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Is it just because we disagree that you get off calling me ignorant of the facts?
I'm not a fan of the Scottish form of socialism
My opinion is shaped by the information I've seen presented... You can argue I've less experience than the Scots of the terribly unfair governing of the UK but it will probably sound like a whinge....
I'm pretty anti Scottish anyhow based on my limited experience of them.
No, you're absolutely right. In your response to me pointing out the BBC/press media bias (that informs your opinion of us), your own very clear admission that you're 'anti-Scots' based on limited experience, and making a strange generalisation that Scotland is somehow experimenting with Socialism by wanting a greater degree of self-determination (it's called democracy, not Socialism-and the irony is that the UK press have been describing Salmond as everything from a conservative to a fascist), and that using a referendum is akin to 'whingeing', you are very clearly a reasonable and well informed person who has taken the time and effort to consider the matter from both sides of the debate rather than just making a superficial and derogatory judgement founded on a self-serving perception that the English are the victims in this whole failed political experiment that's called the UK.
Well done.
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I was agreeing with the general direction of the thread that there is media slant and it's bullshit. I'm not aligning the Scot's whinging (spell it however you like) with the referendum but with the complaint that Scottish views are not represented in Westminster. We are all victims of the 'failed political experiment', that was my point. If you think the Scottish can work it out better on their own then good luck to you. I don't.
You probably want to fight me now, that what the Scottish do right :)
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I accept that any form of government will fail a proportion of the voters some of the time regardless of it's manifesto. However I also try to work out how to live my own life within the system, so I'm pro-active and feel that I can influence my own destiny by responding to prevailing conditions including those created by government and local government. I'm not a fan of the Scottish form of socialism, you can experiment with it on your own if you like.
Your votes will only count for something if you happen to be aligned with the majority of voters, there would still be plenty of Scottish people living without a hope of their votes electing a government they support. I'm dismissive of Scotland in general because the Scottish who live in Scotland have almost no part in my life and don't contribute directly to my success or failure.
I know what it's like to be part of a minority group but focussing on the unfair will not change the fact you are a minority. Scotland is a small nation battling to get it's voice heard and opinions recognised. Scottish politicians have been instrumental in government for hundreds of years and still the Scottish claim they don't get their way, well you're not the only ones.
Is it just because we disagree that you get off calling me ignorant of the facts? My opinion is shaped by the information I've seen presented. You can argue I've less experience than the Scots of the terribly unfair governing of the UK but it will probably sound like a whinge.