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Scottish Independence - Punchwood - 05-08-2014
Scotland has voted to stay in the Union with 2,001,926 voting No and with 1,617,989 voting Yes.
Thank you all for a great debate on here.
RE: Scottish Independence - God-Emperor - 05-08-2014
Secession is rarely a good idea.
RE: Scottish Independence - Farengeto - 05-08-2014
Political reasons aside, you have to look at the practicality. The situation is pretty similar to Quebec over here in Canada, from my perspective.
Now for something like Scotland there's generally two approaches:
Sovereignty-association: Basically it keeps the UK currency, economic ties, political ties, etc but it's a separate country. Sounds great for Scotland, but no sane UK politician would agree to it.
Full Sovereignty: Exactly how it sounds. Complete separation, loss of government services, corporations moving oit to stay in UK, dropping currency for a new unstable one, loss of all UK industry, importation of UK goods, acquisition of their share of UK debt, etc. And I wish this was a hyperbole or just one side of the argument.
So short answer is it'd be an economic disaster for Scotland if they chose independence.
RE: Scottish Independence - The Union of Free Individuals - 05-12-2014
No one should have to be "Inderpendant"
This has been "Nitpicking With a Smat@$$" a subsidiary of "Totally Missing The Point Inc"
RE: Scottish Independence - God-Emperor - 05-12-2014
As opposed to 'inherpendant?'
RE: Scottish Independence - The Union of Free Individuals - 05-13-2014
All pointless nitpicking aside, it is the natural way of things that small things unite and big things divide. Te question is not "will Scotland become Independent?" it is "when it happens will people be prepared?"
RE: Scottish Independence - God-Emperor - 05-14-2014
I've studied federation, and that's not necessary true. Actually, it's kinda counter-intuitive.
RE: Scottish Independence - The Union of Free Individuals - 05-14-2014
Well I'm speaking more from a historical perspective, empires collapse, and their pieces form new empires. Its civilizational!
RE: Scottish Independence - Punchwood - 05-14-2014
Do you think that ? Well I don't I'm no of fan of the SNP but anyone can see (if you look a lot into it and only people who live in Scotland because it will affected them most of all) that Scotland would be better off with independence. I always vote for Scottish Green Party for MEP and MSP votes, but for MP votes I vote for the main one, but anyway the Scottish Green Party supports Independence so that one reason I am voting for Independence.
RE: Scottish Independence - Sir Pitt - 05-14-2014
I am a firm supporter of the Union - I believe that Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland all benefit from being part of one state and that we should stick together.