Scottish Independence thread

[Mr Mystery]

Salmond has done nothing of the sort. The media might like to lay the blame at his door, but a leader cannot be held responsible for a lunatic fringe of supporters - otherwise UKIP would have to disband.

There won't be trouble.

[Al Shut]

Clearly, this has to be an omen

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[Psychosplodge]

Salmond has done nothing of the sort. The media might like to lay the blame at his door, but a leader cannot be held responsible for a lunatic fringe of supporters - otherwise UKIP would have to disband.

There won't be trouble.

Really? you must have watched a different man than I did during the campaign.

[Mr Mystery]

Evidentally.

[Psychosplodge]

I hope you're right though.

[Mr Mystery]

There'll be the odd punch up for sure - but I don't expect anything more.

Remember, the media focusses upon the most negative aspects of which ever side they are against. Lopsided reporting of the minority acting like goons, rather than the vast swathes of perfectly reasonable voters.

However, if Westminster get their No, and then turn their back on the promised additonal powers? That's a very, very different kettle of fish.

I doubt there'd be bombings still - the tension just isn't that great. But we might see a push for a second referendum within 20 years. It's all down to how Westminster handle a No vote really.

[Wolfshade]

The lectionary reading for today was a bit prescient.

"Why then did you despise us? Were we not the first to speak of bringing back our King? But the words of the people of Judah were fiercer than the words of the people of Israel"

[Mr Mystery]

Whereas after my first post this morning, Twisted Sister's 'We're Not Gonna Take It' came on my iPhone.

And please - stop making a vote for independence a vote for Salmond. It's not. He himself has said as much. After the referendum, if it's a Yes (and it could well be, missing million and all that) he has said he doesn't give a monkey's whether the SNP form the first Scottish Government. Yet the No campaign keep on picking apart SNP policies

Why? That's a different campaign for a later date.

[Psychosplodge]

But it is though. That's like saying you can be an anti eu libdem voter the two just aren't compatible.

[eldargal]

Have to agree with 'splodge, voting for independence is both giving the SNP what they want, giving them more power and legitimising their political ideology.