[thread] I would like to thank all those
Who in their defence of allegations of Priti Patel & Boris Johnson in relation to racism
Have not once played the ball
Thatcher said something about people like that
Instead...
Here's a top 10 of my "favourite" dodges
Who in their defence of allegations of Priti Patel & Boris Johnson in relation to racism
Have not once played the ball
Thatcher said something about people like that
Instead...
Here's a top 10 of my "favourite" dodges
Here's some examples
You see with the bingo card sheet I have given you above how people score
You see with the bingo card sheet I have given you above how people score
A good thread on Tim Montgomerie later on in the day
https://twitter.com/mlothianmclean/status/1415216935873220608
So I am sorry
I am going to tackle the bingo card list
It won't take long
Because they are all bullshit
They are all spouted by people who are unable to play the ball
And instead seek to
Well to borrow the 5 D's of dodgeball
I am going to tackle the bingo card list
It won't take long
Because they are all bullshit
They are all spouted by people who are unable to play the ball
And instead seek to
Well to borrow the 5 D's of dodgeball
1. <name> is not a racist country
So here's a hint
Racism exists in lots of countries
As *individuals* practice it
How does the UK fare internationally
worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankin…
So here's a hint
Racism exists in lots of countries
As *individuals* practice it
How does the UK fare internationally
worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankin…
To pick an example
(Going to pick a Scottish one so people don't accuse me of picking on England)
heraldscotland.com/news/19362979.…
(Going to pick a Scottish one so people don't accuse me of picking on England)
heraldscotland.com/news/19362979.…
So to quote its key results
2. How dare you accuse people of racism
Would be better if you could defend the charge of racism to be honest
I am quite happy to accuse anyone of anything
I like to do so with well... evidence
Would be better if you could defend the charge of racism to be honest
I am quite happy to accuse anyone of anything
I like to do so with well... evidence
3. People being accused of racism themselves are suffering from racism
This one I find really offensive
This one argues that because an individual is suffering themselves from racist abuse
That that somehow is an acceptable deflection from responding to the charge of racism
This one I find really offensive
This one argues that because an individual is suffering themselves from racist abuse
That that somehow is an acceptable deflection from responding to the charge of racism
4. How you are raising concerns of racism is in itself being divisive
This one also is abhorrent
How would you like someone to raise their concerns "non-divisively"
Perhaps if you could just respond to the charge of racism
This one also is abhorrent
How would you like someone to raise their concerns "non-divisively"
Perhaps if you could just respond to the charge of racism
Who approves what is an "acceptable" way to raise racism ?
This also tries to tie it into take the knee as being an "american import"
Also bullshit deflection
This also tries to tie it into take the knee as being an "american import"
Also bullshit deflection
5. You are exploiting racism for party political advantage
Again respond to the racist charge
e.g.
here's one party
dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-…
Again respond to the racist charge
e.g.
here's one party
dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-…
6. The media are "jumping on" cases of racism
again similar to an individual rasing racism in the wrong way
the newspaper gets tarred with "jumping on"
Also a bullshit deflection
England's premier landscape photographer used that one
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
again similar to an individual rasing racism in the wrong way
the newspaper gets tarred with "jumping on"
Also a bullshit deflection
England's premier landscape photographer used that one
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
September 2016
@DKShrewsbury
"Foreign Affairs Select Committee: @DKShrewsbury
goes next.
Q: I engage with the Polish community. There have been some anti-Polish incidents, but I am concerned the media may be overplaying them. What can you say in reassurance?"
@DKShrewsbury
"Foreign Affairs Select Committee: @DKShrewsbury
goes next.
Q: I engage with the Polish community. There have been some anti-Polish incidents, but I am concerned the media may be overplaying them. What can you say in reassurance?"
