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Published: 2008-08-02 12:33:45 +0000 UTC; Views: 1639; Favourites: 54; Downloads: 24
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Well there's always been a big campaign about this in Scotland, about the UK splitting. I myself believe Scotland would be fine without England, as they have farming and oil resources (that England get a good share of anyway). Being a Scottish football fan and half Scottish, I notice a lot of ignorance from English people. A lot go to Scotland to see the sights, but that is all the see in Scotland, just a pretty place. Everything is about England is 'better', the football, the people, the culture. It's very annoying to see that despite the fact that Scotland show immense pride for being in the UK, England do not show great pride in being linked to such an amazing country.Article here: [link]
Please, no flaming comments. Some of my opinion may be wrong or I may not have my facts quite right, but I don't know a lot about politics (i'm only 14 lol) but I do have a strong sense of pride for being Scottish, as, I believe, does every other Scotsman and woman. I'd just like to state that were are not 'Scotlandshire', we are Scotland
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England is lost. Scotland's only hope is to leave the UK and secure their borders against the mussies.
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One of the mainstays of Scottish independence is that Scotland wants to stay in the EU.
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Oh they'll learn as Italy learned.
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They won't.
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Oh yes they will. They are already being redpilled.
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eventually scotland will realize there safer with Britain there just a little bit hysterical about the brexit
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English Independenc!
ARISE ANGLECYNN!
I had to
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As an American, I think independence would be best for Scotland.Β
What are ya waiting for, Β Scotspeople?
Join the "We Left Britain" party!
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Absolutley, we and England have cultures that are too different in order to healthily live under one flag, many people try to scare us by saying we have no future, while we have big potential economies like Oil, Fishing, Shipbuilding and even Videogames
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As a part Canadian I agree with you
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Cameron seems to be betting that the Scots are snivelling cowards just like he is.
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I am watching the debates about it and the 'No' voters sounds like total A-holes, at least 'Yes' voters sounds positive and eager.
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You know I've supported independence for Scotland for a long time but this is the first time I've thought to search it on DA! Glad I did!Β
I will be voting YES a week on Thursday. Shame you won't get a chance to vote on the day (since you are too young >_<)
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I'm with you. I may not be Scottish born, but I surely do have a lot of Scottish in the family, mainly consisting of a certain border Clan allied to the Armstrong Clan. I'd vote yes if I could, the referendum's in 38 days.
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It would be an interesting turn of events to see an independent Scotland, although I'm only looking at it from a cultural standpoint, as I know nobody with any significant ties to the country.
But as far as I can tell, you seem to be quite intelligent, or at the least good with words (which is more than I can say about most Americans 
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I'm sure English people are no more ignorant of the distinct culture and history of Scotland than Scots are of the distinct culture and history of Yorkshire, both of whom have a similar population. Perhaps if Scotland didn't pretend to be England's equal or competitor then the Union would be more harmonious. The Welsh for example don't have an England-shaped chip on their shoulder, and as a result their place in the Union is as cemented as England's.
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Nope, I am not for independence, we would lose too much from moving away from the rest of the UK, and Alex Salmond is a big fat liar not to be trusted. Plus, I would feel more isolated from my English relatives, and if we go independent, I would feel really out of place when i'm visiting them ;-;
And I am proud to be Scottish, but I really don't want to be a part of an independent Scotland... So please don't say I'm not Scottish because I am anti-independance.
Of course, you can have your own opinion on this, but I just wanted to say mine (:
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Cameron and the rest are a bunch of slime, honest politcians, maybe?
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They aren't great, but the ones running the yes campaign are worse, big bullies if you ask me :/
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"You scots are labor voters and your economy is nothing but a parasite on our own, you are DOOOMED without us."
"Vote YES and you will get AIDS!"
If anything, it is the establishement that has once again prooved itself to be the bullie 21stcenturywire.com/2014/09/13β¦ and they have screwed up big time. www.iea.org.uk/blog/true-levelβ¦
www.economicshelp.org/blog/334β¦
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Who said that?
