Scotland is no longer a free country.
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Mel Gibson wept.
"The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil
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Next month, the infamous Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act finally comes into force. Essentially, it allows the courts to jail individuals for up to seven years for saying, writing or posting any comment that is deemed to “stir up hatred” against a protected group, including disability, race, religion and, inevitably, transgender identity.
“stir up hatred” against a protected group
Are bad guys protected, or only good guys?
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Good news/bad news:
Bad news -they're losing freedom of speech.
Good news - nobody understands a bloody word they're saying anyway.
I was only joking
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The wife is of Scotch ancestry.
How'd you like a sgian dubh tickling your nose?
“Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”
Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton
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@Mik said in Scotland is no longer a free country.:
Mel Gibson
That rarest of birds - a Scotsman with a suntan.
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@Jolly said in Scotland is no longer a free country.:
The wife is of Scotch ancestry.
How'd you like a sgian dubh tickling your nose?
As am I. They use those fancy knives to strategically shave their sheep, I believe.
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Good news/bad news:
Bad news -they're losing freedom of speech.
Good news - nobody understands a bloody word they're saying anyway.
@Doctor-Phibes said in Scotland is no longer a free country.:
Good news/bad news:
Bad news -they're losing freedom of speech.
Good news - nobody understands a bloody word they're saying anyway.
Made me think of this sketch:
Link to videoBack in the 90’s I got to know a bunch of oil patch Scots from Grampian Region. With a bit of effort and nights of drinking I got to understand their brogue and expressions pretty well.
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@Doctor-Phibes said in Scotland is no longer a free country.:
Good news/bad news:
Bad news -they're losing freedom of speech.
Good news - nobody understands a bloody word they're saying anyway.
Made me think of this sketch:
Link to videoBack in the 90’s I got to know a bunch of oil patch Scots from Grampian Region. With a bit of effort and nights of drinking I got to understand their brogue and expressions pretty well.
@Renauda said in Scotland is no longer a free country.:
Back in the 90’s I got to know a bunch of oil patch Scots from Grampian Region. With a bit of effort and nights of drinking I got to understand their brogue and expressions pretty well.
When I worked in the UK we used to go up to Aberdeen quite a bit - we ran training courses for Shell and others. It's surprising how quickly it all starts to make sense.
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Too bad Musical Princess isn't here to give us her perspective. Thought I saw on FB a while back that she got married, btw.
@89th said in Scotland is no longer a free country.:
Too bad Musical Princess isn't here to give us her perspective.
Because you can see Scotland from her house?
I was only joking
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@89th said in Scotland is no longer a free country.:
Too bad Musical Princess isn't here to give us her perspective.
Because you can see Scotland from her house?
@Doctor-Phibes said in Scotland is no longer a free country.:
@89th said in Scotland is no longer a free country.:
Too bad Musical Princess isn't here to give us her perspective.
Because you can see Scotland from her house?
She's in Oz - permanently, from what I understand.
