A thousand thanks for this rip-roaring take on the absolute farce that is the Scottish hate speech legislation. I've been following it with interest via GBNEWS who have had a similarly sarcastic take. Offence is the price we pay for free speech but it appears the snowflakes of today wither and melt under the heat of burning truths. Hence my favourite phrase "you absolute melt". Telling that women are not protected under this law......Scotland seems determined to rid itself of the "scourge" that is womanhood. Well, wee Nippy is done for isn't she? Lol. The English police aren't much better - still prioritising "hate crimes" over burglaries (far too difficult, means actually working, bloody hell, can't have that, might miss their lgbtq meeting) despite instructions from Home Sec. Sigh.
It has been reported (one sincerely hopes accurately) Over Here that Ms Rowling, upon it being observed that no one would shackle the richest woman in the UK, replied (more or less), "Any woman who is tagged for observing that one born a man remains a man regardless of what he calls himself should advise me of the exact wording, which I will repost. They can arrest both of us."
More seriously, thank you. This article explained a lot of what was going on that I was not aware of. I just can’t understand the underlying theory of this law. Hate is subjective and hate is an emotion. It therefore cannot be regulated. My husband can take great offense at something I say, and then later realize he misheard it because he was standing next to the running microwave and heard it incorrectly. Oops. I think mockery is the only solution.
Great Little Red Riding Hood cartoon in the Spectator the other day..... Wolf's in the bed.... and the caption: "Call me a Wolf and I'll have you arrested".
Given how, shall we say, ungenteel, Scots in Australia typically are*, it's a constant source of amazement how prissy their counterparts back in the ancestral homeland have apparently become.
Mr. Gage, I have been waiting for your take on this ridiculousness, and I wasn't disappointed.
You beautifully written line "the Scottish first minister is a theatrical tribute to the inadequately medicated " was funny, and describes so many of our fellow humans. But the real zinger was "A one man repudiation of intelligent design." I am still chuckling.
How disappointing it is, is beyond words. I believe the Scottish enlightenment lead to the American enlightenment. Yet, here we are.
I must laugh at it all, otherwise it is much to sad.
"You'd assume a culture obsessed with progress would covet the red blood cells of progress—free speech and freedom of expression."
The West may be driven by "progress" (especially of the technological variety) and may use it as a secular replacement for the Lord and His Providence, but our realest, deepest obsession is with CONTROL (sorry, Substack needs italics)—control of the natural environment, control of other people and their brains, control of anything that may wound us, or as Hartmut Rosa says in his book, "The Uncontrollability of the World":
"...we, as late modern human beings, aim to make the world controllable at every level—individual, cultural, institutional, and structural—we invariably encounter the world as a series of points of aggression, in other words as a series of objects that we have to know, attain, conquer, master, or exploit....This in turn leads to frustration, anger, and even despair, which then manifest themselves, among other things, in acts of impotent political aggression."
I think this obsession with control better explains why Scotland has been awarded this leading spot (for the moment) in the Color Revolution(s) the Western ownership class is performing on its societies. 2016 (among other events) gave our owners and their managerial minions a terrible existential shock and they're going to do everything they can never to feel that level of fear again—and if it means that half of Scotland has to be classified as thought criminals, that's a small price to pay for their peace of mind.
Wow. The insanity of this is wild!! What the hell is happening to this world.
As always, great piece.
Oh, and that course? 3 hours, not days. No DEI course ever lasts more than 3 hours 🤣😂
A thousand thanks for this rip-roaring take on the absolute farce that is the Scottish hate speech legislation. I've been following it with interest via GBNEWS who have had a similarly sarcastic take. Offence is the price we pay for free speech but it appears the snowflakes of today wither and melt under the heat of burning truths. Hence my favourite phrase "you absolute melt". Telling that women are not protected under this law......Scotland seems determined to rid itself of the "scourge" that is womanhood. Well, wee Nippy is done for isn't she? Lol. The English police aren't much better - still prioritising "hate crimes" over burglaries (far too difficult, means actually working, bloody hell, can't have that, might miss their lgbtq meeting) despite instructions from Home Sec. Sigh.
It has been reported (one sincerely hopes accurately) Over Here that Ms Rowling, upon it being observed that no one would shackle the richest woman in the UK, replied (more or less), "Any woman who is tagged for observing that one born a man remains a man regardless of what he calls himself should advise me of the exact wording, which I will repost. They can arrest both of us."
Two words: My. Hero.
More seriously, thank you. This article explained a lot of what was going on that I was not aware of. I just can’t understand the underlying theory of this law. Hate is subjective and hate is an emotion. It therefore cannot be regulated. My husband can take great offense at something I say, and then later realize he misheard it because he was standing next to the running microwave and heard it incorrectly. Oops. I think mockery is the only solution.
To think Braveheart died for this, and most horribly.
"A one-man repudiation of intelligent design." Deft. And not hateful, merely truthful.
Great Little Red Riding Hood cartoon in the Spectator the other day..... Wolf's in the bed.... and the caption: "Call me a Wolf and I'll have you arrested".
You've got to laugh.
Your hateful article has been reported to the hate hotline. Expect police at your door shortly. Thanks for sharing.
Given how, shall we say, ungenteel, Scots in Australia typically are*, it's a constant source of amazement how prissy their counterparts back in the ancestral homeland have apparently become.
*See Jimmy Barnes - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Barnes
Mr. Gage, I have been waiting for your take on this ridiculousness, and I wasn't disappointed.
You beautifully written line "the Scottish first minister is a theatrical tribute to the inadequately medicated " was funny, and describes so many of our fellow humans. But the real zinger was "A one man repudiation of intelligent design." I am still chuckling.
How disappointing it is, is beyond words. I believe the Scottish enlightenment lead to the American enlightenment. Yet, here we are.
I must laugh at it all, otherwise it is much to sad.
"You'd assume a culture obsessed with progress would covet the red blood cells of progress—free speech and freedom of expression."
The West may be driven by "progress" (especially of the technological variety) and may use it as a secular replacement for the Lord and His Providence, but our realest, deepest obsession is with CONTROL (sorry, Substack needs italics)—control of the natural environment, control of other people and their brains, control of anything that may wound us, or as Hartmut Rosa says in his book, "The Uncontrollability of the World":
"...we, as late modern human beings, aim to make the world controllable at every level—individual, cultural, institutional, and structural—we invariably encounter the world as a series of points of aggression, in other words as a series of objects that we have to know, attain, conquer, master, or exploit....This in turn leads to frustration, anger, and even despair, which then manifest themselves, among other things, in acts of impotent political aggression."
I think this obsession with control better explains why Scotland has been awarded this leading spot (for the moment) in the Color Revolution(s) the Western ownership class is performing on its societies. 2016 (among other events) gave our owners and their managerial minions a terrible existential shock and they're going to do everything they can never to feel that level of fear again—and if it means that half of Scotland has to be classified as thought criminals, that's a small price to pay for their peace of mind.
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