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Oh come on, Scottish Nationalism ≠ Nazi-ism/EDL-ism Scotland's "Nationalism" is about gaining independence and actually becoming a nation, not about violent an

Oh come on, Scottish Nationalism ≠ Nazi-ism/EDL-ism Scotland's "Nationalism" is about gaining independence and actually becoming a nation, not about violent and misguided idealism. In fact, Alex Salmond (leader of the Scottish National Party, the majority party in Scottish Parliament) has come out for more liberal immigration policies, to encourage positive economic immigration[0]. Compared to the UK government's increasingly tough stance on immigration[1], and the rise of right-wing parties such as UKIP and the BNP, I'd much rather live in a small, liberal nation like Scotland. [0]: http://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/top-stories/scottish-independence-salmond-s-immigration-vow-1-3198028 http://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/top-stories/scottish-i... [1]: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scottish-independence/10699069/Britons-would-need-passport-to-visit-an-independent-Scotland.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scottish-independence...

collyw 13y ago
For me its about being represented slightly more than we currently are, with the London centric politics of Great Britain. One arse in charge of 6 million is 10x more democratic than one arse in charge of 60 million.
- jeffbr13 13y ago
  Exactly, Scotland (and most other parts of the UK) won't ever get as much attention in Westminster as the South-East of England, and our parliamentary representatives are that much further away from us. You could say that your vote's power is inversely-proportional to the size of the democracy, but if you look at how the complexity of communication scales, then surely smaller democracies are able to function much more effectively than larger ones (cf. small vs. large [software] teams). I'm voting yes because, although I plan to travel after I get my degree from Edinburgh, independence would give me more (and potentially better) options for living in the EU in future.

collyw 13y ago

For me its about being represented slightly more than we currently are, with the London centric politics of Great Britain. One arse in charge of 6 million is 10x more democratic than one arse in charge of 60 million.

jeffbr13 13y ago
Exactly, Scotland (and most other parts of the UK) won't ever get as much attention in Westminster as the South-East of England, and our parliamentary representatives are that much further away from us. You could say that your vote's power is inversely-proportional to the size of the democracy, but if you look at how the complexity of communication scales, then surely smaller democracies are able to function much more effectively than larger ones (cf. small vs. large [software] teams). I'm voting yes because, although I plan to travel after I get my degree from Edinburgh, independence would give me more (and potentially better) options for living in the EU in future.