Popular Post Bluedell 5,818 Posted February 11, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 11, 2020 “Scotland needs an immigration policy suited to our specific circumstances and needs. Scotland needs people to want to work here, in our businesses, our universities and in our public services.” So says the SNP. We have had one of the highest profile immigrants in Scotland, Alfredo Morelos, suffer continual racism over the past 12 months and the reactions in the press by well-known journalists have been varied from: a call for him to prove it, despite the internet being awash with clips of it, and despite an earlier case of a fan pleading guilty after being charged with it, and another case being investigated by another football team. a claim that it did not happen as he didn’t have a “great grasp of the English language” and it wasn’t racism but just old fashioned abuse, suggesting that because he’s foreign he lacks the basic understanding of what’s racist and what’s not. to the sickening assertion by Davie Provan that if Morelos can’t take it then he’s in the wrong city. There you go, immigrants shouldn’t come to Glasgow unless they are prepared to endure racism. When the victim’s employer issues a statement condemning the racism, we have a so-called journalist reacting by criticising the syntax and punctuation of the statement, in an attempt to relegate the racism issue to an irrelevance and another who treated the statement with contempt by saying that the points made in the statement (for example, racist abuse must never be condoned) passed him by. This is not new. Within 2 months of Morelos arriving in Scotland a disgracefully xenophobic article appeared in one of the Scottish redtops, which talked of the young Colombian being “trafficked” and “smuggled”, with “other more obvious Colombian products (being) available”, and that he had “attracting sniffs from a cartel of English clubs”. This has set a tone that has continued throughout the last 30 months. I am not aware of any of the SNP majority in Holyrood offering their support to the young black Colombian immigrant who is suffering the racism, but they were quick enough to offer comments and support when it was a white Irishman. Perhaps there aren’t enough people with black Colombian heritage to make it worth their while and their anti-racism approach differs depending on the colour of the victim or the votes that they’ll get from it. The Scotland of 2020 is proving to be an unwelcoming place for foreigners and immigrants and the pro-racism approach by the press and the disinterest from MSPs highlights that racism is still a problem in Scotland and that immigrants shouldn’t expect a warm welcome if they do decide to come to Scotland. 11 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,818 Posted February 11, 2020 Author Share Posted February 11, 2020 Nothing new, just had to get it off my chest! ? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo79 15,299 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 9 minutes ago, Bluedell said: The Scotland of 2020 is proving to be an unwelcoming place for Unionists and people associated with Rangers FC Fixed that for you. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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