Oh yes and as to the Polish community
Channel 4 "Combating anti-Polish xenophobia" segment where a polish person gets abused live on camera
channel4.com/news/catch-up/…
Channel 4 "Combating anti-Polish xenophobia" segment where a polish person gets abused live on camera
channel4.com/news/catch-up/…
7. Increases in racism are down to better police reporting
Also the variant in this which is oh look the number of racist attacks is really small
Also a bullshit deflection
Also the variant in this which is oh look the number of racist attacks is really small
Also a bullshit deflection
Asked if the police were making extra preparations for hate crimes surrounding the A50 date,
“We know that national and global events have the potential to trigger short-terms rises in hate crime and we saw this following the EU Referendum last year.
huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/police-c…
“We know that national and global events have the potential to trigger short-terms rises in hate crime and we saw this following the EU Referendum last year.
huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/police-c…
8. <person> didn't create racism
Now this is one
I will start with a Tory MP
lbc.co.uk/radio/presente…
Now this is one
I will start with a Tory MP
lbc.co.uk/radio/presente…
And a thread on "what have we become" cc: @mrjamesob
https://mobile.twitter.com/PandaScottish/status/1010095388228022272
And just to give an update from a sporting hero here
https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1415971243547889670
9. Racism is nothing to do with our words/actions it is purely the individual
Your words
Your actions
Do not exist in a vaccuum
They affect others
Your words
Your actions
Do not exist in a vaccuum
They affect others
Or see:
Nigel Farage says he doesn’t believe Brexit has anything to do with rise of racist attacks, but if it does, then it’s regrettable
Mr Farage refused to recognise the link and said that people are “getting a bit hung up” about racist attacks.
lbc.co.uk/shelagh-clashe…
Nigel Farage says he doesn’t believe Brexit has anything to do with rise of racist attacks, but if it does, then it’s regrettable
Mr Farage refused to recognise the link and said that people are “getting a bit hung up” about racist attacks.
lbc.co.uk/shelagh-clashe…
Just close your eyes
Imagine someone had told the family or friends of a victim of a rape
To stop getting a "bit hung up" about the rape
See also:
Imagine someone had told the family or friends of a victim of a rape
To stop getting a "bit hung up" about the rape
See also:
Mark Hamilton, head of the National Police Chiefs’ Council
“I believe the referendum has led to an increase in reporting of hate crime. It is very clear in that more people have been aware of experiencing such incidents than we have had before.”
theguardian.com/society/2016/j…
“I believe the referendum has led to an increase in reporting of hate crime. It is very clear in that more people have been aware of experiencing such incidents than we have had before.”
theguardian.com/society/2016/j…
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Hogan-Howe
“We saw this horrible spike after Brexit,” he said. He revealed there was a connection between the referendum and many of the incidents and pointed out that many of the victims were eastern Europeans.
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
“We saw this horrible spike after Brexit,” he said. He revealed there was a connection between the referendum and many of the incidents and pointed out that many of the victims were eastern Europeans.
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
10. Stop talking about politics
Oh just stop with the bullshit deflection
Here is Abraham Lincoln:
“I should regret to see the day in which the people should cease to express intelligent, honest generous criticism upon the policy of their rulers.”
Oh just stop with the bullshit deflection
Here is Abraham Lincoln:
“I should regret to see the day in which the people should cease to express intelligent, honest generous criticism upon the policy of their rulers.”
