tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post1757181755420254025..comments2024-03-26T09:38:39.888+00:00Comments on Borthlas: Not all change is goodJohn Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-50590637939669912592014-09-07T12:51:51.487+01:002014-09-07T12:51:51.487+01:00I see now. I assumed that you still spoke from a p...I see now. I assumed that you still spoke from a position of responsibility.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-7172196065405632342014-09-07T09:22:33.429+01:002014-09-07T09:22:33.429+01:00"I always assumed you were a PC offical or re...<i>"I always assumed you were a PC offical or representitive of some sorts, or had been. Am I wrong?"</i><br /><br />Whilst I held a number of posts within Plaid over the years, I have not been a member of the party since 2010. So, whilst I am happy to comment on the substance of all sorts of issues, I feel no requirement on me to seek to explain or defend anything being said or done by Plaid or any of its members, which is what your earlier comments seemed to be expecting.John Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-25371835185145961012014-09-06T10:53:35.952+01:002014-09-06T10:53:35.952+01:00The reason I make these points is that the views o...The reason I make these points is that the views of PC supporters (I'm a member) seem to be strange towards the Ukraine and the Baltic republics. I remember a lot of goodwill being shown towards visitors from the Newly-independent Baltic republics in the early to mid 90s, a lot of them being guests of PC branches. When these countries<br />thought of joining NATO, they were no longer held up as examples of 'small nations' to admire. A lot of comments about Ukraine and the EU from people like Hefin Jones (Golwg) have been nothing short of outrageous - to the left of RT , one might almost say. A lot of Welsh nationalists emphasise the advantages of independence, EU membership and Pan-Europeanism, and then criticise countries from the East who would agree with those ideals.<br /> Putin and ISIS (in varying degrees) have damaged the peace movement which had gained a great deal of moral high ground and sympathy following Iraq and Afghanistan. <br /> I always assumed you were a PC offical or representitive of some sorts, or had been. Am I wrong ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-64688033434401464772014-09-04T12:22:35.764+01:002014-09-04T12:22:35.764+01:00I'm not sure why you're asking me any of t...I'm not sure why you're asking me any of these questions? Shouldn't you either be asking Jonathan himself or else someone else in Plaid? My comments are my own, and I'm happy to defend and debate them. But I'm not in any way accountable for the views of any political party or its candidates.John Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-64129430829851702942014-09-04T07:04:48.753+01:002014-09-04T07:04:48.753+01:00As a PC candidate, do his views on NATO and the Uk...As a PC candidate, do his views on NATO and the Ukraine lie closer to those of the PC leadership than your own ? . <br /> The two views aren't particularly convergent. What does Leanne Wood think about Welsh membership of NATO in the rather distant future ? Bear in mind that the SNP had different views to PC on the Falklands war as well. The campaign to save the 'Black Watch' regiment was supported by the SNP as well. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-25287125476078011572014-09-04T06:34:27.362+01:002014-09-04T06:34:27.362+01:00As it happens, yes. But your point is?As it happens, yes. But your point is?John Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.com