My attention was drawn to the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) blog yesterday, also covered by Joe O’Rourke on the Association site. SCVO Director of Pubic Affairs, John Downie, writes about the “proposed bill on sectarianism” but seems to get muddled in his role as a director of SCVO and using SCVO resources to speak as a Rangers fan; in this instance blaming Catholic schools for sectarianism. How ironic.
Downie writes:
“We’ve previously seen Rangers fans outraged by Celtic goalie Artur Boric crossing himself during games but less bothered – obviously – by about our own players (like Vladimir Weiss last season) doing the same thing.”
“Our own players”! Is SCVO some closed shop where they talk about Artur Boruc as a “Celtic goalie” and Vladimi Weiss as one of our “own”?
So far, so disturbing, but Downie then uses the article to ride to the rescue with:
“The solution:
Personally, as someone who grew up in the East End of Glasgow and lives in the west of Scotland, I agree with some of what Conservative MSP John Lamont says. In my opinion one key causes of sectarianism is Scotland continuing to have separate denominational and non-denominational schools.”
So, if only we didn’t have Catholic schools, players like Artur Boruc and “our” Vladimir Weiss would be able to cross themselves free of harassment. Bizarrely, Downie’s article is subtitled “treating the symptoms not the causes”. I don’t think he was trying to suggest it’s best to treat the symptoms.
The cause of intolerance is not differences in ethnic, religious or sexuality, it is ignorant bigots. It is ludicrous to suggest tackling intolerance by assimilating people into some mono-culture. It’s downright dangerous to blame a minority for intolerance of, and by, them, a sentiment that will only fan the flames of hatred.
The European Examiner reports that various politicians have called for Mr Downie’s removal but SCVO chief exec, Martin Sime, apparently sees nothing wrong in SCVO running a blog discussing one of “our” Rangers players and the “Celtic goalie”, while simultaneously blaming educationally successful faith schools for sectarianism. SCVO has offered a metaphorical No Surrender to resignation calls.
A brief comment for those who don’t live in Scotland…. Attitudes like this once prevailed but are harder to find these days. We are a modern, progressive, society, for the most part.
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R*ngers score again. Looking crap, mind you.
Thought I would pop in and say Hail Hail, after viewing Daily for a long time.
Birthday today, Lenny;s 100th game, and just heading to paradise.
What is there not to like about life ?
ps – also feast day of “our Lady of Lourdes” – hope no one thinks about taking poor Craigy for a visit.
C,monyoubhoysinGREEN
Crap,it was never a free kick in the first place
Can’t say it’s a surprise 2 – 1 to them
Just back form the barbers.Hun game was on the radio. So Dunfermline score,I look in the mirror a the guy waiting to get his hair cut. The look of pain on his face was obvious, he looks at me hoping for a kindred spirit.
All he got was a big Cheshire grin.
c**p defending by pars man utd game beckons
Time to switch to man utd v liverpool!
a**e…
what was the free kick for
….Beggy
“..it’s a rollicking good contest” (now)
Aye.
Lads I’ve just turned it on and you could see that defence was gonnae concede more, no wonder they’re at the bottom.
Suarez walks past Evra who tried to shake his hand.
Dodgy handshakes at the ManU liverpool game!
Suarez did himself no favours there
Hope Man U stuff Dalglish’s rotten to the core outfit
There was no foul at all on McCulloch. No comment whatsoever.
Man U players nearly kill each other trying to tackle Suarez – hilarious!
Absolutely beautiful.
Was there ever a better example of cheating.
Mc Culloch executes a laughable pratfall.
Play moves on with Dunf. on the attack.
Ref. blows for foul to his huns.
That’s iffy from Suarez. I think Kenny is being left looking a bit daft for defending him unconditionally. I usually prefer to see Liverpool beat Manure (I can’t actually bring myself to care about any team besides the Hoops), but I’m not so sure now.
Free kick for Rangers player falling over.
Comedy in Angels as the Sky Tv box has just broke with one viewer of the Huns game looking particularly huffy. Only appear to be able to show Man U.
Gruntled. :-)))
NatKnow says:
11 February, 2012 at 12:50
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Angels in Uddingston? I popped in there last week during my lunch hour to see some of the Celtic mate – same thing happened, though to be fair, Harry’s merry men all worked their socks off to get the game on again… :-)
HH
Giggs
Lads just went back to FK for goal and I can’t believe they got a FK for that.
Do I get the 1690 post ? ;-)
HH
Do Sky and ESPN always have Huns on the panel – every bloody game –
No comment from calderwood regarding pen, nothing surprises me in this country anymore
Die Huns Die you basses.
hen1rik says:
11 February, 2012 at 12:54
It`s so obviously cheating,as I said at 12.48, that it`s beautiful.
No pretence of fairness.
NatKnow says:
11 February, 2012 at 12:50
Comedy in Angels as the Sky Tv box has just broke with one viewer of the Huns game looking particularly huffy. Only appear to be able to show Man U.
Gruntled. :-)))
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Can we expect riots in Uddingston ?
Sweep Sweep, no mention of foul or pen claim, and these morons want us to save Huns, they can go take a flying f$$k.
Giggsy – the very same. Ladies behind the bar today asking if “anyone know how to fix the skybox?”. Reply was there none!
Reilly – always expect the unexpected in Uddingston! So probably not, naw…!
So if Dunf had got their penalty…..and then scored.
The score at half time would have been 2 each………
Shortbread.
Standards?
Aye.
macjay1 for Neil Lennon says:
11 February, 2012 at 12:58
hen1rik says:
11 February, 2012 at 12:54
It`s so obviously cheating,as I said at 12.48, that it`s beautiful.
No pretence of fairness.
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These refs have a lot to answer for.
I can’t believe they got a FK for that.
ESPN you are an embarrassment, where’s big J Hartson when you need him.
When we get decisions it’s debatable but when they get decisions it’s blatant.
Oglach
You are poster #1690 on the thread
Commiserations:)
TAL
Teuchter ár lá says:
11 February, 2012 at 13:04
Oglach
You are poster #1690 on the thread
WTF – come on bhoys that is not fair –
NatKnow says:
11 February, 2012 at 13:03
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Good man – my mucker Tam is one of the (many) gaffers in there – he’s a Hun though and knows how to fix the telly. That said, he’s not usually on until a Saturday night, so fear not… :-)
HH
Giggs
“THAT man McCulloch…”
:))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Bhoys I’m working tonight but if any of you call Clyde ask ?’s of this ref.
Come on the Pars make a game of it FFS
Olgach1690,
I threw myself on the grenade but it deflected of my six pack ;-)
HH