I usually hear British politicians making the argument that Scotland's economy is too dependant on Britain. But really, should a nation and ancient society lose its independance because one of the world's most historically arrogant powers believes they much permanently suckle at their tit to survive? Scotland existed thousands of years without the brits, and I'm sure they could establish their own economy and international trade systems were they left to govern themselves. I just don't believe a nation has the right to conquere and control another because they'd bring a "civilized" way of life to them. How the people of an ancient society live is up to them, not up to western superpowers to dictate.
Gandalf_The_Grey Reviewed by Gandalf_The_Grey on . should XScotlandX go independant? I thought it might be a good time to ask what people think of the possibilty of Scotland becoming an independant state from England, after 300 years of union. Here's a short badly constructed summary of my tuppence on the issue. I wouldn't call myself a nationalist, I'm more of an anarchist. But I am a sensible anarchist, I beleive in leaders but only if they earn their authority, not through ballot boxes, but through action. I understand the neccessity for some centralised power base, for Rating: 5