Quote:Read my post again VNA I was modifying it when you posted , I am sure you think it cannot happen but , not all folk in Scotland are perhaps as well educated as they should be, same anywhere. All you need is a few nutters to start the ball rolling and it will be like a snow ball, thing is how do you stop it??
Quote:God, you'd hope not. But as I understand it, there is a similar sectarian divide in parts of Scotland already? Also, there has been an SNLA for some time has there not? Maybe they've had little support up to now, but something like an independence question could be enough to change things - some people are just unreasonable, and you can never predict these things. Emotions get fired up and people get carried away by it all, and sometimes, as Lew has pointed out, it only takes one strident voice to stir it all up. Let's hope it doesn't happen, but if the will for independence remains, then so will the possibility for it to turn nasty.
whooa! Look the History of Scotland and Ireland and their respective relationships with England over the past 300 or so years is markedly different.
Nor do those in Scotland calling for Independence in Scotland feel that we are discriminated against within Scotland, or that our human rights are being violated, perhaps suffering at the hands of bigots and being denied our democratic rights.
Note that the YES! campaign, which is ongoing, is a fully inclusive campaign, and it is a campaign for social justice in Scotland. People across Scotland, across all sections of society, irrespective of whether you are black or white, catholic or protestant, Christian, Muslim or Atheist, Scottish, English, Polish or whatever, and right across the political spectrum have come together to fight for social justice. We recognise that in order to stop the corporate welfare state, that in order to have an equalitarian society, in order to protect our NHS from privatisation etc, then we have to become an Independent country.
If you are suggesting that we, as a peaceful and democratic, inclusive and equalitarian campaign should shut the foc up because others, who do not believe in the democratic process, may threaten us with violence and disruption, then I think I can answer that with one word, and that word is NO!
The YES! campaign is not over, the biggest political movement that this wee country has ever witnessed in modern times carries on. There is a general election in May you know.