No, but the Yes campain pretty much tells the No voters that we aren't Scottish for voting no, and we are "traitors", and they lie and scare people into voting yes!
I've already voted so there's no point in trying to change my mind, sorry :/
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Totally agree with this~ Scotland should be an independent country.
England take almost all the good things, like if someone's amazing at sport and is from Scotland if he/she loses they say they're Scottish. While if they win they say they're British. English also give us taxes that we already cannot handle. Even the BBC and other 'UK' TV shows base pretty much everything in England then if we put a TV show there based in Scotland they refuse it.Β
I am totally voting independenceΒ
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Not all shows from Scotland are rejected by the BBC you know...Β
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Don't let the door hit you on the way out
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I'm french, Scotland is one of the greatest countries I've visited.
I totaly agree with you and I hope Scotland will be independent !
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From a very passionate nationalist, anti-imperialist, and Irish Republican, I support freedom for my Scottish brothers and sisters 100%! Alba gu brΓ th!
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I believe that Scotland should be allowed to decide it's own future and I'm English.
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I wouldn't go with that idea or otherwise we'll risk having the British UK ruined and under economic collapse. I also believe that both Scotland and England should benefit from the union rather than have only one of them being given the credit.
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Well as i like to say "If we can kick ancient Rome's arse and get away with it and then kick England's arse more times than i care to count then i think that we will manage just fine on our own!" We make loads of money from tourism, oil, Whisky, Farming etc. We have a relatively small population and i think that we have been seen as "one of England's colonies" ever since we became part of the union. 2014 Will be an amazing year and i think that Scotland is definitely changing for the better!
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I'm anti-independence as I think the UK works well together, but I'm all for Scotland having its identity. My father is Scottish, and even he agrees with me Scotland wouldn't work at all well by itself. Most of the things Scotland enjoys that the English do not can only be enjoyed because they're part of the UK.
And nobody ever sees Wales complaining, haha; if only people could get over their petty feuds, the UK is a truly wonderful force. Individually? Nah, none of the countries stand a chance.
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This Stamp....it's so true
I'm sick of England being renowned as 'better', theres nothing better about it. England should be proud to be linked to such a beautifull and amazing country, heck didn't they try to take over it in the times of William Wallace? Not that i have a problem with the English, they are nice People, however some just can't accept my accent. *memoriesss*
I always get annoyed about the 'Scotlandshire' part, IT'S SCOTLAND. We are a country, not a state. You've pointed out a lot of good facts in this. 
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You have always been encrouged to call yourselves scottish, yet the english have to call themselves brtish, we never call scotlandΒ "Scotlandshire" As much as I hate the english democrats at least there a party that fights for englands rights.
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I love the stamp. I think we could be independant. As long as we became a neutral country in war like Switzerland. Because if we were to become independant and not let the remainder of the UK have some oil Westminister would be like well fine but we're talking back all the weapons, ect. If we were neutral we would not have to possibly face that problem.
I'm incredibly proud to be Scottish. Scotland is one of the most patriotic countries in the world. I would even say the most.
Do you know what angers me? I was watching a vlog on Youtube. From a vlogger in England and he was having a competition. The winner would get a ton of English stuff like sweets and stuff you don't get outside of the UK really. And he said you could also win some English candy bars. He held up a Wham bar. The most Scottish sweet you can get.
And another thing. Scottish currency. Now we have some pretty money. You know it's all new and colourful. Go to England and they won't even accept it. So I think that if shops in England refuse to accept Scottish bank notes even though it's legal tender. Why should we accept theirs?
I know that this comment is a little random. But I thought I would get across what I think. And I know it's pretty biased. But I don't hate the English. They're nice people. I just wish we would maybe get more respect as a country from them.
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I completely agree with you, Scotland would do fine on it's own, we don't need to be attatched to any other countries, we would manage fine. I love being Scottish, but I would love it more if we were independant.
