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    • 100%Yes on The Nobodies: “Any news on Sturgeon making a challenge, yet?Jul 30, 09:17
    • Captain Caveman on The Nobodies: “Precisely and definitively put, Aidan – which goes a very long way to explain the incredulous mockery that Alf is…Jul 30, 09:01
    • Hatey McHateface on The Nobodies: “Absolutely top post, Aidan. The entire “Scotland as colony” and “let’s force abody tae spik Scots” tropes serve only as…Jul 30, 08:33
    • Aidan on The Nobodies: “Alf’s work is fundamentally unserious for a number of reasons which I’ve pointed out length, but to summarise: – Alf’s…Jul 30, 08:03
    • Hatey McHateface on The Nobodies: ““Want me to describe how” Of course. But you won’t. For all sorts of reasons. But mainly because you can’t.Jul 29, 22:58
    • Hatey McHateface on The Nobodies: “Ah, Confused, some casual racism of the real kind, not the “doctrinal” sort dreamed up by Alf. And some of…Jul 29, 22:51
    • Confused on The Nobodies: “what does that even mean? I pointed out the “blowback” / unintended consequences of – the west – “arming up…Jul 29, 22:50
    • Marie on The Nobodies: “Well Burnham and most of his cabinet (and most Westminster MPs) are members of L-F-O-I and many accept donations. Westminster…Jul 29, 22:34
    • Hatey McHateface on The Nobodies: “Another from Confused in which we glean some indication of what his main concern is. But enough of that. His…Jul 29, 22:27
    • Confused on The Nobodies: “your posts are like a one man “dirty protest”, and never troubled by any coherent point. Still, quantity, not quality.…Jul 29, 22:17
    • Hatey McHateface on The Nobodies: “Which side did em fight for? Can’t be too careful!Jul 29, 22:15
    • James on The Nobodies: “Cheers!Jul 29, 22:13
    • Hatey McHateface on The Nobodies: ““on the wrong side of history and morality” Oh, yeah, sure. I’m not cheering on the people who want to…Jul 29, 22:12
    • Confused on The Nobodies: “Sudan? I pointed out a while ago that the worst nutters we have imported to roam our streets tend to…Jul 29, 22:12
    • Young Lochinvar on The Nobodies: “Happy anniversary tomorrow of the Battle of Boroughmuir (Edinburgh) 1335. Fought during the second wars of independence, another one the…Jul 29, 21:47
    • Hatey McHateface on The Nobodies: ““sitting on it’s fat arse” Ah, Wally W, you’re another who should make the effort to post in Scots. That…Jul 29, 21:38
    • Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on The Nobodies: “« In another place [Carl] Schmitt calls sovereignty “true state omnipotence.” He holds that sovereignty lies with the person who…Jul 29, 21:07
    • Hatey McHateface on The Nobodies: “You give way too much attention, Northy, to the voices in yer heid.Jul 29, 19:28
    • James on The Nobodies: “LOLZ…..says the Keyboard Warrior – sitting on it’s fat arse in East Kilbride posting Unionist Shite on here all day,…Jul 29, 19:26
    • Hatey McHateface on The Nobodies: “Ah, Wally, as ever you show us why the smart money is on you still wondering, as the emergency services…Jul 29, 19:24
    • Hatey McHateface on The Nobodies: “What’s that you say, Sooty? Burnham’s going after people on benefits? Well, well. Maybe he will live up to the…Jul 29, 19:09
    • James on The Nobodies: “Nah, everyone here knows you’re just a Unionist “Prick”…..Jul 29, 19:05
    • Hatey McHateface on The Nobodies: “This is Scotland, sam. Why should we believe you know what a woman is?Jul 29, 18:39
    • Hatey McHateface on The Nobodies: “We have serious claims from Professor Baird that I’m a racist and a fascist. We have serious claims from Professor…Jul 29, 18:37
    • Captain Caveman on The Nobodies: ““My point wasn’t about the emotional harm of mockery… it was about its structural uselessness.” Well I daresay, Northy, if…Jul 29, 18:22
    • Alf Baird on The Nobodies: ““It sounds good but it’s not right.” Spot on, James. The statement (“Scotland did fine as a colony from 1750…Jul 29, 16:03
    • Confused on The Nobodies: “Burnham’s been in the job 5 seconds and what has he been doing : – FUCK OFF SCOTLAND was near…Jul 29, 15:39
    • Northcode on The Nobodies: “You’re raising points about government size and historical interpretation, but none of them actually engage the argument you’re responding to.…Jul 29, 15:31
    • Northcode on The Nobodies: ““Mockery and insults are different.” Your distinction makes sense at the level of tone, but my point was about their…Jul 29, 14:53
    • Ross on The Nobodies: “BTW, There’s an easy fix for the ITV screen capture problem – in the browser settings, do a search for…Jul 29, 14:09
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