Oh and for all those complaining about an individual "abusing" someone else online
Well here is a tale of Aunt Rebecca
smithsonianmag.com/history/honest…
Well here is a tale of Aunt Rebecca
smithsonianmag.com/history/honest…
Now that's me ran through the 10 in the bingo card
I want to pick on one of those in particular
Lucy Allan MP
I want to pick on one of those in particular
Lucy Allan MP
https://twitter.com/lucyallan/status/1415666783923576837
So first of all
Let me be clear
I do not like abusing anyone in politics or anywhere else
I do not abuse Nigel Farage
I do not abuse Darren Grimes
I do not abuse Priti Patel
I do not abuse Boris Johnson
I would stand against abusing ALL of them
Let me be clear
I do not like abusing anyone in politics or anywhere else
I do not abuse Nigel Farage
I do not abuse Darren Grimes
I do not abuse Priti Patel
I do not abuse Boris Johnson
I would stand against abusing ALL of them
That's not to say I will not look at the words and actions of those individuals and make an observation upon them
If I want to say they don't know how to fill in forms
If I want to say they are amoral cheating lying racist corrupt self serving charlatans
Then I will
If I want to say they don't know how to fill in forms
If I want to say they are amoral cheating lying racist corrupt self serving charlatans
Then I will
Oh yes and on the abuse received by politicians
Here's a look at that from 2017
I would stand against abuse of ALL of the politicians on that list whether it be racist abuse or just plain simple garden variety abuse
newstatesman.com/2017/09/we-tra…
Here's a look at that from 2017
I would stand against abuse of ALL of the politicians on that list whether it be racist abuse or just plain simple garden variety abuse
newstatesman.com/2017/09/we-tra…
Now I find it fascinating
Are you ok with a Home Secretary suppressing reports?
Yes or No?
Are you ok with a Home Secretary suppressing reports?
Yes or No?
If you are ok with it?
Why?
Would you not be ok if it was a topic that affected YOU?
Would you not be ok with it based on the number of times she suppressed something - if so what number 1, 2, 9?
Why?
Would you not be ok if it was a topic that affected YOU?
Would you not be ok with it based on the number of times she suppressed something - if so what number 1, 2, 9?
Why do you think a Home Secretary would suppress the reports on the positive benefits of immigration that dispel favoured tropes of racists?
Riddle me that
Riddle me that
So anyway
Enough on Theresa May
She is a cheating lying racist corrupt incompetent charlatan
You see
I am quite happy to call her that as much as I am the Prittster
Enough on Theresa May
She is a cheating lying racist corrupt incompetent charlatan
You see
I am quite happy to call her that as much as I am the Prittster
So anyway back to Priti
Priti seems to think abusing journalists is bad
Priti seems to think abusing journalists is bad
https://twitter.com/pritipatel/status/1404757624575377408
Here's a reminder of her leader who was happy to confirm he would take part in beating someone up
Maybe you should just taking his words "out of context" of whatever the fuck his bullshit excuse is
Maybe you should just taking his words "out of context" of whatever the fuck his bullshit excuse is
So for Priti - I wil tackle her lies, her cheating, her corruption, her bullying in a moment
First lets focus on the racism topic
So let's go back to Nigel
First lets focus on the racism topic
So let's go back to Nigel
Here are the words of a politician
"That poster was infamous, it was absolutely one of the things that made me very much pause"
Now I asked this individual
Why did it make them pause?
How long did it make them pause for?
"That poster was infamous, it was absolutely one of the things that made me very much pause"
Now I asked this individual
Why did it make them pause?
How long did it make them pause for?
I never got an answer from @Fox_Claire
The full quote
"That poster was infamous, it was absolutely one of the things that made me very much pause in terms of whether I'd stand in a party run by Nigel Farage."
The full quote
"That poster was infamous, it was absolutely one of the things that made me very much pause in terms of whether I'd stand in a party run by Nigel Farage."
How time's change
She got over that pause quite easily
I wonder what was she prepared to stomach for the great project of Brexit?
What would she have said no to?
thetimes.co.uk/article/the-br…
She got over that pause quite easily
I wonder what was she prepared to stomach for the great project of Brexit?
What would she have said no to?