Great stamp, though x
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I totally agree! Scotland would do fine on its own. The money our country generates keeps the UK and thats the only reason they want to keep us. I 
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I'm glad so many people are like-minded
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I live in England but I admit, I get really annoyed when people refer to England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland (Usually they forget that it's only Northern Ireland)as UK and simply assume that we're exactly the same.
I have Welsh on one side of my family and when I go to visit my Grandparents in their home I still hear the amazing Welsh language, it makes me sad that it's dying out. The same with Scotland when I visit my Grandfather, I hear less and less Gaelic being used in favor of English and even less of the lallans language.
Lol, I don't know much about football, I hate the sport in England, Scotland and anywhere else but I do love the tradition cultures of these countries and find it sad that they're used less and less.
I'm torn between which would be better. The UK staying as it is or the UK dividing. Having lived here all my life I think it would be a good idea for Scotland to break away from England while it still has it's identity. This country is going to hell. But as someone coming from different backgrounds I'm also painfully aware of just how many people in England are actually Scottish, Welsh or Irish, either in full or in part and if the country divided it might also divide families.
I can't forget the unpleasantness in Ireland which still lingers today. Not just over religion.
While the countries are all very unique, it's also true that over the centuries our cultures and people have mixed irreversibly and dividing them might be harder than we think.
I do believe that Scotland should have it's own political powers though and shouldn't be tied purely to the English Prime Minister.
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it is not dying out, its being taught in every single school in wales (sorry for replying 4 years after)
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I see what you're saying about dividing the countries would mean dividing the families that are spread over them and I think you're absolutely right about the unpleasantness it causes between countries as in the Ireland case. It'd be great if there was some way round it that didn't involve some kind of conflict!
I think with the football it's more kind of an example of how money is going into England rather than the other countries that make up the UK. Scotland's league is generally regarded as being rubbish here in England and Wales doesn't even have a league of their own. All the money is being given to the English FA to make the English game better and then they're saying that clubs in the other countries should move into the leagues in England. Why should they? Celtic and Rangers are Scottish clubs and always will be. It's just my little analogy of it all I guess
I live in England too, and there is always a lot of criticism or even mocking of Irish, Welsh and Scottish people. Comedians like Frankie Boyle, who is Scottish, hardly do Scotland any justice by making out that Scotland is some kind of dump and Glasgow is crime-heavy, not matter how funny he is sometimes. There's always this kind of underlying joke-making, and in some cases it's more serious than it seems. Obviously all sides are giving it out, but England especially I feel sometimes.
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I (being half Welsh and the other half mostly English) think the UK should take pride in being linked and all that but instead you only get people making fun of the countries, like I found a facebook group the other day called 'Wales is only renting a part of England and is not really a country' I mean come on D: what do people have against each other these days.
I don't blame Scotland for wanting to go independent.
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Yeah, I mean we have the Republic of Ireland, right? Proof that the other countries that make up the UK can survive alone. It's just the way everything in other countries is inferior to what's going on in England. I support a Scottish football team and all I ever get is 'well they're crap because they're in the Scottish league, which is rubbish anyway'. The English Premier League is 'the best in the world' in most of the English people's minds, when actually that's only because of the gross amount of money that's flooding in there all the time. Football in the rest of the UK is still about the game, not the money behind it. Just an analogy, because that's the way everything seems to be. For instance, how much of the Olympics do you suppose are going to be held in Ireland, Scotland or Wales? Little, I'm guessing
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Yes the amount of money invested in football is extremely stupid and I agree that football should just be about the good game as most countries see it. And yes probably little or none of the Olympic are going to be held in Wales, Scotland and Ireland which will be quite a shame for Olympic fans and athletes of those countries without the money to travel.
It also annoys me to no end when foreign people say Britain or the UK and are only referring to England. [Also the British accent thing annoys me but that's a different subject XD]
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I agree with you whole-heartly. My own Scttish blood wants it as well.
I vist my family in Scotland during the summer and it's sooo beautiful! It takes my breath away everytime I go.
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