Funnily enough, having grown up here, I know what you say to just be an opinion (and the opinion of many independence supporters - the opinion that everyone else in Scotland is small minded/racist/half-wit rangers supporters). There are plenty of half-wits and racists supporting independence for the same reason brexit happened. Don't pretend.
I don't have a narrative. I have nearly 2 decades of the SNP being objectively shit. I haven't read or seen anything which makes me think Scotland has any idea of how it would run itself as a country. The idea of independence is a reflection of modern day thinking - surround yourself with like-minded people, and reject different opinions. "I don't agree with the current mindset of some people in England - let's start a new country". I think it's really sad.
Wasn't pretending. I know fine well that not everyone who supports a cause is one thing. But when you spout a lot of shit about the SNP and their supporters being racists and homophobes despite evidence to the contrary, youre gonna get push back. And yes, THAT is your narrative.
You have nearly 2 decades of Scotland being better than it was. I would rather you just said thank you and went about your day. There is a reason that the SNP has enjoyed as much success as it has, and isnt due to how great they are. It's due to how shit labour and tories are. The SNP puts Scotland first, the others treat Scotland as a thing they can't scrape off their shoe. Even Johann Lamont said that the Westminster part was run by dinosaurs who treat Scottish Labour as some kind of branch office. They dont care about us. They only care about Westminster.
Whats really sad is people like you talking shit about things you clearly dont understand. The people of Scotland who support independence, for the most part, dont hate the English. They are just sick and tired or being second class and not having a voice in who gets elected in Westminster. For decades Westminster has been run into the ground by corruption, and the message is always the same "let's work together to break this bullshit.". Except that doesn't work, never has. Theres also the implication that Scotland and England can't continue to work together, something that pro indy people and the SNP have floated repeatedly and its been rejected and even scoffed at by red and blue tories time after time. Even the current Labour leader with all the charisma of drying paint wont work with the people of Scotland to better the UK. So how the feck is it us being racist? The message is clear, "Know your fecking place, jocks!". Well, feck that. They dont want to work with us, fine. We will feck off and continue our course of inclusion, tolerance and internationalism without the shackles tying us to the dinosaurs and the pantomime villains of Westminster. Everyone is welcome in Scotland. Black, brown, gay, straight, whatever. Fleeing a warzone? Come on, find a place by the fire. Fleeing a country that wants to kill you for being LGBT? Come on in, find a place by the fire. Meanwhile, in good ol Blighty, these same people are being shipped off to butt feck nowhere at the expense of taxpayers to the tune of millions. But we are the racists and homophobes???? Mate...
For the long and short of it indecencies is about just one thing. Holding our elected officials to account. We sat up here and have watched helplessly at one shit show after another down south. We can't do anything about the BoJos of Westminster. We just have to suffer them until England has had enough of the cnuts. Thats not good enough, not IMO. When the question of a luxury caravan was asked about the SNP, rightfully, an investigation was launched. When the question of billions of pounds going to companies with close ties to the government is asked, all of sudden it's a witch hunt. Again and again and again, they take from the poor and give to the already mega rich. The public account committee put out a report detailing BILLIONS lost in corruption and waste under the tory government. Lucky for them, none of it was spend on caravans...
I want to see cnuts like BoJo held to account for their actions. Not years later after the fact with a slap on the wrist. While it's happening. While they are being caught red fecking handed with cookie crumbs everywhere and broken fecking jar laying at their feet. I can't get this being part of the union. So the answer is clear, we break it up and try again as EQUEL partners. Two countries working together, rather than one country dictating to another. Im a Scot that supports an English club. I can hardly be accused of hating the English. And the fact we have been in the toilet for the past decades mean I can't be accused of glory hunting either. Independence isnt about hate. It's about self determination. It's about moving forward and being free to succeed or fail on our own terms. No more blaming the English for continuing to vote for cnuts because rags like The Sun said so.
The UK doesn't work anymore, if it ever did. It's time for a change. A clean break. Some time apart will be good for us, and then we can work together for the betterment of the children. Just like any good divorce. We dont want to be the battered wife anymore. We dont want to be told to be quiet because we are embarrassing Westminster. Shouted down, dismissed, called names, made fun of. These people are supposed to represent all of us. And they dont. So feck um. It's time to take our old ass country(not new) out of the union and start a fresh chapter. "How Scotland got its grove back, and learned to love the unicorn.".
