Wings Over Scotland

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• Alf Baird on The Longest Road: ““they clamp the blinkers on tightly” That seems an apt way to describe the effect of a ‘colonial mindset’ affecting…” Feb 17, 15:07
• Cynicus on The Longest Road: “MaggieC says: “ So tremble false wigs in the midst of yer glee“ ========== Amen to your sentiment, Maggie. There…” Feb 17, 15:05
• sam on The Longest Road: “Northcode I think this is why it happened. Frae the BBC. “The estate of former first minister Alex Salmond is…” Feb 17, 14:10
• Hatey McHateface on The Longest Road: “It’s an interesting case, right enough. As already covered by Our Host, not that long ago, Mr Hirst lost his…” Feb 17, 14:05
• Hatey McHateface on The Longest Road: “To paraphrase my dear departed Mammie: Fa “classified [ye] as an inferior subject rather than an equal citizen”, Alf? Haha,…” Feb 17, 13:40
• sarah on The Longest Road: “@ 100%Yes: good man for posting this link to the Mark Hirst crowdfunder. What a wonderful day it will be…” Feb 17, 13:23
• Hatey McHateface on The Longest Road: “Enough of that, Northy. I don’t want you subtly fooling me into thinking an interstellar Pict can ever be regarded…” Feb 17, 12:42
• Alf Baird on The Longest Road: “Yes indeed, very interesting, including the definition of “modern colonialism” which: “depends first and foremost upon the declaration of sovereignty…” Feb 17, 12:38
• Northcode on The Longest Road: “From the same article. “…colonialism depends first and foremost upon the declaration of sovereignty and/or territorial seizure by a core…” Feb 17, 12:34
• willie on The Longest Road: “I think civil actions can effectively be be bought and sold, The classic example of this is no win,no fee…” Feb 17, 12:22
• 100%Yes on The Longest Road: “He was revealing a lot more than people took on.” Feb 17, 12:22
• Northcode on The Longest Road: “I rarely feel the urge to respond to your stuff, but you actually made me laugh out loud… not bad…” Feb 17, 12:17
• Hatey McHateface on The Longest Road: “Whoops! “For all their theoretical insights, neither postcolonial theory nor decolonial studies systematically demonstrate through sustained empirical investigation the means…” Feb 17, 12:07
• Hatey McHateface on The Longest Road: “You choose to ignore the complications, Alf. Colonisation is like a set of those nested Orc dolls, with the additional…” Feb 17, 12:03
• Northcode on The Longest Road: “I think there might be more to this story than just someone blowing their trumpet over their ‘funding’ of another’s…” Feb 17, 11:55
• sam on The Longest Road: “Northcode, Alf, others. This is worth reading, I think. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/social-science-history/article/reverberations-of-empire-how-the-colonial-past-shapes-the-present/178FA24536F578B3EFE2434DFDB87846” Feb 17, 11:55
• Hatey McHateface on The Longest Road: “Yum. Scotch on the rocks. But surely a bit too early in the day.” Feb 17, 11:40
• 100%Yes on The Longest Road: “No I don’t, anyone who supports the Labour party and I’ll remind you no other party has caused to much…” Feb 17, 11:35
• Debatable Lands on The Longest Road: “A man does something decent out of his own pocket. For Scotland. In fact, doing something virtually every contributor to…” Feb 17, 10:53
• 100%Yes on The Longest Road: “Just donated to Mark Hirst legal fight, the link is below. https://civillibertyscotland.com/news/victory-is-close-but-fresh-appeal-needed https://civillibertyscotland.com/” Feb 17, 10:52
• Northcode on The Longest Road: “The real ‘war’ facing the Scots isn’t material… it’s spiritual, psychological if preferred, and the field of battle is in…” Feb 17, 10:50
• Alf Baird on The Longest Road: “Colonialism is not that complicated, Hatey. There are only two main protagonists in colonial theory – the colonizer and the…” Feb 17, 10:36
• TURABDIN on The Longest Road: “The great matter is not AI itself but those with the funds to control and influence the technology. Sofar it…” Feb 17, 10:05
• TURABDIN on The Longest Road: “THE CHALLENGE….a proactive «army»of liberation or another passive «party» of liberation?” Feb 17, 09:32
• Northcode on The Longest Road: “Aye, Alf. I don’t believe Mr McAlpine has fully grasped the true nature of Scotland’s predicament, or understands the underlying…” Feb 17, 09:13
• Hatey McHateface on The Longest Road: “An interesting article on what the author calls the “Fourth Industrial Revolution” – the wipe out of office based jobs…” Feb 17, 08:31
• David Ferguson on The Longest Road: “I’ll do my best not try your patience Rev, but I’ll be posting this regularly on your threads up to…” Feb 17, 05:02
• James Barr Gardner on The Longest Road: “Call me cynical, but remember to beware of Greeks bearing gifts………..” Feb 17, 03:24
• Young Lochinvar on The Longest Road: “Amen to that! May they have restless sleeps..” Feb 17, 00:16
• Young Lochinvar on The Longest Road: “Best review, well said! The interviewer is patronising à la MSM.. At least though he didn’t claim (on this interview)…” Feb 17, 00:08