tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323167987164959411.post7601583244992833305..comments2024-02-11T08:44:50.489+00:00Comments on Peter A Bell: "Skintland": Satire?Peter A Bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14204261467942498747noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323167987164959411.post-20768021386787861102012-04-28T00:18:57.147+01:002012-04-28T00:18:57.147+01:00"The Economist did not make the argument that..."The Economist did not make the argument that you claim"<br /><br />Hmm. Can you interpret this for me then please?<br /><br />"But if they vote for independence they should do so in the knowledge that their country could end up as one of Europe's vulnerable marginal economies."<br /><br />Seems like I hit the argument right on the nail.<br /><br />What did Lucas actually say? Seeing as you need an interpreter for arguments, I think I'll have to view it for myself.<br /><br />Do you have a link?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323167987164959411.post-9157143494542978122012-04-18T13:59:37.319+01:002012-04-18T13:59:37.319+01:00The Economist did not make the argument that you c...The Economist did not make the argument that you claim. The cover was intended to be insulting. Lucas, the editor, admitted as much on Twitter. So the people who were he target of a deliberate insult were insulted to varying degrees by that deliberate insult. All perfectly natural. Get over it!Peter A Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204261467942498747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323167987164959411.post-70074031922202898102012-04-18T13:06:48.311+01:002012-04-18T13:06:48.311+01:00Punning neologisms based on place names - insultin...Punning neologisms based on place names - insulting?<br /><br />Come come. From the Economist's argument that Scotland could end up on the economic fringes of Europe, it is spot on as satire as defined by you.<br /><br />One man's righteousness being another man's heresy, for the sake of argument.<br /><br />If whoever wrote it - the custom of the Economist being anon bylines - truly believes Scotland could be worse off post-independence, then the cover highlights that belief in a humorous and satirical vein.<br /><br />So why get all uppity and upset about it? It only provides your 'opponents/enemies' with a second laugh.<br /><br />Boomerang humour perhaps?Longshankerhttp://ahdinnaeken.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323167987164959411.post-46278109056639332152012-04-14T18:13:07.278+01:002012-04-14T18:13:07.278+01:00We should note that condemnation of the "Skin...We should note that condemnation of the "Skintland" smear came from across the political spectrum. Patricia Ferguson may have been off-message, but she did speak out. Which doesn't alter the fact that numerous "Scottish" labour people were on Twitter applauding The Economist. We now know how they perceive Scotland.Peter A Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204261467942498747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323167987164959411.post-17899483750809838532012-04-14T16:52:28.554+01:002012-04-14T16:52:28.554+01:00A copy of that front cover through every letterbox...A copy of that front cover through every letterbox in Scotland the night before the referendum and it's a done deal. I like a laugh as much as anyone and think that up here we can sometimes be a wee bit over-sensitive. However, that is an absolute disgrace. Total silence from the Liebourites as well - tells you all you need to know.Davehttp://www.cybernats.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323167987164959411.post-46240781675500843942012-04-14T01:11:15.003+01:002012-04-14T01:11:15.003+01:00Spot on! Point well made - though I don't thin...Spot on! Point well made - though I don't think it was ever intended as satire - that's a justification they (or their apologists) thought up after it backfired so badly. <br /><br />It was, as you say, lazy journalism, probably resulting form some lavish unionist lunching of the journalists involved.SiƓnnynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00021974709953206048noreply@blogger.com