Humza Yusaf's resignation speech

M0nica

Susieq62 If you make a statement like that you need to post the evidence to support it.

Making random accusations like yours without evidence, is in itself a racist statement.

My thoughts too.

Susieq62

I SUSPECT that there are some readers/ contributors on this forum who would criticise any person of colour despite their role, positions, background etc. As I say on a regular basis to those with whom I connect, I judge people by their behaviour to me , my family and my community.

You are judging by suspicion. Odd.

Diehard SNP supporters are not noted for recognising the faults of their leaders or the fantasy that is their cause.

Bonnybanko

Youl have noticed oldfrill Humza beat the vote of no confidence I’m so pleased for him like I said he’s a decent man in my view and many others, better than some I can mention

The government "beat" the no confidence vote because Yousef resigned. He caused both no confidence votes by his well known temper ill thought out actions.
Decent? He's been well criticised before and during his short term in office. He split the SNP apart and set back Independence.
In each of his ministries he left a legacy of negativity, oh and the Michael Matheson debacle lost him +++public support. Power was all and integrity zero.

Oreo - if you are friendly enough to know your postman's family, why not tell him you'd like your post pushed through?

He may not realise what he's doing as I know rounds keep on increasing and he's probably rushing.

Just a thought.

I judge people on their behaviour. Particularly the behaviour of shouting bigot at those who hold different views to you. In my experience those people are very frightening.

but ignored the fact that 5% of the total MSPs were ethnic minorities- which reflected the percentage of the Scottish population. It's the SNP tactic of deflection and distraction, the truth isn't relevant

Back of the net OldFrill. 👏

Susieq62 If you make a statement like that you need to post the evidence to support it.

Making random accusations like yours without evidence, is in itself a racist statement.

Pretty overt I would say.

Susieq62

I SUSPECT that there are some readers/ contributors on this forum who would criticise any person of colour despite their role, positions, background etc. As I say on a regular basis to those with whom I connect, I judge people by their behaviour to me , my family and my community.

Is that a thinly veiled accusation of racism?

I SUSPECT that there are some readers/ contributors on this forum who would criticise any person of colour despite their role, positions, background etc. As I say on a regular basis to those with whom I connect, I judge people by their behaviour to me , my family and my community.

Youl have noticed oldfrill Humza beat the vote of no confidence I’m so pleased for him like I said he’s a decent man in my view and many others, better than some I can mention

Wyllow3

I think a careful reading of the whole speech is important. Including a police statement that no hate crime was committed. He's certainly passionate about racism and who holds the most significant positions of power, not surprising in a Black Lives Matter debate.

He can't do the maths though, that's why his speech was a nonsense. Regardless of whether it was racist or not, anyone in his position should be astute enough to edit a speech so it's not ambiguously contentious (unless that's the intention, and he's not that bright).

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above answer to OldFrill

The thinly veiled blasphemy bill.

Black Lives Matter as an organisation is completely discredited now, if anyone is thinking of donating.

Black Lives Matter is not a single organisation. It was/is a social movement composed of many different groups, still mainly centred in the USA. One can support aspects of it and not others and this is reflected in the breadth of the organisation.

wiki (in depth on the movement)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter

includes

* While there are specific organizations that label themselves "Black Lives Matter", such as the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, the overall movement is a decentralized network with no formal hierarchy.[9] As of 2021, there are about 40 chapters in the United States and Canada.[1] The slogan "Black Lives Matter" itself has not been trademarked by any group.[10]*

I think a careful reading of the whole speech is important. Including a police statement that no hate crime was committed. He's certainly passionate about racism and who holds the most significant positions of power, not surprising in a Black Lives Matter debate.

The speech was, like most of his actions, very poorly thought through. It alienated many when he should have been striving to promote unity (in his Party). I never understood why he was so capable of shooting himself in the foot. The Hate Bill is, rather fittingly, his awful legacy.

Exactly.
I'm sure he was hoping naive people wouldn't give it the scrutiny that others did.

Black Lives Matter as an organisation is completely discredited now, if anyone is thinking of donating.

^Today 22:30Wyllow3

GrannyGravy13

Susieq62

Have I missed the racist bit? He was just stating how far we have come over the last 50 years in terms of who leads us. If you closed your eyes and listened to this speech you would have no idea of his colour, age, race, religion. He just sounded quite professional and passionate to me. But then I take people on their actions and behaviours .

He made his white, white, white speech in June 2020

Just checked it out. It was a the height of the Black Lives Matter movement and therefore the speech was specifically on that topic.

www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/comment/humza-yousafs-controversial-white-speech-32575111

this is the whole of the speech. The bit people complain about - inevitably - was only a chunk of the speech that puts it in context.

I didn't find it offensive in the Black Lives Matter context at all. He was right - about how many minorities were represented in powerful roles at the time in Scotland, practically none.

In his resignation speech he alludes to the speech indirectly by saying things had moved on for the better^

He was scoring a point suggesting there was structural racism but ignored the fact that 5% of the total MSPs were ethnic minorities- which reflected the percentage of the Scottish population. It's the SNP tactic of deflection and distraction, the truth isn't relevant.

GrannyGravy13

Susieq62

Have I missed the racist bit? He was just stating how far we have come over the last 50 years in terms of who leads us. If you closed your eyes and listened to this speech you would have no idea of his colour, age, race, religion. He just sounded quite professional and passionate to me. But then I take people on their actions and behaviours .

He made his white, white, white speech in June 2020

Just checked it out. It was a the height of the Black Lives Matter movement and therefore the speech was specifically on that topic.

www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/comment/humza-yousafs-controversial-white-speech-32575111

this is the whole of the speech. The bit people complain about - inevitably - was only a chunk of the speech that puts it in context.

I didn't find it offensive in the Black Lives Matter context at all. He was right - about how many minorities were represented in powerful roles at the time in Scotland, practically none.

In his resignation speech he alludes to the speech indirectly by saying things had moved on for the better.

Did she mention the double seats in the back row? 😁

Apologies for taking this thread for a trip down memory lane.
Normal service will be resumed soon.

🤭sorry about that.
She says she also liked the long intermission where you could go to ‘the lav’ then queue up for an ice cream and that the girls selling ices would then walk about looking down the rows of seats for more customers.
The only thing she didn’t like, being a non smoker was all the billowing smoke as so many people ‘lit up’ at that time.
I’ve told her she should write all this down to pass onto our young grandkids.