Not a good look
There was this:
And then there was this:
(I would suggest the majority in Scotland do) – are ‘right wing bigots’ is not only insulting, it’s probably defamatory, and it is definitely not good politics. I have no idea if Ms Bardell wishes to re-enter politics (she lost her Westminster seat last year) but if she and her party are serious about winning support, then I suggest she stops insulting women who believe in material reality. And FWIW Jo Cherry is one of the smartest, charismatic, empathetic women I know. I may disagree with her on independence, but if I ever needed help I know I could depend on her.
So there.
Given their complete inability to argue the merits of their position with objective evidence, I suppose that I shouldn’t consider it to be so surprising (and weird) the tactics the cult members use to punish anyone who stands up to them.
1. Attempted reputational destruction: public accusations of bigotry, such as ‘transphobia’ (undefined), homophobia (internalised if the target is lesbian, gay, or bisexual), ‘islamaphobia’ and racism (without ever presenting examples of such behaviour, but by framing innocent statements as dog whistles);
not being a real feminist (by standing up for those they consider to be the wrong kind of women and girls), being right-wing (as if that’s an inherently bad thing, or even plausible in a life-long leftist or centrist), and even less plausible insinuations of bullying (such as the refusal to show adequate obeisance to someone claiming to be’trans’).
2. Private bullying: e-mailed threats of horrific violence, death threats, online stalking.
3. Outright bullying: workplace bullying and endless investigations, stalking, actual assault and battery, and falsely making serious accusations against the victim to the police so that the victim gets arrested and involved in a nightmare of legal processes and costs.