Well it was in reference to the original independence movement (which would just have installed a different fancy lad as King) in the form of the Jacobite Rebel

Well it was in reference to the original independence movement (which would just have installed a different fancy lad as King) in the form of the Jacobite Rebellion so yeah :D But in honesty, the anthem isn't technically prejudiced against the Scottish identity today, it's just sort of ... weird due to this history and some accumulated shit, and many of us just fucking don't like it, but can't really do anything about it. Flower of Scotland is very slow and brings an odd vibe to sporting events. I prefer Loch Lomond and how it builds :D edit - you got downvoted: you shouldn't have