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It's Not a conspiracy theory after all'
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Hugh Dallas ups his game v Aberdeen! 🤣
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1 hour ago, Wilbur said:
We had to dip a bit deeper into our squad today with neither Baccus nor Strain available so 3 points is a satisfactory outcome from a fairly unspectacular performance. By the look of Taylor's injury we may be without him for a game or two, and possibly Kiltie too, so our strength in depth could be tested further in Dingwall.
Gogic my MOM today.
Gogic made quite a few uncharacteristic mistakes today and struggled in the air. My MOTM would definitely be Taylor. As for the game. A really dreadful spectacle. No real surprise as we have been pish poor since before the Celtic game. Still. Another three valuable points. That is the only positive I take from today .
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1 hour ago, exiledfan said:
I work for a company that offers no sick pay after redundancy with a company with good sick pay and am surprised at the amount of companies that don't offer this even for long serving employees. If a company is over a certain size their should be more emphasis on supporting recuperating or making reasonable adjustments for employees to keep in work and make a contribution to the running of the company. Silently the Tory party has eroded workers rights and now that an election is on the way it's popular bite sized policies to keep the swing voter's and doners on side to minimise an election thumping.
We can only hope that the normal working many weigh up the pros and cons and realises that only the much better off will benefit from these changes. That and the "silver" voters realise they're being screwed over too. I don't think this mini budget will fool too many into changing their minds come the next election.
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2 hours ago, Cookie Monster said:
##Breaking News##
I can exclusively reveal the name of the 1st astronaut that is going to Mars.
Faraway Saint.
NASA has decided if anyone can find water on the plant it'll be him.
I'm not sure talking pish constitutes finding water.
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On 11/18/2023 at 10:39 AM, Albanian Buddy said:
The sexism polis will swarm over that term. 😝
Of which gender though? 🫢
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34 minutes ago, antrin said:
Thank you,
I couldnae be bothered responding to the gobshite.
More likely incapable of counter argument
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7 hours ago, ALBIONSAINT said:
I think you were the one professing when you made the post, I was merely noting that it wasn’t from The Royal British legion but from The Scotsman newspaper. As for the veracity of the piece? well that would be your opinion rather than undisputable fact. The piece appears to suggest that the democratic process in both the US and U.K. is failing to produce a magical land where poverty, distrust and power don’t exist. The section below is very strange as it appears to suggest that U.K. economic modelling is right wing? I wonder what Mr Blair and Mr Brown were thinking.
“Both at home and abroad, in other words, it is difficult to imagine a more effective recipe for national decline. And meanwhile, in the UK, it becomes ever more clear that 40 almost uninterrupted years of right-wing economics has likewise ushered in an age of decline. The real-terms pay of ordinary Britishworkers has been flatlining since 2009; while the cult of austerity in public spending has hollowed out our communities and cultural life, and impoverished and degraded our public services. And of course, the resentment produced by such hard times also led to the disastrous act of economic and human self-harm that was Brexit”
I was not professing. I was merely relaying what I believe is an accurate reflection of those who are in control of our countries. I don't see any issue with the statement. Both Blair and Brown were most definitely right of centre. They believed in "trickle down economics" which, by its very nature, will NEVER work to the benefit of the actual workers. Those who actually produce the wealth.
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1 hour ago, ALBIONSAINT said:
Just for clarity…….the first part of this post is from the Royal British legion (the right to protest) the rest of the post is from an article from The Scotsman.
No matter what you profess it doesn't alter the veracity of the piece.
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Last week, at the height of the bitter debate over Saturday’s huge London march for a ceasefire in Gaza, the Royal British Legion – the organisation that supports and speaks for all the UK’s military veterans, (maybe not ALL) – issued a statement that should perhaps have attracted more attention than it did. In a few short paragraphs, the statement simply defended the right to protest as one of the freedoms for which British troops have fought and asked that the weekend’s marches and demonstrations should pass off peacefully, without disruption to Armistice Day or Remembrance Sunday events.
In a weekend replete with symbolism, it was, of course, a few demonstrators from the political far right, claiming to “defend the Cenotaph”, who came closest, on Saturday, to desecrating the UK’s plain and beautiful national war memorial; but amid all the sound and fury, the Legion’s words came as a salutary reminder of how the voice of reason and decency might sound, and of a time when the idea of British patriotism had not yet been quite so thoroughly hijacked by the political right.
It stated,
"For the great irony of the Trump and Brexit years, in British and US politics, is that the people who now present themselves as the great patriots of the West – those who want to make America or Britain “great again”, who prattle about Empire 2.0, and who despise international law and institutions – are precisely those whose actions are now weakening Western countries internally from day to day, and all but guaranteeing the decline of Western influence and credibility on the global stage.
