Thread by @_Ungagged

Ungagged activist: "If you’re on the fence about Alba, here are a few things to consider. 

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GAMING THE SYSTEM (Max the Yes)

The SNP and SNP/Greens were doing just fine until the Plan B/Salmond Enquiry/Alba came along. Have a comparative look at opinion polls. It doesn’t take an expert of the D’Hondt system (plenty of those around apparently!) to work out that if

you have 3 pro indy parties the vote will be split. So far the Alba campaign has helped the Greens, who have had a good campaign in their own right with actual relevant policies. Unfortunately the SNP list vote has been reduced.

ALBA and the SNP

The campaign leaflets may

advocate Alba1 SNP2, but this is not doing the SNP or the Indy movement any favours at all. The SNP are in the firing line when it comes to opposition from the UK government. Losing votes to Alba with or without a gain of Alba seats is a net loss to the SNP. The unionist

opposition will not take Alba seats into consideration. It may look as if MSM are taking Salmond seriously, but trust, they are using him AGAINST the movement. The FM will not be pushed into policy proposals by Alba or any member that may be elected from

the party against all odds.

TOXICITY

That brings me neatly to the nub of the issue. Salmond is so toxic in the eyes of the public, and within the movement itself that your vote is more likely to be wasted. Disruption within Holyrood is the best case scenario, and

not a very good one at that. There is a strong perception afoot that Salmond’s main objective is to impose his will upon the FM as an elected member, having failed to do so during the recent enquiry. Let’s be really honest about that, whether you believe the FM or not, did

anyone really believe that he bears no ill will towards her?

If you’re reading this on Twitter, have you really forgotten the concerted effort by Salmond supporters to oust the FM? A personal approval rating in the minus 60s/70s is not a good look. Many voted No in 2014

because of him, and outside the Twitter bubble, many more will shun Alba because they just do not care for him at all.

STUNTS AND INFLUENCERS

Salmond has protected his own, even in the face of some unbearably vicious claims and rumours emanating from supporters, often

influenced by bloggers, to the extent of cultism. Supporting the SNP? It’s actually very unusual to see an Alba supporter with anything helpful to say about the SNP, exposing the real agenda of a significant minority; to bring the SNP and the FM down. 

While Salmond

may not be responsible for the vicious lies and rumours spread by some high profile supporters, he has done nothing to ‘call off his dogs.’ As a result, the party is becoming increasingly associated with Transphobia, and even a regressive slide to Homophobia. If you believe

that Trans Rights are Human Rights Alba is not for you. 

BUT WOMEN!

Yes there are women, even against all odds given the issues at the centre of the Salmond court case and subsequent enquiry. While making no claims here about the justification or otherwise of the jury

verdict, Salmond himself has admitted inappropriate behaviour, and on one occasion, only one that we know of, has apologised to a woman for this. In the main apologies are not forthcoming. If you believe in LGB without the T, or if you’ve seen the gobsmacking ‘shoe’ stunt

carried out by Alba Women at the weekend, mockingly reminiscent of a well known monument to Jews, who were ordered to take off their shoes before being shot at the water’s edge ask yourself about this form of ‘feminism’. Look it up if you’ve not seen this stunt. It’s

shocking, and they are showing no remorse for this vileness. Long live the Patriarchy as far as they’re concerned. 

CONCLUSION

If you are considering a vote for this party, look at the bigger picture, and don’t get too tied up in knots about the arithmetic. The polls

show a fall in support for the SNP and the Yes lead, with a clear correlation to the publicity around Salmond, Alba and those in a rush to get indy done. At this rate it’s a case of Schrodinger’s Indy movement, as the

more they push and demand, the more it shrinks. Soft Yessers are deserting us, and those heady old 58% days are gone, before we got a chance to consolidate the vote."

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(typo in tweet 4 of this thread... The Alba Party are promoting SNP 1, Alba 2.)