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14887321534801112949noreply@blogger.com