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I grew up in Glasgow and I remember orange marches down the street in the 70's. And as a Catholic child, I remember being very frightened of the intimidation that went with those marches. I went to a largely Protestant school and was singled out for a beating, more than once, by children who thought they were "orange order". (However, dear readers, Glasgow has improved immeasurably since then, and is much more tolerant, and a lovely place to visit, I'm glad to say.)
So what I really object to is the implication above that the #bettertogether voters are "Unionist/Orange Order acolytes" - to me that's a real slur. The "no" voters aren't that - they are reasonable people exercising their democracy - as are the "yes" voters.
Perhaps when the slurs stop, then the work of trying to work out a compromise solution that helps reconcile everyone can begin...