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Date Posted: 09:02:07 09/19/07 Wed
Author: anthony
Author Host/IP: webcacheh01a.cache.pol.co.uk / 195.92.67.65
Subject: Re: Should Scotland be independent
In reply to: Jack 's message, "Re: Should Scotland be independent" on 02:50:58 09/14/07 Fri

>>i dont remenber hearing that scotland or wales
>>national identity was ever under threat while being
>>part of the uk
>
>it isnt inside the UK but the rest of the world see
>Great Britain and England as being synonymous. The
>Japanese word for the UK can either be Igiritsu (from
>the portuguese Inglez) Or Eikoku, which means english
>country. for the whole UK? so our identity is
>obsercured in the international community, right sure
>not an absolutly important reason for independence,
>but you know it is quite major, im sure the english
>wouldnt like it if scotland was used in the same way
>to mean the whole of the UK.
>>
>>you meam to say foreigners have never heard of scotland ?
never seen scottish football fans & scratched their heads and said what country do those kilted loons come from?

>you are full of this chip on the shoulder victim
>>status,
>>the reason why the english economy is worth more is
>>because it has a bigger populace = more taxes which is
>>going to provide free care for the elderly in scotland
>>& free university education no loans, more money spent
>>per head in scotland than england. better funded
>>hospitals & yet you tell us scotland is on a par with
>>mexico maybe your silly joke parliament should not
>>waste so much of englands hard earned taxes.
>
>Well you know exactly, why would england want scotland
>as a chokehold? That also goes partly with the
>arguement the need for the UK is redundent. Scotland
>provides England with a wealth of natural resources,
>and you say yeah all english taxes goes on scotish
>benefit, then why in scotland do they pay higher
>council tax and are experiencing rural deprivation?
>Sure the parliament must answer for some of this mis
>management but the overiding government is
>westminister.
> dont be too quick to write of the united kingdom as the french canadian nationalists found to their cost when Montreal ground to a halt in very bad blizzards & they needed the canadian army to come in & save them & restore electricity,
>>>as for scotland paying higher council tax according to you) you aint seen nothing yet if the scottish nationalist get their way.
>>scotland has played a world role through the
>>westminster parliament providing many leading
>>parliamentarians statesmen, prime minister, Blair &
>>brown the latest disgusting export.
>
>world role through westminister, exactly to the
>international community that dont know how the UK
>works because lets face it the way our country is
>divided is quite complex, will just see these
>achievements as english. Anyway the arguements i put
>before where reasons why Scotland shouldnt be
>independent weighing up the pros and cons.
>>
>>>
>>scotlands only place in the world is with england out
>>side the wretched european union
>>
>but why? What if the scotish want to relate with the
>EU more? Scotland is a nation, and she doesnt deserve
>to be treated as a second wheel to England and by the
>sounds of it, you agree that Scotland is dependent of
>England, maybe so but thats just another good reason
>why we should become our on nation to prove it to
>ourselfs, and i didnt say we must join the EU or
>remain in it, we could parallel ourselfs with Norway,
>which we have historic links to aswell. and my
>arguement before was reasons perhaps for Scotland to
>remain in the UK anyway, as in what would she do? So i
>dont know why you responded to that?
>>>
>>nobody knows if ireland leaving the union was by the
>>will of the majority of irish men once the british
>>left they tore themselves apart in a civil war. Even
>>southern ireland stays afloat with englands taxes via
>>the european union
>
>Theres alot more countries in the EU that contribute
>so you cant just say yeah its just England, and we're
>not discussing whether Ireland did it willingly or
>not, they did it the UK split in 2, its happened it
>was an arguement to people who want to preserve a
>fully "United Kingdom"
>
>>you are falling into the trap of divide and rule by
>>the european empire which will have no respect for
>>scottish law.
>
>Perhaps the EU will impose corpus jurus, but they may
>do that being part of the UK aswell atleast we'll get
>a choice ourselfs rather then before hand when Heath
>brought us into it we didnt even have a devolved
>government to decide ourselves. Let us make our own
>mistakes, and i only suggested the EU as a route its
>not without its problems i didnt say scotland should
>100% have to be a member of the EU, it was an option.
>Thats why i suggested do some research, look on the
>net and decided for yourself whether scotland should
>be independent.
>
>Just for the record i ddint specify whether i was
>opposed or for scottish independence, the novelty
>would be good obviously, but i was weighing up what
>she would do, and what it would mean and whether its
>worth it. It is ofcourse impossible to tell unless she
>does it. But i still maintain that Edinburgh needs
>more powers that Westminister shouldnt be able to take
>away.

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  • Re: Should Scotland be independent -- arran (scotland should be), 13:49:43 03/17/09 Tue
  • Re: Should Scotland be independent -- RMW Stanford, 16:38:58 03/18/09 Wed
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