20-03-12, 01:28 PM
Quote:to me ya can have scotland (as long as you dont want our british tax money [img alt=:lol width=32 height=32]http://foc-u.co.uk/file:///C:/Users/GARETH%7E1/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.gif[/img]) cant stand the place,
Oh dear I feared this might happen as soon as I mentioned Scottish Independence. Why is it that English people go in such a huff when a Scotsman states his desire to run his own affairs.
As for having Scotland, it's not up to you ddtwelve, it's up to the people of Scotland to decide.
And help ma boab I find myself agreeing with Big Mac! Good posts Mr Mac.
Quote:If the English hadn't allowed you Scots unfettered indulgence in the fruits of that domain you woukdn't be half the nation you are. I think the North Sea Oil is a fair return for that bountiful privilege.
Now lets not forget that the Scottish people were never asked if they wanted to be part of 'Great Britain' We were sold out for a few pieces of silver by a parcel of rouges. It is only right that the people of Scotland are being asked for the first time in the history of the UK if they actually want to be part of the UK.
Scotland's biggest problem is of course is self confidence. We are our own worst enemy, and England has done a impressive job of exploiting us. Scots don't tend to believe in themselves and for far too long have listened and believed England's lies. Without Scotland there would have been no British Empire, or at least it would have been a very much smaller affair, neither of which would have been a bad thing. The British Empire? Good riddance!
Scotland as a country needs to look back at her achievements and realise, that having practicably created the modern industrial world, that we are more than capable of running our own affairs (oil or no oil) and hopefully creating a much more equalitarian society than we currently have, and perhaps help change the direction of the corrupt neoliberal capitalism currently sweeping the globe.
Meanwhile both the Government and Labour party have shat their pants at the thought of us subsidy and welfare junkie Scots leaving the union. Strange eh? I wonder why!
Quote:I think the North Sea Oil is a fair return for that bountiful privilege.
Yes indeed, it is our oil.