READERS, you may find this hard to believe, but we must confess that at The National we do enjoy laughing at wound-up Unionists – especially when it's some of the most infamous ones.
And we've been treated to some vintage outrage yesterday and today, in response to one of our tweets.
The message in question was a promotion for our brand new marching kits:
Go the extra mile at your next march with our brand new march kits!
— The National (@ScotNational) August 28, 2018
Kits include:
-5x3 Saltire flag
-Badges
-"Still Yes" T-Shirt
-Blue and White face paint stick
-The National tote bag
Order yours now for only £19.99 and get FREE UK delivery!https://t.co/pKEwfa2Fue pic.twitter.com/JHO2l9ABmV
We were really excited about being able to offer this merch deal up – we know our readers love the pro-indy marches, we love them, and this gets anyone fully kitted out without much work!
The Unionists were FURIOUS though. Badges?! A flag?! Surely this is a parody, they said. Fascism, even!
Only thing missing is a smart pair of jack boots... https://t.co/rqa4e7v2RZ
— Kerry Gill (@kerrygill2) August 29, 2018
Is this a parody account???
— 👌Alina 🇬🇧 (@ailsybabe) August 28, 2018
Please don't blame our anti-indy opponents. Their movement doesn't have enough momentum for any marches, so we can forgive them for not realising such items are often present at this type of event.
Poor Kevin Hague and Murdo Fraser couldn't resist either.
Right ho! Then bring me my whangee, my yellowest shoes, and the old green Homburg. I’m going into the park to do pastoral dances https://t.co/BXTQb4EHU9
— Kevin Hague (@kevverage) August 28, 2018
And here’s me with a birthday coming up... https://t.co/ey9fC6dDeW
— Murdo Fraser (@murdo_fraser) August 28, 2018
Really Murdo? Asking for it as a birthday present? We're sure the party could spare you some of that dark money...
Another source of much confusion seemed to be the tweet saying "free UK delivery".
Free UK delivery. They hate the UK
— SunnyLeith (@SunnyLynda) August 28, 2018
Free Uk delivery 🇬🇧Glad you acknowledge and appreciate we’re still part of the Union .
— David boyd (@IBoyd1966) August 29, 2018
We're fairly sure "free Scottish delivery" would have riled them more, so we do regret that slightly ... but it's still a hilarious reaction.
This might be hard for Unionists to believe, but we actually do think that the UK exists. We just very, very much want to leave the Union and what it stands for behind. And plus, we wouldn't to exclude our pro-indy friends in other parts of the UK.
What would be in a Unionist marching kit though? We'd love to hear your suggestions in the comments!
(Oh, and here's a link to the deal!)
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