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In no particular order: EM physician, Scot đ´ó §ó ˘ó łó Łó ´ó ż living in đ´ó §ó ˘ó ˇó Źó łó ż, đ´ó §ó ˘ó łó Łó ´ó ż Independence supporter, Video Game Geek, Photographer, Hearts Fan, and in no particular order.
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To be fair, he was never meant to be that man. The SNP had been taking a battering. The BHA had collapsed, which cost Humza his job. JS was the obvious interim leader, brought in to steady the ship and provide much-needed stability. Which he has.
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Yes - and the âwhat are you going to do about it, eh?â attitude. âArenât we clever? You got to have a vote, you lost, and now youâll never get another one, no matter how many promises we break.â
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How many is that now?
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This is the UK governmentâs way of saying that they think the Indy question has been settled for ever, and they will never permit it to be revisited. Please prove them wrong, Scotland.
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Iâm not sure if itâs even that it becomes the new normal. I think people become resigned to it. It reminds me of the pre-devolution days, when people were resigned to constant Tory governments because there was nothing anyone could do to stop them.
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And one final point: you mean âindependenceâ, not âsecessionâ. Framing it like this is a favourite Unionist tactic, because it makes it all about the UK, when itâs about Scotland. And because independence is universally regarded as a positive thing, and we canât have that. You have a good day now.
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As for the referendum, it was 11 years ago now and won on the votes of over-65s. All the promises made to secure the result were broken. A key plank of the No campaign was EU membership, and since then Scotland has been forced out of the EU despite voting 62% Remain. The situation is not the same.
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What utter pompous nonsense. Is Scotland independent right now? No. Was there a civil war? No. So nobody âdidnât accept itâ. Did you actually expect that those who wanted independence would just pack up and go home forever? If so, then you badly need to grow up.
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The current situation is literally the same as one spouse in a marriage being powerless to ask for a divorce unless they first persuade the other spouse to allow it. When it is clearly in their interest to prevent it.
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Youâre being disingenuous. Yes, the people must be persuaded, thatâs a given. But it should not be required to obtain the approval of those entirely opposed to independence in order to be allowed to ask the people in the first place. That is grotesque.
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Democratic, naturally. But if you are about to claim this means the rest of the UK gets to have a say, No. Scotlandâs future is a matter for Scotland and absolutely nobody else.
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No, itâs actually a great deal simpler than that. If you are a member of a club, the rules donât suit you, and are holding you back, you should be able to resign your membership. The other members of the club donât get any say in this. Itâs literally none of their business.
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Exactly. The last part especially.
As you say, there is never a guarantee. Estonia became independent when its GDP was $2000 a head. They didnât know what the future held, but they knew they wanted to determine it themselves, and that was enough. It is now prosperous with a GDP of $30k.
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This. Unionists always behave as if independence supporters are required to present a watertight economic case (which they know is impossible). But nobody ever presents a positive case for the Union. Nobody even tried in 2014. The sole argument was âyouâll never make it on your ownâ. It still is.
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I could have a âdebateâ with you on this. But Iâve done this before, and it would involve you taking the Starmer role and simply belittling any argument I made, knowing nothing can actually be proved either way. And I neither want nor require your approval. Just as Scotland does not need Englandâs.
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Keir Starmer does this. He claims that there is a democratic route for Scotland to become independent, but wonât say what it is, and claims itâs for those who want Indy to find it themselves! The arrogance and smugness of a
colonial governor who knows he can make up rules as it suits him.
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Nobody owes you âevidenceâ. Independence is something it is entirely OK to want for its own sake. Why should Scotland be the only country in history to have to provide an âevidence-basedâ case that satisfies the country from which it wishes to be independent? Surely you can see the problem here?
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If the best argument you can come up with is that all cross-border trade will cease after independence out of pure spite, you really donât have anything credible left to say.
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None of this comes as a surprise - Starmer doesnât like democracy unless it produces the result he wants - but itâs interesting he is âruling outâ a referendum on Irish unity, the right to which is part of the Good Friday Agreement. He clearly doesnât think that matters.
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Not the destination, but perhaps a sensible stop along the way. EU membership would take time to negotiate, even with the support of all concerned, but joining EFTA would almost certainly be a lot quicker.
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As was always going to happen. When the young are hugely in favour of something and the only group resolutely opposed are pensioners, itâs an inescapable demographic inevitability.
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âStarmer takes stand against democracyâ. There you go, thatâs the headline. Youâre welcome.
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Sadly, there is a section of the Scottish electorate who would happily vote for Caligula if they thought he was best placed to âstop the SNPâ and prevent independence.
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I donât mind quite so much if itâs an MP or a constituency MSP, as allegedly people voted for that person to represent them (even though most vote for the party). Itâs when list MSPs change party that it really irritates. People literally voted for the party. The party should get their seat back.
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Thatâs fine, Mr Starmer. You want it, why donât you find somewhere in England to store it? Iâm sure anywhere will be perfectly safe as long as itâs (checks notes) 40 miles from a major city.
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Some people will happily vote for whoever they think will âstop the SNPâ and prevent independence, and they arenât choosy about who it is. I donât remotely understand the mindset, but itâs clearly true.
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More Parlabane! Cannae wait.
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The article is behind a paywall, but can 100% confirm that Ash Regan is a fuckwit. She stood as a candidate to be leader of the SNP (who have been in government in Scotland since 2007) and then jumped ship to a fringe party when she didnât win.
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Really sorry to hear this. Hope youâre OK.
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Hey, at least they mentioned his party in the headline. An honour usually reserved for SNP politicians.
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The script was for it to be Hearts who did it, but the ref in the semi had other ideas. Ah well, weâd only have choked in the final I expect.
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Brexit is a titanic mistake, sold to the country on a raft of lies. The polls have shown a clear majority of voters can see this now. Why does the country have to be shackled to one awful decision for ever?
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Absolutely. Have said this many times. And in pretty much all of them, the day they claimed it is a national holiday.
Independence is normal. Iâve yet to meet an Irish person who would vote to rejoin the UK, no matter what the situation.
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Yes! It doesnât have to be ANYTHING else. Self-determination is something it is absolutely OK to want for its own sake. This is on page 1 of the UN charter.
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I realised a wee while back that the reason for this is that everything about Scottish independence is always framed as how it affects the UK. Hence âbreaking upâ, âsecessionâ, etc. This is exactly the same. It all has to be about the Union, so Indy must be anti-English.
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There really could be no clearer argument for the abolition of the House of Lords in its current form.
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Saw an Argentinian flag and wondered what was going on!
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Shamelessly stealing that line.
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Agreed. A sport designed by someone who doesnât understand sport. The seekers are literally playing a different game from the other players, and what the latter do hardly ever matters. She realised this eventually, hence the World Cup scene where a team catches the snitch and still loses.
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I honestly canât see what itâs supposed to be for. They made a film of each book (two for the last one) and stuck closely to the plot. The films were amazing and captured the world perfectly. This feels like a simple cash grab, and she already has more money than God.
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I donât know. I think her biblical stubbornness and refusal to reconsider her opinion in light of new evidence is probably just her, though. I suspect she wasnât so unpleasant to begin with, but gradually backed herself into a corner where she had to become nastier and nastier to avoid recanting.
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The exact moment the scales fell
from my eyes about the BBCâs âneutralityâ. Itâs one thing to distort and reframe (as they do, of course) but telling outright lies about something you broadcast earlier in the day? Thatâs next level.