Most of this morning was divided between disputing with racist unthinking Englishmen on online papers website. The fact that Scotland is close to Independence causes fear to run through their soul! Most appear to have little historical knowledge, many claiming that Culloden defeated the Scots, although this was in fact the last battle in a British Civil War and at least one third of the Redcoat Troops were from various parts of Scotland. Others insist with great humour, they think, that Hadrians Wall ought to be rebuilt. Sadly the wall is quite deep into England but if they wish to return Northumbria to us, minus Newcastle's poverty problems, we would accept. Many wrongly believe that England is paying large sums of their tax money to Scotland to keep it afloat. This erroneous information is believed by many followers of the 'Daily Mail' and 'Daily Telegraph.' In fact depending on how you read the figures it could be that Scotland gets back less than she puts in, but that does not suit the readership of the right wing nutjob press. So I gently, usually, indicated their mistakes, and now I have a price on my head as thanks! I note the cartoonist Mac has twice refused to print my comments, I suppose the word 'racist' is disliked. It is interesting how Alex Salmond has managed to run rings around the London elite regarding this. His political superiority cuts through the 'insider dealing' that is Westminster and 'Dave' causes thousands to rush to the SNP's support every time he opens his mouth. Keep going Cameron, by 2014 every Scot will be against you at this rate. It is a strange thing that a nation so ignored in England should cause such consternation when it justly seeks to claim independence, could it be Scotland is needed by England much more than Westminster will ever willingly admit?
As I write I notice the Dominic Letts item in the 'Daily Mail' has disappeared but yet another attack on Salmond has been published, this time from a Labour Party perspective. 'Daily Mail Bias'
I had time to debate with racists and morons this morning as I awaited John bringing my new oven. The old one died a while ago and the landlord suggested I obtained a new one as their man was busy. I had begun to look (my ManFlu had hindered this) but had got nowhere so far. However John and I humped the old one downstairs and the new one up, and then sat awaiting the ambulance! Both of us in times past used to hump furniture up and down stairs for a living and both have decided this is not for us now! However the expert fixed it up and now I have a warm, clean oven. It is the clean bit that shocks me, I have never seen one like that before! At last those ageing frozen foodstuffs at the back of the freezer compartment can be brought back into the light, if I can get them out of all that embedded ice! Aint life strange? There was a time a new oven would not have seemed that important to me, and now I keep going over to it and admiring the thing. Funny how new objects get this attention, and suddenly one day they are no longer new, just bashed about, run of the mill, and requiring cleaning. Still, like the oven cleaning, that can wait!
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8 comments:
Congrats on the new oven, may it forever warm your food. Cute cartoon. I do not know enough about the current independence debate to intelligently comment on it. Though I do want to know, if Scotland becomes independent, will all the Scotsmen living in England return to Scotland? Will all the English living in Scotland return to England? Will you have to have border control between the two?
Just curious,
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RDG, I doubt people would move anywhere, although offering me £200,000 might help! The Irish arrangement would work in that there are easy come and go between the two nations, especially on the border!
Most English do not understand the debate either, that is why my posts on the 'Daily Mail' are being removed after complaints!
In all seriousness, is Scotland really thinking about seceding from Great Britain? I have read a lot about it here and there, but I just attributed it to bluster, like some in Texas wanting it to become an independent Republic again.
Jerry, The SNP promised a referendum on Independence during the election, which they won hands down! They wish it in 2014 and the Westminster crowd realise they might win and are now very worried indeed! This will be the most important vote since 1707 when the nation was sold to the English. This is indeed for real.
If Texas becomes independent will they give Texas back to the Mexican they stole it from....?
I'm enjoying the debate on Scotland going it alone. It really brings out the true feelings of each group. I guess nothing has really changed in quite a few centuries. Who will Scotland put on their throne? or is a republic the prefered option now?
Mo, The queen will remain head of state as she does in the entire Commonwealth.
There is of course no need for independence but when you have a nation treated with contempt, as Scotland has always been, then independence grows. Scotland has always been ignored by England and treated at best as 'up there,' and disregarded. Good job we are not black!
Good article in the Herald yesterday.
http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/columnists/the-hidden-agenda-behind-fight-against-independence.16465360
Rab, Good one!
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