That process has now reached a visible crisis, in the Western response to the catastrophic conflict in southern Israel and Gaza; where largely right-wing pressure to offer uncritical support to the Netanyahu government has begun to blow back in the faces of Western leaders who seem to have underestimated both the diversity of opinion in their own societies, and the extent to which the Global South has now lost patience with Western powers which so frequently – when it suits them – ignore the principles of international and humanitarian law that they preach to others.
The UK Government, for example, is in the hands of a party whose chairman thinks it clever to talk about simply ignoring the UK Supreme Court’s ruling on the Rwanda asylum scheme; while the Prime Minister shamelessly refers to that venerable international institution, the European Court of Human Rights, as a “foreign court”.
And the situation in the United States is worse, in that 2024 presidential election risks the return to the White House of a politician who claims to defend American values, while taking a sledgehammer to every constitutional principle that ever made the idea of America worth defending. The levels of pseudo-religious irrationality and extremism now prevalent in Trump’s Republican party are terrifying, and increasingly incapacitating to any kind of practical or effective domestic politics; while, on the world stage, the same people promote a delusional isolationism in which it somehow makes sense for the United States to withdraw from Nato, and to remove support from Ukraine in its vital struggle against Russian aggression.
Both at home and abroad, in other words, it is difficult to imagine a more effective recipe for national decline. And meanwhile, in the UK, it becomes ever more clear that 40 almost uninterrupted years of right-wing economics has likewise ushered in an age of decline. The real-terms pay of ordinary British workers has been flatlining since 2009; while the cult of austerity in public spending has hollowed out our communities and cultural life, and impoverished and degraded our public services. And of course, the resentment produced by such hard times also led to the disastrous act of economic and human self-harm that was Brexit.
Yet all of this has come to you courtesy of those most likely to wrap themselves in the flag, and to claim love of their country as their motivation; whereas the truth about their ideology is that it is deeply destructive, fundamentally misconceived, and based on a shameful failure to learn or respect the lessons of recent history. It is, sadly, more than a quarter of a century since the late, great Robin Cook, as Tony Blair’s Foreign Secretary, first announced his proposed “ethical foreign policy”, informed by the basic principles of international law. He was much mocked at the time, notably by crusty old reactionaries who opined that international affairs is all about brute force and “realpolitik”, narrowly defined.
Yet today, as South Africa takes a case against Israel’s actions in Gaza to the International Criminal Court, Ukraine desperately appeals for Western help in upholding the ideas of freedom and democracy against Putin’s bloody dictatorship, and many Israeli citizens and the Palestinian people themselves appeal to those principles for the justice, peace and security they seek, we can surely see that it is not the principles themselves that are at fault, but our own short-sighted failure to defend them with the seriousness they deserve, and which the people of the Global South now increasingly demand.
What the West needs now, in other words, is government that will stand up for the best that our civilisation has produced, rather than the worst; for civility, welfare and social justice at home, and for the principles and institutions enshrined in the UN Charter abroad. At this time of crisis for humankind and the planet, nothing less will do. Donald Trump will not do. Rishi Sunak will not do. And increasingly, centre-left leaders like Keir Starmer and Joe Biden will not do either, unless they can begin to shift their positions away from old, discredited loyalties, towards a new commitment to those values of peace, justice and humanity which we all claim for our own, but which are universal, or they are nothing".
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2 hours ago, ALBIONSAINT said:
Well done 👏
Quite fortunate that Hamas left them for IDF to find. And.... no timestamp on the picture or background to prove where they are. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!
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56 minutes ago, ALBIONSAINT said:
Free view on television x for me, oh how the other half live 😅
I see Fartaway has his finger on the pulse. 🤣
Someone tell him the Titanic hit an iceberg.
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2 hours ago, antrin said:
A bit disrespectful not using their real name. It’s: The Rangers.
Not to mention calling the pair "the old firm" since one is newer than our stadium.
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3 hours ago, StanleySaint said:
Although there is plenty of precedent for this it really does smack of scraping the barrell.
It's ridiculous that you can have a non elected individual holding an official high office position.
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13 minutes ago, bazil85 said:
Bye bye Suella. A truly nasty piece of work.
I think she's got exactly what she wants. The great thing is that this is likely to cause the nasty tories to implode. The far right will be determined to gain complete control. The bad thing is there is another year before we can get rid and, even then, the SNP have been duped into destroying there chance of taking advantage of the situation and the only UK alternative is a red tory package.
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8 hours ago, BigYardsAndBasher said:
I'm too young for Hammarby but have heard about it from Buddies older than myself.
I'm surprised you found a buddy willing to talk about THAT game.😮
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2 hours ago, Scott-Leeds said:
I’m very much in the ‘we got gubbed we move on’ camp hoping we get back on track
Still a great start to the season and plenty of positivesI'd go further. It's, "We got gubbed, time for the players to wake up and smell the coffee". Stop believing the media hype and start deserving to win games.
