Halo said
I'm bitter? I'm not the one issuing warnings and threats. Scribz, I just posted talking about how the fractures between Yes and No need to be healed so that Scotland can continue forward, continue with this incredible public participation in politics, and make positive changes for itself. I condemned holding onto grievances which won't help to heal those fractures, but I agreed with you on all other points. And I regret that the leader of the opposite party has resigned and acknowledge his political talent, his contribution to this country which I am very proud of too. I think that's less bitter a reaction than still holding those grudges, which will only hold negotiations back and make finding a positive solution for everyone more difficult. :/ If it seemed as if I was being bitter, I wasn't. As I said, the current status quo is a broken system that needs to be fixed. Believe me, the current government's decisions, and Westminster's decisions in the past, have had extremely negative effects on my life and on others', and I have my own problems with the current system for that. But I also believe that now is the most malleable time for change in my lifetime, and possibly for the remainder of my lifetime too - and that holding grudges and anger close to heart will only serve to fracture the Scottish population within itself, and the British population as a whole, and will mean that negotiations focus on each state trying to screw the others and look after itself rather than us all working together to make a better situation for everyone. People have to come to the table open, and people have to stay politically involved - that is what I believe and what I expressed, and I don't see any bitterness in that. Perhaps I expressed myself poorly before.
Okay, that's fair.
But I have no qualms with the no voters, they agree with me on 99.9% of the scottish narrative. We all want more powers, they so happen to believe to be able to get them in the UK. I'm wary, but i'm
very happy to respect and join them on the matter. I think Salmond left with integrity, and also quite strategically, to allow a new face to arise in what could potentially be a flash referendum in the next decade, if the 1970's is to repeat itself.
I also agree with you that the state needs to change, but they won't change until electorial force is placed, my "threats" aren't voilent, nor are they something that is localized to yes voters, or to the rest of the UK for that matter. This change in dynamic is the best possible solution to uprooting a lot of the fallacy within the system in place, for the benefit of the whole of the UK. I'm not whining about the vote, nor am I hating on the rest of the country, any yes voter who does do that is abhorrent. So, to do your part, don't try and polarize the two of us, as you put it - 19th of September is the day scotland reunites, and i'm happy to be a part of that.
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