Scottish Independence vote - Yes or No?

[MikeRox]

Raze said:

kowenicki said:

 

No... unlike you I am just consistent.  There is no right to land as I see it.  Just a right for the people to decide their own fate. And yes I am on the inside I suppose and the English dont hate the Irish, far from it. 

I have worked in N. Ireland (Belfast and Newtownards for a while, just as the removal of troops started in the 90's - you do know they arent on street corners with Armalite's now dont you?) and your view is a distant and biased view based on old politics, ancient history and NORAID propaganda from the likes of the incredibly stupid and hypocritical Ted Kennedy ("Troops out of Dublin!" lol).

Your view simply isnt relevant today, unless you want to go back to bombs and killing that is.  Ireland as a whole has moved on.

@Bolded - As you see it, exactly. To others, it's a different tale. You really think that Ireland's moved on? That's like saying African Americans have stopped talking about slavery. It doesn't die off that easy. I appreciate your optimism, but you really should talk to some Irish folk from actual Ireland. Perspecitve is a crazy thing. Sure, the co-share has subdued the amount of bombs going off, but I don't believe for a second that everything is a-ok. Hell, I know some older British folk that are still bitter about the American Revolutionary War.  =)

And they'd be just as over entitled as people talking about slavery from generations ago (it wasn't exclusive to one race the second you leave the US).

As they say about Gay Marriage. Get over it (and there is a lot more validity for older people to be bitter about that right now). Bitterness is a really ugly human race. However, who are these older British folk? I can't say I've ever met any, and I've met plenty of older homophobes, sexists and racists in my line of work.