pandarilla Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 What Jim 'Ill never appear on the bbc again" Sillars.He is the very definition of 'yer da" nowadays On here, and actually across society nowadays, there is a tendency to dismiss someone entirely because of one thing they once said, or one controversial thing they believe. I like jim sillars. He talks an awful lot of sense. I might be in the minority here but I also think my da talks am awful lot of sense. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 My mum is 57 and votes SNP, as does my dad who is 62 Both voted remain. Both voted yes in 2014. I however voted the same way as your mum and step dad in each election. More of a 'my team' thing than generational with you though. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 On here, and actually across society nowadays, there is a tendency to dismiss someone entirely because of one thing they once said, or one controversial thing they believe. I like jim sillars. He talks an awful lot of sense. I might be in the minority here but I also think my da talks am awful lot of sense. Sillars is an angry old man and is upset because he is reduced to shouting from the sidelines.His views on fracking etc etc 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandarilla Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Sillars is an angry old man and is upset because he is reduced to shouting from the sidelines.His views on fracking etc etc Nothing in your first sentence means he's wrong though. The snp have played that very narrative because it suits them. It gives them cover from the left. And btw the ageism tone is not cool. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Nothing in your first sentence means he's wrong though. The snp have played that very narrative because it suits them. It gives them cover from the left. And btw the ageism tone is not cool. But he really is an angry old man theres nothing ageist in pointing it out 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandarilla Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 But he really is an angry old man theres nothing ageist in pointing it out It's using the term old to dismiss him. If the same was used against mhairi black, folk would rightly be up in arms. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 It's using the term old to dismiss him. If the same was used against mhairi black (apologies for spelling), folk would rightly be up in arms. Aye right you are 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Think it's fair to say that Jim Sillars is a bit of a bitter b*****d but that he also makes some interesting points on the SNP and the wider independence movement. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Angelo Barksdale Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Always think of this gif whenever Sillars is mentioned. Although he does occasionally make a decent point. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin_Nevis Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Jesus wept Pandarilla. Give the contrarian/concern trolling a rest for a day. You've become the b*****d offspring of XBL and RandomGuy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Maturin Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 3 minutes ago, Henderson to deliver ..... said: Always think of this gif whenever Sillars is mentioned. Although he does occasionally make a decent point. Off topic but my favourite political gif has to be this one... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandarilla Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Jesus wept Pandarilla. Give the contrarian/concern trolling a rest for a day. You've become the b*****d offspring of XBL and RandomGuy. Contrarian/concern trolling? There's some amount of pish posted on here but that's impressive. I quite like Jim sillars, and certainly thinks he makes some very good points. On a politics thread I tried to defend him. Would you prefer me to nod along?"Aye right enough, that old b*****d should just be ignored" (followed by gif of old cardigan guy being shoved out the door). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antiochas III Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 What do you agree with him about when it comes to Fracking? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Angelo Barksdale Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 18 minutes ago, Tynieness said: Off topic but my favourite political gif has to be this one... Labour leaders are the absolute boys when it comes to gifs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Sillars voted Leave, nuff said. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewDon Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Don't really think Sillars is in a good position to question Sturgeon's intellectual capability, tbqhwy. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandarilla Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 What do you agree with him about when it comes to Fracking? Until reading this thread I didn't know he had a position on fracking. Having read the transcript of this morning's programme I think he makes a very good point about grangemouth buying fracked gas from the states. I'm against fracking but if that point is true then it seems like a pretty ludicrous situation to be in. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 What's the connection between Grangemouth and the SNP? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Sillars voted Leave, nuff said. So did Dennis Skinner. I imagine there's probably some ideological overlap there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Just now, NotThePars said: So did Dennis Skinner. I imagine there's probably some ideological overlap there. Did Corbyn ever say how he voted? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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