10-05-2012, 12:49 PM
Andrew McHarg Wrote:How exactly?Wanting England to lose if they are playing teams from the other side of the world is absolutely anti-English. There should be more of a motivation to support our closest friend/neigbour than their opponents in such circumstances, and that many don't is anti-English - seriously or humourously - but anti-English nonetheless. =)
Claiming someone is anti-English is accusing them of racism. Wanting a football team to lose is an entirely different thing.
For example, I may want England to lose if John Terry plays for them and want them to win if he doesn't. Neither feeling impacts my opinions of the English (or the English football team) but purely my views of John Terry.
Andrew McHarg Wrote:No, I know lots of people in the SNP, from ordinary supporters all the way through to MSPs. Very few of them would I consider to be anti-English, and even those who are are not anti-English because they are SNP voters, they are anti-English for a variety of cultural and media-driven reasons (such as the apparent duty of a Scottish fan to support "anyone but England"). Name one thing the First Minister, or indeed the SNP, have said that's anti-English. Wanting to govern our own affairs is no more anti-English than a child leaving home is anti-parents. =)
I have made no claims about the SNP so will pass on your kind invitation to get dragged into the politics discussion. =) It sounds like you know a lot more SNP people than I do, so are in a better position to comment about them.