Why are so many cocky Jock bloggers such big girlies?

I ask the question because, after a long absence I inadvertantly found myself revisiting 'MacRatty's' site from which I was banned some time ago.  I was not surprised to see that the same mixture of Caledonian bellicosity allied with smug self-righteousness was on display in a post critical of that mildest and most civil of men, Norman Geras.  Whilst there, I noticed in the comments thread something from 'Shuggy', another Jock blogger given to heavy-fisted pronouncements delivered in the sort of tone that indicates that anyone disagreeing will be nutted!  Anyway, I visited 'Shuggy's' blog and he, being a teacher by trade, was giving the new government a right good kicking for their education policy - you see, these Jock bloggers can really dish it out and normally I am happy to chuckle along and offer to hold their coats whilst they do so.  Much of what 'Shuggy' wrote was worthy of consideration but some of it was pure, unadulterated 'teach-speak' nonsense and I told him so.  Like the great, girlie Jessy he is, he 'squeamed and squeamed' something to the effect that I had impugned his, er, "professionalism" (oh please, do stop giggling, this is serious!), and whilst standing on a chair and clutching his skirts about him, he banned me! Like I say, these blogging bullies can dish it out but they just can't take it back in return.

Mind you, it has been some time since I was banned.  Back in the day it was a regular occurrence and so it's nice to know I haven't entirely lost my touch!

 

Comments

[dearieme]

Just another remark about Milibanana. Having avoided British adoption culture by adopting from the US, he then faced the task of avoiding bog standard state primary schools for his nippers, a task made more difficult by his being an atheist. No prob: his wife suddenly found an affinity for Anglicanism and started pitching up to church. And so it's a C of E school for the miliMilis. Neat, eh?

[David Duff]

What else would you expect from a nice, smart, 'norf' London, Jewish boy?

[JuliaM]

"Like I say, these blogging bullies can dish it out but they just can't take it back in return."

Like most spoiled children, they are used to being cosseted and indulged. It's probably why they became socialists or leftists in the first place - the desire to handicap everyone else.

[David Duff]

Quite so, Julia.

[dearieme]

"What else would you expect from a nice, smart, 'norf' London, Jewish boy?" I was about to say that a Jewish state school would be one option, but perhaps not if his wife is a gentile. Or might such a school even make difficulties over adoptees who might (for all I know) be gentile too? I do wonder about the wisdom of our having religious state schools at all, sometimes.

[David Duff]

Never mind, 'DM', you can now enjoy a double laugh at the expense of the 'Labour-in-spirit-but-not-in-action' party as that utterly committed and principled socialist, Diane Abbott, who sent her son to a private school, joins our nice little Jewish boy in running for leadership of the 'Workers' Party'!

[dearieme]

Oh, you mean Diane Token?

[David Duff]

"Diane Token" - love it!

[Dom]

I just read your comments at Shuggy's. Intelligent as ever. And very very mild, I might add. I hope everybody here goes there to read it.

The whole affair makes me think, once again, about a question that has always bothered me -- why is it that some people just don't get what the market place is all about?

[David Duff]

I don't know, Dom, there is something about the word 'profit' that makes them shriek and come over all faint like a Victorian lady seeing an uncovered chair leg! Generally, I refuse to link to sites from which I have been banned but if anyone's that interested they can go here:
http://modies.blogspot.com/2010/06/con-dem-education-policy-and-politics.html#idc-container