Trans Green Party candidate with no British visa elected to Holyrood

I agree. I’ve spoken to a couple of people about voting green, they had no idea it wasn’t all the lovely wholesome stuff

I have to say that I’m enjoying the reaction to “Q” from the Scottish Nationalists who give the Green Party their second vote for independence reasons.

Their inclusive and progressive facade has slipped seeing foreigners elected to the Scottish parliament. 🤭🤭

Yes, I'd say that that is precisely what is happening.

There was an article in the Times about the partisan nature of Scottish politics this week:
https://www.thetimes.com/article/05e78476-2c3a-4905-8d0a-270514c6af3d?shareToken=7bbd38402978a123b1a281519a876e4f&ver=article

I actually believe that a lot of people who vote Green (having spoken to people casually prior to the election) still think they represent environmental issues and when I pointed out the crazy policies, were very surprised. Scottish voters tend to be quite partisan and will continue to vote for "their" party even if it's changed beyond all recognition. It's what the SNP relied on to keep getting votes and they were right to do so, considering they got most of the seats again. Despite their abysmal record. It's depressing but hey ho.

He doesn't intend to represent them, it's all about him, he's a Green it's about getting the power to rearrange the world to suit him. Those who vote Green are nuts.

I agree with this. It's not just about the paperwork but also fully understanding the country and people you've to represent. In reality it takes a long time to fully understand. I've lived abroad in countries. I just can't imagine having the arrogance to say I could full represent them after such a short time.

I am not a fan of closed borders. Closed borders hasn't worked out well for North Korea and Myanmar. At the same time, we should bar people with serious criminal records from coming in. "No borders" would allow criminals in and that's not OK.

They are different concepts:

• Scexit: Scotland makes its own laws without Westminster's involvement.
• No borders: people can move to and from Scotland at will.

The self-described “queer Tamil immigrant” was only able to stand in the election after SNP ministers loosened the rules over who could be a Holyrood candidate.

Why was their need to loosen the rules? Surely even people who don't care about immigration see an issue with this? What's wrong with only having citizens??? Someone here for a few years only on a student visa who can't work full time? That is madness. The greens are absolute loons. I say this as someone who used to be a member and would like to vote for a centre-left party.

If they want no borders, why are they for Scexit?

That's what Polanski is advocating for, it's what the Greens mean by No Borders, everyone has the right to go where ever they want and get housing and a basic universal income where ever they are.

It’s worth watching mannivan being sworn in.. dear god

Someone found the grift, in his own words: "Artist Basic Income".

nitter.net/did_ye_AI/status/2054489685552939350#m

Oh yes absolutely, but I didn’t expect evolution denial to be one of the issues they would horseshoe on.

Misogyny yes of course, anti-immunizations potentially. Evolution surprising.

Both authoritarian. And willing to engage in violence to achieve their aims. Not so much between them ultimately. Huge differences in wealth in communist Soviet Union despite the claims to ‘every man’ and all that.

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to be fair to the boy, he is living proof that evolution isn't happening.

😂😂😂😂

Horseshoe theory, I think
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe_theory
Or 'two cheeks of the same arse' also works.

You too can do this. Just click in the address bar at the top of your browser and replace x.com with nitter.net and then press return / enter.

But incredibly rude and disrespectful whilst coming across as completely narcissistic. Great look in someone representing a broad constituency.

Ah sadly @SecretSquirrelLoo I'm also not on twitter, I managed to screenshot the wings post from my browser but I can't delve in further than that.

Ah wait I can see someone has posted a nitter link! Going to also have a peek :)

More proof the SGreens are barking mad...

Nitter link:
https://nitter.net/WingsScotland/status/2054480607929839631

Well, it gets tricky, doesn't it?
Poor old Darwin was pale, male, stale and English; how could he possibly be right?

Whaaaaaat??? Nothing would make me sign up to Twitter, but this does actually tempt me. Could you possibly post more screenshots?

Isn’t believing in evolution usually a key tribal marker against MAGA and fundamentalist Christian types? How has the thinking got so bendy that this flavour of loon also rejects evolution?

He also doesn't believe in evolution...

https://x.com/WingsScotland/status/2054480607929839631

Though possibly understandable since he apparently doesn't appear to believe in biology either