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Is there enough support for independence? I thought it was 35-40% depending on how the question is asked.
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Jedit posted:The SNP are one of the rare cases where it doesn't, because the people they want to separate their national identity from are of identical ethnicity. I wouldn't call it identical. Heck, ethno-linguistic separation was one way they could justify the highland clearances and centuries of suppressing Gaelic and highland dress. Genetically the makeup of Scots, Irish, Welsh and English are quite similar but that has never been reflected in policy and culture, with the Anglo-Saxon vs Celt narrative in play. zero alpha fucked around with this message at 17:04 on Jun 18, 2012 |
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Jun 18, 2012 16:56
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Edit: nevermind, that was late.
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Jun 18, 2012 23:10
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What are the poll numbers For and Against independence? Google News has been quite unhelpful.
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Jul 23, 2012 03:19
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WMain00 posted:The unionists will fight tooth and nail to make sure it isn't, because they want a straight defeat for political brownie points that they think will swing a Scottish election there way the following year. Can they actually prevent it?
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Jul 25, 2012 08:11
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At this does it seem realistic that the Yes coalition can gain 25-30% support or so before 2014?
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Oct 11, 2012 06:56
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Highland clearances, land cost, indentured servitude, etc. contributed to the large waves of people leaving Scotland for America, as well as religious conflicts. Lots of the people who were driven out of Scotland for religious reasons (Covenanters, for example) made their way through Ulster and stayed for a generation or two before crossing the Atlantic, settling eventually in the Carolinas and Appalachia. This latter group is called Scots-Irish and makes up a large part of America's population, especially in the Southeast and Lower Atlantic.
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Oct 13, 2012 22:55
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So if the referendum fails in 2014, what then? Will the Nats try again in 2024 or something, or just give up for good?
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Oct 15, 2012 08:10
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I think they have already decided upon the question, "Do you agree that Scotland should be an independent country?" Phrasing it in such a way is actually advantageous for the Nationalists, as it gives the impression that voting for independence is simply agreeing with the majority (comforting) and voting against it is disagreeing with the majority (less comforting.)
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Oct 16, 2012 08:23
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The YES campaign seems to be losing even more support. I think a Scotland free to govern itself in the absence of Tory voters would be a great thing, so its a shame independence just isn't going to happen.
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Oct 26, 2012 09:46
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