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In reply to the discussion: RBS will leave Scotland if voters back independence [View all]liberalhistorian
(20,818 posts)I can't seem to find a date anywhere in any articles, they just keep saying "next week" or "this week" or "coming vote", etc. Very annoying.
Emotionally, I'm all for the Scottish Independence movement and understand where they're coming from and why they're so unhappy with the U.K. and England especially. And Cameron cracks me up when he begs them not to break up a "very beneficial 307-year-old union". Yeah, and exactly how much "choice" did Scotland have in "joining" that "union"? About as much as Ireland, probably. And it was amazing to see him and his staff heckled and hassled at appearances, to the point where they were, in one case, afraid for themselves.
HOWEVER. Rationally and intellectually, I know that it would be a disaster for Scotland in so many ways and, therefore, for the nations around it. So, as emotionally satisfying as it would be to see the independence vote prevail, I have to say that I hope, for Scotland's and Europe's long-term sake, it does not.