I'm the one that mentioned free speech. Let me state quite categorically that I'm not or never have been offended by anything that was posted on here unlike the high horse brigade. Write whatever the fuck ye like about whatever the fuck ye like and whoever the fuck ye like. I don't give two shites. I've been through enough in my life to not let shite like this annoy or offend me. So don't twist the story to say I was offended. If its a forum where anything goes (which has been the way from day one) then why when some oul hooer kicks the bucket then all of a sudden there's boundaries? I was brought up in a very strong Catholic family and some of the stuff people have written on here could easily offend, but I don't give a fuck. I'm thick skinned. I don't get offended so don't insinuate I was.
And at the risk of causing offence to a few on here..... up the raa!
i read quite a few mention free speech so it was general not specific to you
since your at me, i wasn't offended by the thread last night, stated that many times,
i didn't have any issue with the viewpoints, just the timing and being concerned for the look it gave the site. but then there was a volley of abuse for being woke/two faced/hypocritical etc.
Then many people were questioning where it was offensive when no-one implied it was
Then when it got pulled it went full circle.
And the other side was offended that it was pulled.
I was brought up a Celtic supporter for as long as i can remember,
I grew up in a mixed house.
I went to a strict Catholic school run by a sadistic nun, which put me off religion there and then.
To me supporting Celtic is about football, being inclusive and being on the right side of morality. Yes i sung IRA songs and my dad made me educate myself as to why we sung them.
I realise that i didn't grow up in a country occupied by another ... well, not really... thats for another day. I can't say i lived through what the irish did, but i do understand what went on and why the feelings are justified.
I don't have a problem with your views or any others, i'm a socialist who realises socialism really can't work, i despise the class system, the British establishment, the police, masons, racists, etc.
But i was brought up a certain way by good honest people and i try to be that wee bhoy today. I didn't like what i was reading at the time and said so. I'll continue to do so.
My views are my views and others are theirs, i respect theirs as long as they respect mines