An uplifting mural appeared in Glasgow this week in support of the Scotland side competing in the euros.
It was an image of three Scotland players with the words hate not on my shirt displayed in support of not only the team, but spreading the message that we are a nation welcome to all and that we will rise above the minority who wish to revel in hatred.
The people of this city and indeed the country are known for their love and welcoming of all, but sadly like a lot of places we do have our fair share of ignorant imbeciles who like embarrass us with their Neanderthal behaviour.
Ironically those same folk will be the ones embarrassing us yet again as they snub the national side in their efforts to make history in Germany.
This moronic element haven’t been exactly been shy quiet about the hate they harbour for their own country for quite some time now, and will instead offer their support to our rivals from south of the border.
Yes to an outsider it’s rather quite remarkable. You wouldn’t in any other nation in the world see a native support their nearest rival. Imagine a Frenchman supporting Germany or vice versa? Or a Dutchman supporting Belgium or vice versa? No it would never ever happen.
How a Scotsman can cheer on England is a mystery to me and most right minded patriotic Scot. Especially when their own nation are competing in the same tournament. It’s a rivalry that’s being going on for years, and no it’s not hatred just good old fashioned sporting rivalry.
But the same can’t be said of the idiots who are turning their back on their nation as they are doing it through pure hatred.
Forget the nonsense that it’s because of the SFA, the tartan army, the SNP, or Ryan Jack once got booed or whatever. It’s because of pure hatred, pure and simple.
Calling out hatred is the message and it’s the right one, but what chance do we have when our own countrymen and woman are turning their back on their own nation due to their own bigoted beliefs?
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