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    FREEEEEEDOM!!! Scottish Independence

    Has anyone been following this? I only read a little bit last night on Reddit and was surprised to learn how close the vote may be. Seems that seceding from the United Kingdom would create a lot of upheaval without much real benefit. At least my impression from reading the thoughts of some supporters was that the Yes to Succession voters were driven by naive idealism. (Apparently, Scots as young as 16 can vote.)

    If anybody is wondering, Barry is against it. http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/16/politi...scotland-vote/

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    Last edited by Lost Student; 09-18-2014, 10:17 AM.
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    Originally posted by Lost Student View Post
    Has anyone been following this? I only read a little bit last night on Reddit and was surprised to learn how close the vote may be. Seems that seceding from the United Kingdom would create a lot of upheaval without much real benefit. At least my impression from reading the thoughts of some supporters was that the Yes to Succession voters were driven by naive idealism. (Apparently, Scots as young as 16 can vote.)

    If anybody is wondering, Barry is against it. http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/16/politi...scotland-vote/

    I am surprised Barry is against it. Apparently a good part of the appeal is to those who want to follow the Scandanavian model. A lot more government financing of the way of life. They think there is enough oil revenue to provide the funds for that system. Others argue there isn't and it won't be long until Scottland is in fanancial chaos.

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      I understand disliking British rule, but they do have representation.
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          I enjoyed the movie, but feel "meh" towards this current secessionist movement. It ranks up there with the never ending IRA conflict, although I loved Harrison Ford in Patriot Games. As far as globally impactful political strife, the UK is pretty lame. The movies are more interesting than the actual events.
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          • #6
            I liked, but didn't love, the movie. Longshanks was the best part. T ' would be cool if Prince Charles became like Longshanks, but I see him more like the military adviser that got tossed out the window.

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              Taiwanese animation of the Scottish referendum.

              https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v...560045&fref=nf
              Last edited by snowcat; 09-18-2014, 12:50 PM.
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                I thought this was great.


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                  Originally posted by TripletDaddy View Post
                  I enjoyed the movie, but feel "meh" towards this current secessionist movement. It ranks up there with the never ending IRA conflict, although I loved Harrison Ford in Patriot Games. As far as globally impactful political strife, the UK is pretty lame. The movies are more interesting than the actual events.
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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Lost Student View Post
                    At least my impression from reading the thoughts of some supporters was that the Yes to Succession voters were driven by naive idealism. (Apparently, Scots as young as 16 can vote.)
                    Each side has accused the other of misinformation. The reality seems to be that nobody can really say how things will go -- how the currency issue will play out, how much oil there really is, how long EU admission would take, etc. People talk about educating themselves on the issues but it seems tough to find hard facts to hold on to. Fascinating process, especially the way the Yes polling surged in the last few weeks. As far as Westminster is concerned, the thing seemed to go from a sideshow to an all hands on deck call over that time.

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                    • #11
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                      • #12
                        The fact that no news agency is doing exit polling is astounding.

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                          Originally posted by Armenag View Post
                          The fact that no news agency is doing exit polling is astounding.
                          Are the polls closed now?
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                          • #14
                            I hope they do it. Not because it's a good idea, it sounds like a terrible idea. I just think it would be fun to watch the trainwreck after the independence vote.
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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Topper View Post
                              Are the polls closed now?
                              Just closed at 10pm local time. Results expected to be delivered throughout the night. Cameron will make a morning address either way.

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