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3 hours ago, TPAFKA Jersey 2 said:
Just realised this is the first matchday for a while where we could lose our 3rd spot.
Don’t see it happening though. Not only do I fancy us to win, Killie have a tough away game at Hibs who will be smarting after throwing away their lead on Wednesday.
Having seen the game v us and the highlights from previous hibs games I think thry're probably due a win so I agree we will probably still be third but Dundee will be a tough place to go to.
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10 minutes ago, HSS said:
Given their financial restraints, I'm guessing it's the beginning of the end of the Martindale/Livi connection
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Just back from the game and looked up the Beebs coverage. I couldn't believe SRs comment.
"I thought the boys were terrific. One of our best performances of the season against a very good Hibs side"
It must look totally different from the dugout. Absolutely dreadful performance for at least two thirds of that match.
We stood so far off Hibs that they could have made a cuppa and had a fag before making their next pass.
Still. Another point to add to a handsome total.
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1 hour ago, antrin said:
Burns night, St George’s day, (Andrew, Paddy and Dave), 4th of July, StMirin’s day. (And St Mirrren’s day) - and a myriad other things that highlight different backgrounds and culture are part of what makes this an interesting country to live in.
We should get rid of all these? All aspects of our difference?
Stop showing programmes about hill-walking in Scotland in case it offends flat-earthers in Suffolk? Stop showing weather forecasts of floods expected in Cornwal whilst Wick basks in sunshine? Stop showing Coronation Street in case Scousers get pished off and stop showing kids tv about Wombles in case the Clangers take the huff?
Aye, I’m being silly - only way to respond to this anti-black nonsense dressed up as faux-concern.
(sorry didn’t mean to drive a wedge between any of us by using a French word, in there…)
Now you ARE clutching at straws. All of those mentioned have absolutely nothing to do with colour. But you knew that. The very events you mention are celebrated by folk of all different shades because we ARE a multicultural nation. They are the things that unify, not single one section out as different. Most are celebrations of national pride and, as far as St. Mirin's day is concerned. You must be alone in the phone booth celebrating that.
The rest is just REAL nonsense.
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3 hours ago, W6er said:
Black history is an exclusive celebration of one race's history! You might claim everyone can celebrate it, but the people you are celebrating have to be black. Try celebrating the achievements of Oliver Cromwell or Winston Churchill and you will surely be told they're not black.
You think that highlighting historical black oppression at the hands of whitey, which is what a large portion of black history is, and providing a history month to exclusively celebrate one race's achievements helps reconciliation? I'd suggest it's likely to foster resentment in both communities. If you want to build a cohesive nation don't emphasise the historical grievances between different peoples or conspicuously promote one group over another.
I would go further If we seriously want to bring us together then let's get beyond the concept of "different peoples". I don't consider anyone living in Scotland as different peoples. We need to get away from this idea that a different hue means a different section of people. It may seem fanciful but I long for the day when the colour of a person's skin is treated like the colour of their eyes inasmuch as it is only mentioned in an asthetic context. This is why I feel highlighting, no pun intended, one section of the nation, whether positive or negative, is both divisive and unhelpful.
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22 hours ago, beyond our ken said:
I understand
it’s about Black folk and you are upset
i can’t help you out with that
You obviously don't understand. It's about fairness and non discrimination. Regardless of gender, creed or colour.
I can't help that you are not willing to call it out. Why is it one section of society get to have a national celebration of their colour when the rest of us would be called racist if we did the same?
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On 10/26/2023 at 4:46 PM, beyond our ken said:
You are right
You, Scott and everyone who never got off their arse to set it up are horribly discriminatory
you do realise it was set up by black people who felt their history needed wider appreciation and they wouldn’t necessarily have thought about other skin hues?
Thought not!
Setting it up is one thing. Many people start up clubs/associations. Championing it on a supposedly all inclusive media station without a complimentary viewpoint is, IMO, discriminatory. In fact. The narrative being driven by those who are not unbiased can be construed as biased in its content.
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Just now, Scott-Leeds said:
When is White History Month?Exactly. Why shouldn't there be such a thing? Positive discrimination is still discrimination.
St Mirren v Livingston SPFL Premiership 25/11/23
in Matchday & Travel Club
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2 things.
Firstly. Fartaway can prattle on as much as he likes as I have him on ignore. He knows this but still tries to bait. Saddo is a word he should use to the mirror.
Secondly. I agree with you that we have a very good squad but that doesn't change my opinion that we have been very poor recently. Even in the 4-0 win v Saintees. Granted we had a wee spell but, for most of that game, we were piss poor. I don't expect them to play great every week but I reserve the right to call it out when they don't. Results don't necessarily reflect the performance. I am delighted as to where we are but we have definitely got away with playing poorly and I will not let some simpleton who sits on his erse at home while I'm sitting at the game watching what transpires preach to me about how the team perform.