thetimes.co.uk/article/the-br…
And I also praise @Nigel_Farage in the thread below
You see even I can praise a lying racist charlatan
You see even I can praise a lying racist charlatan
https://twitter.com/PandaScottish/status/1413515725231251467
Anyway back to Priti
I am not going to look at her being a cheating lying bullying charlatan
I cover that already in the thread below:
I am not going to look at her being a cheating lying bullying charlatan
I cover that already in the thread below:
https://twitter.com/PandaScottish/status/1330838685605093377
Instead lets go back to 2016
Priti Patel
"Uncontrolled migration is putting unsustainable pressures on our public services"
Priti Patel
"Uncontrolled migration is putting unsustainable pressures on our public services"
Not just pressure
But unsustainable pressure
So let's take a look
Your reminder
In 2016
Priti Patel's party had been in power for 6 years
They had exploited the aftermath of a global financial crash
To ride its coat tails
But unsustainable pressure
So let's take a look
Your reminder
In 2016
Priti Patel's party had been in power for 6 years
They had exploited the aftermath of a global financial crash
To ride its coat tails
But its weird
Having raise the fear of "unsustainable pressures"
She now wants to do the below
standard.co.uk/news/politics/…
Having raise the fear of "unsustainable pressures"
She now wants to do the below
standard.co.uk/news/politics/…
"Vote Leave is hoping to secure the backing of British Asians by telling them that if Britain quits the EU, it will mean more immigration from elsewhere in the world."
ft.com/content/94adce…
ft.com/content/94adce…
She EXPLOITS the concerns of businesses to tell them that nationalities that they might want for chefs
immigrants from EU == unsustainable pressures
immigrants from Asia = desirable
And sadly
Many swallowed her lies and racism
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
immigrants from EU == unsustainable pressures
immigrants from Asia = desirable
And sadly
Many swallowed her lies and racism
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
You cut the funding for language courses
Then you EXPLOIT the language difficulties that immigrants/refugees face
"Government funding for ESOL in England fell from £203m in 2010 to £90m in 2016, a real terms cut of 60%."
ein.org.uk/news/refugee-a…
Then you EXPLOIT the language difficulties that immigrants/refugees face
"Government funding for ESOL in England fell from £203m in 2010 to £90m in 2016, a real terms cut of 60%."
ein.org.uk/news/refugee-a…
Now
Let's link Theresa May's suppression of reports on immigration and its POSITIVE benefits
With the use of immigrants to scapegoating on schools
Let's link Theresa May's suppression of reports on immigration and its POSITIVE benefits
With the use of immigrants to scapegoating on schools
oh yes and on housing
So for 2010 onwards
The UK government not only wanted EU migrants
It NEEDED them
And HAVING ARRIVED
And CONTRIBUTING
They then exploited them as a tool to deflect from the KNOWABLE consequences of austerity
The UK government not only wanted EU migrants
It NEEDED them
And HAVING ARRIVED
And CONTRIBUTING
They then exploited them as a tool to deflect from the KNOWABLE consequences of austerity
https://twitter.com/PandaScottish/status/1408060653047148549
Now I am going to criticise @Anna_Soubry
Her party lost its compass long ago
You can decide to pursue austerity policies
But own the effects
They couldn't
It might lose them votes
Instead it used racism and xenophobia as a deflection
Her party lost its compass long ago
You can decide to pursue austerity policies
But own the effects
They couldn't
It might lose them votes
Instead it used racism and xenophobia as a deflection
https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight/status/1415429007907098627
What did you think was going to happen when you fed that tiger?
When you rode that tiger?
Where did you think that tiger was going to take you?
Dominic et all took the reins from you
And they rode that tiger hard
When you rode that tiger?
Where did you think that tiger was going to take you?
Dominic et all took the reins from you
And they rode that tiger hard
And having won ....
Michael Gove:
“I know what you mean, yes. If it had been left entirely to me the leave campaign would have a slightly different feel.
What was wrong with its feel?
Why did you not raise this at the time?
theguardian.com/politics/2018/…
Michael Gove:
“I know what you mean, yes. If it had been left entirely to me the leave campaign would have a slightly different feel.
What was wrong with its feel?
Why did you not raise this at the time?
theguardian.com/politics/2018/…
And I end with what I wish all those apologists for Priti Patel and Boris Johnson could do
Defend them from the charge of racism
Go on
Defend them
I do so in the thread below
It's really simple
There are SO MANY examples to choose from
Defend them from the charge of racism
Go on
Defend them
I do so in the thread below
It's really simple
There are SO MANY examples to choose from
https://twitter.com/PandaScottish/status/1414542431106777090
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