Scottish independence
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- kingkong0
I saw this quote on the BBC, which more or less sums it for me. Incredibly angry that as of next week someone who regards himself as British will no longer be so.
"I run a business in Manchester. My Mum was Welsh, my Dad was English and my name is Irish (my Dad was born to Irish immigrants) but my country is the UK. I have no reason to feel connected to Scotland but if there is a Yes vote I will feel like my identity has been ripped apart. Scotland is part of MY country. My problem with the "Scottish" referendum is that it's a "UK" issue, so what gives the Scots the sole authority to break up MY country and to make me redefine my identity? Why didn't I get a chance to vote on "do you want to break up the UK" or "should Scotland stay in the UK"?"
- You really think 55 million people should be allowed to decide the future of a much smaller nation?bumdrizzle
- That both parties need to agree to end a union, that one can be kept against the will of its people?bumdrizzle
- is it fair that 50% of a nation should decide its future? Is it fair that 1% of a nation should?detritus
- The 1% would still apply if it was 61% to 39% and a 60% majority was required.bumdrizzle
- I more meant the euphemistic '1%'.detritus
- Ah, THAT 1%. Is it fair a hostile, foreign owned, London based media should decide the future of a country?bumdrizzle
- I was being somewhat rhetoric, but yes. My problem with all of this is — Scotland has its own 1% too.detritus
- Of course. It's also a fairly small c conservative country.bumdrizzle