Should Scotland be an independent country?

Should Scotland be an independent country?

  • Yes

    Votes: 18 72.0%

  • No

    Votes: 7 28.0%
  • Total voters
    25
Yes, if that's what the Scottish people want. I read that many of them were upset with the Brexit vote so maybe it's time they do a Scotexit.

 
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If the people of Scotland desire to be free of the Yoke of British rule, then I think they should be granted that wish, for good or for bad, they deserve the right of self determination

 
They had the choice to join the Union of their own free will, unlike others in the British Isles. Besides they do very nicely out of the Barnett formula, not sure they would be able to fund their lovely Education and Health Systems without English Taxpayers.

 
yeah, the no camp convinced people to stay based on assurances of continuity and stability wrt the EU and then a primarily English Leave vote yanked the rug out of underneath their feet

they've got the necessary civic spirit and Scottish identity to succeed I think, and frankly they should be allowed to leave the UK and remain in the EU because the Scottish vote expressed that wish. Now the EU may say no thanks because Spain has a Catalunya shaped bug up its ass, but this has turned into England taking Scotland on a ride it never signed up for and they oughta be let off

 
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Being a scot who voted "remain" I'll put my input here. 

First and formost, I am a staunch unionist, I think it's best for the British Isles, however in the same sentence. I can't support the current government with them wanting to leave the EU. Being apart of the European Union for trade to me is more important than being "Britain/British" I do not however, support the immigration quotas(but that's another bucket of worms)   

When I voted remain, I did so on the assurances that we will be remaining in the EU and that Pàrlamaid na h-Alba would be given more authority within the United Kingdom. Promises that were given days prior to the vote have been broken. 

I could probably rant on for a very long time about it, but honestly when it comes to another vote and I've personally got no doubt that it will. I'll be voting out. The lies from westminster frustrate me on a deeply personal level. 

 
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They were told they wouldn't be allowed to join the EU if they voted leave last time, the same tactic Spain used against Catalonia. Now that the UK is leaving the EU I would imagine Scottish independence would win out in a new referendum.

 
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They were told they wouldn't be allowed to join the EU if they voted leave last time, the same tactic Spain used against Catalonia. Now that the UK is leaving the EU I would imagine Scottish independence would win out in a new referendum.
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No because Scotland would need to apply to join and the EU would not want to loose a contributer in the UK only to replace it with a drain like Scotland.

 
Just out to the Americans here, would you feel the same way about a state exiting the union?

Scotland had their vote, they voted to stay. Can't keep having votes as soon as you think you can win again, that's just playing into simple populism.

 
I mean us Americans have established that we're willing to kill each other to keep this shit going. Idk if the UK has demonstrated the same when someone has tried to leave, but then again I could be ignorant on the situation. 

 
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Just out to the Americans here, would you feel the same way about a state exiting the union?

Scotland had their vote, they voted to stay. Can't keep having votes as soon as you think you can win again, that's just playing into simple populism.
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Well, Texas has been trying to secede for the long and they technically are able to legally because it 2was written into their state constitution before they joined the Union. Also, California is trying to do a Calexit. There are people who wouldn't mind if either one of them seceded for various political reasons. 

 
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