Hollywood idol James McAvoy has been branded ‘absurd’ after blaming England for Scots hitting the bottle.
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But OK, let's deconstuct this, shall we, Reader? I mean, we know how the MSM loves to mislead us, so maybe he didn’t say any such thing?
On her podcast Dear Chelsea, comedienne Chelsea Handler asked McAvoy, 47, about Scotland’s reputation for hard drinking and the SNP’s push for yet another vote on ripping Scotland out of the Union.
Oh, not an official interview in the MSM, then…
He said: ‘I’m not looking to perpetuate stereotypes about Scottish people. At the same time, why is there a stereotype – because usually there’s some sort of truth in it. ‘I’m not saying all Scottish people drink tons, but there are certain realities about my country, about the way it’s been handled, the second-class citizenry as a part of the UK – not just us, but Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland suffer and even parts of England.‘We tried to (separate) in 2015, was it... 2016 we had the referendum? We nearly got it across. ‘We’re pushing for it (again). Alright, you made it a law that we can’t do this again, but it’s weird saying to a whole bunch of people that they can’t vote on sovereignty.’
Pretty incoherent, and he can’t feel that aggrieved if he can’t even remember when the vote was!
McAvoy also aimed a foul-mouthed broadside at late former first minister Alex Salmond for losing the 2014 referendum. He said: ‘I think it was poorly led last time. The leader of the national party just didn’t have answers. There was a point where he was doing one of those, you know, the leader stands on a plinth and they kind of battle each other. ‘And they said: “What’s going to happen with the currency? Are we going to keep the UK pound, or are we going to go into the euro? The euro might not let us in. What are we going to do?”. ‘And he went: “We’ll cross that bridge when we get to it”. And we’re like: “We’re f****** standing on the bridge, m***********”. S*** like that lost the vote.’
If a politician for once being honest, and not claiming to have all the answers to events that haven’t happened yet, disturbs you, you don’t deserve independence!
McAvoy added: ‘Don’t get me wrong, I live in London, my kids are English. ‘I’m not down on England. Even (talking to) the English, I’m like: “Why do you want us?”.’
Good point at last. But at least someone can use this for publicity for her personal hobby- horse:
Carolyn Lochhead, chief executive of Alcohol Focus Scotland, said: ‘More than 1,000 people in Scotland died because of alcohol (last year). ‘However, this isn’t a problem unique to Scotland. The UK as a whole is experiencing an alcohol health emergency.’
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"The UK as a whole is experiencing an alcohol health emergency."
Is it? As far as I'm aware, every stat on the subject says that alcohol consumption is going down. The younger generation seem to be far more health conscious than I ever was. I did get more health conscious as I reached my late twenties but up to then going out and getting pissed on a regular basis was a way of life for myself and plenty of my peers.
Stonyground.
"...he can’t feel that aggrieved if he can’t even remember when the vote was! "
Well, he was very, very, drunk, ye ken. :-)
Current data is that alcohol-related deaths per capita in Scotland are 50% higher than England. Drug-related deaths are more than double the English level.
Which begs the question, if it's so great living there, why do they want to drink and dose so much to forget it?
From Grokipedia:
"Classical liberalism is a political philosophy advocating individual liberty, limited government, private property, free markets, and the rule of law as essential to human flourishing. It posits that governments should protect natural rights—life, liberty, and property—while minimizing interference in voluntary exchanges and personal choices. Originating in the Enlightenment, this ideology draws from first principles of reason and empirical observation, emphasizing consent of the governed and skepticism toward arbitrary authority."
Limited government is, of course, an idea which has perished under the overwhelming desire of politicians to meddle; creeping progressivism.
"So here, finally, is my thesis: I believe that what progressives want most of all is to fail. They are most comfortable being against things. They are most comfortable campaigning for purposes that will never come to fruition. They are so dependent on the perpetuation of social ills like racism that in a pinch they will invent ‘microaggressions’ undetectable to the naked eye; starved of racism, they will make the racism up. For progressives, a proper utopia, with nothing and no one left to denounce, would be hell."
~ Lionel Shriver
Empirical observation is everything here. That Classical Liberalism as described here creates the best outcomes is completely beyond dispute. The reasons why this kind of best practice has not become globally universal are somewhat depressing. Too many people think that it is their job to tell other people how to run their lives. The State by its nature grows like a cancer because those working within it always have a vested interest in expanding it. Once the state reaches a certain critical mass it becomes able to buy votes from both government employees and other state beneficiaries. Add to all this the fact that politics has now become a way for really thick stupid people to earn a really comfortable living. So we have policy makers who still believe the CO2 is evil idiocy.
Stonyground.
Just remind, whose king took over whose country in 1603?
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