Sensible person: Hitler hated Jews...what was his plan to make sure the people he hated were out of the picture?
Scottish journo/politician: he rounded them up and put them in concentration camps.
SP: Was this a good idea?
SJ/P: Absolutely not!!
SP: But why not. Jewish people made Hitler angry. It was their fault for being Jewish wasnt it?? They could have changed religion...you know...not be a jew?? Didnt Hitler do the right thing??
SJ/P: That is the most disgusting thing I've ever heard. How dare you!!! Are you seriously saying the Jewish people who were massacred brought it on themselves??
SP: No, your right. That's crazy. Hitler was wrong..on another note...bigotry and hate crime is on the up in Scotland. Attacks on Catholics are reported as the highest hate crime in the country at the moment...what's your solution??
SJ/P: Oh that's an easy one!!! Ban Catholic schools, tell priests to hide if the brothers are out marching!! Tell Catholics to be less catholicy when they are out and about. Are these Catholics Irish?? If so don't let them talk about or sing about being Irish...ban the flag completely...there you go...sorted....
SP: But shouldn't you be going after the people doing the attacking....the bigots???
SP/J:??? I don't understand the question......
I'm not for 1 second comparing Scotland to nazi Germany, although there are quite a few people who would love to see Catholics rounded up and taken away. You can usually find them singing about being up to their knees in our blood most weekends...what I was getting at is there is no where I know in the apparent civilised world where the genuine idea being floated by journalists and politicians is to ban the religious teachings of the people who are the victims of hate...
Sorry sort of went off on a wee rant...it just pisses me off