education<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\nA cunningly worded request to combat bigotry by closing down catholic schools, and by definition, removing catholics from the equation.<\/p>\n
“I have no doubt that the provision for separate Roman Catholic education was a good idea 100 years ago, but is it acceptable that in the 21st century, we emphasise differences by separating five-year-old children based on their parents\u2019 religion?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n“emphasise differences “…the only ones who take any notice of any differences are those who do not encourage , er, differences.<\/p>\n
And pray tell, Mr Wood, what are those differences ? What is it you can see that no one else can, no right thinking man, that is ?<\/p>\n
“Most advanced Western societies have, as a matter of policy, adopted strictly secular education systems \u2013 are they all wrong?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\nMost advanced western societies have no problem with a diversified education system, but then again, most advanced western societies don’t permit open marches of groups or organsiations bound together with a hatred of a particular section of society.<\/p>\n
And they certainly don’t give them a public platform to justify their intolerance.<\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0“As Scotland moves forward with equality as our watchword<\/strong>, our century-old practice of segregated education is contradictory to say the least.”\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Except, of course for catholics…or, as he really wants to say, those of an Irish background.<\/div>\n
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Subliminal messaging, to link catholic schools to the problem of civil unrest ?<\/div>\n
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Stand back and consider what we have here.<\/div>\n
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A public servant, who attained considerable rank in law and order, has openly called for the closure of schools of a particular faith, and by extension, he is blaming that particular faith for the recent civil unrest in Glasgow.<\/div>\n
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How long before catholics are rounded up and put into camps for their own protection ?<\/div>\n
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If the right to education of choice is denied, how long before education itself is removed ?<\/div>\n
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Perhaps it would suit him if we all wore a wee cross on our clothes for easy identification ?<\/div>\n
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And, in order to prevent trouble on ther streets, one wonders if he’s already considered a 9pm curfew for those people ?<\/div>\n
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Hey, it’s been tried before, and it was the complacency and compliancy of those who could have stopped it that led to one of the greatest tragedies in human history.<\/div>\n
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I’m not exaggerating, this is how these things start. History doesn’t exactly repeat itself, but it does provide indicators of how things usually end up.<\/div>\n
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I’ve got an idea for him, and all those who think that he’s got a point.<\/div>\n
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That includes the media outlets who provide this extremist with a platform to influence others, especially the Evening Times who genuinely asked readers what they thought of Wood’s statement…presumably because they are too fucking scared to offer their own opinion, a shocking betrayal of their own responsibilities.<\/div>\n
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Not so much an idea, more a sort of message.<\/div>\n
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Have a good look at yourselves this morning.<\/div>\n
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And ask yourself if you think Woods had a point.<\/div>\n
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Ask yourself if he should have been allowed to make that point in such a way that invited no criticism, even for the sake of balance.<\/div>\n
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If the answer to any of those three questions is yes, then I’m surprised you got this far, as you clearly don’t normally read anything that points out exactly what’s going on in certain circles in Scottish society.<\/div>\n
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But if you have, have another wee think to yourself, and consider the reality here, and that is that\u00a0 institutional anti-Irish racism hasn’t gone away.<\/div>\n
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It’s merely adopted another face and another tone.<\/div>\n
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Best wee country in the world ?<\/div>\n
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Sure, but Catholics need not apply…<\/div>\n
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Now, read that all again.<\/div>\n
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Substitute the words ” Irish or “catholic ” with words such as Jews, Hindus, Moslems, Blacks, Asians or Protestants.<\/div>\n
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But I hope I you don’t, because that kind of means you got the point.<\/div>\n
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And I’ll tell you something else that has annoyed me immensely, Radio 4 are also in it.<\/div>\n
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Piss poor comedian Paul Sindha does the comedy slot at 6.30 on Tuesdays, with a mildly entertaining show about facts.<\/div>\n
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His favourite fact about Tommy Gemmell ?<\/div>\n
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That he’s a protestant .<\/div>\n
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I’m curious as to how he finds that fascinating, although that may be because he’s another ignoramus who discreetly encourages the myth that there are two sides to the coin of religious intolerance in Scotland.<\/div>\n
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I asked him, but he hasn’t replied yet.<\/div>\n
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