A question for the uk citizens

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Do you think it is good for everyone involved if Scotland separated from the rest of the UK?

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  • loopoo
    9 years ago | pl

    No, I want them to stay, wouldn't be the same without them.

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  • ToastyMelissa
    9 years ago | pl

    I'm from the Uk and I think it would be shit since we would BOTH lose out on all the things we provide for each other. Plus we would lose andy murray which would be crappy. It just wouldn't be the same to be honest

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  • dom180
    9 years ago | pl

    I think it'd be shit. I'm not a traditionalist about much, but I very much like my United Kingdom being united. I certainly like having the Scots as part of the same country as me, and it's a shame that they feel so uprepresented by the label of "British" that they'd rather go it alone. The same goes for the Welsh and Northern Irish (I'm English, and I live in Wales at the moment).

    I find it very hard to believe that anyone would be better off financially. I also know that, since Scotland is a strongly left wing country, if we lost Scotland then England would have a permanent conservative government because of how voting demographics have changed. We could lose gay marriage, lose the EU, lose the NHS, lose trade unions and lose so many other great things that working class Britons (including Scots) really need and stand up for.

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    • dom180
      9 years ago | pl

      *that SOME Scots would rather go it alone, that is. The last time I checked it was about 50/50 and no-one could tell what way the vote will go, which I presume is still something like the real case.

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  • disthing
    9 years ago | pl

    I'd be sad, but frankly - if they want to leave - then yes, it's good, because a country trapped in a union they increasingly despise isn't enjoyable for anyone.

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  • Ilovethearcticmonkeys
    9 years ago | pl

    don't go!

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  • anti-hero
    9 years ago | pl

    I am not from the UK. But I am curious to see why you think it would be good or bad OP. What about Wales and Northern Ireland?

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      9 years ago | pl

      I'm not from the UK either. I don't hold an opinion of good or bad, I'm just interested in what citizens of that area think. I'm also interested in knowing what implications they feel it would have for Wales and Northern Ireland.

      There are strong separatist movements in my own country, so I am curious as to the opinions of people living in another country with similar issues.

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      • anti-hero
        9 years ago | pl

        I understand. Where do you live?

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        • Anonymous Post Author
          9 years ago | pl

          I would rather not say right now because I don't want to muddle up this post with my own country's issues. After this post has gone through moderation and has had a couple of days to receive input from users, I will come back and answer your question.

          I wonder why my last reply to you received a thumb down. Not that I thought it was your doing, I just wonder what was so offensive about it.

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          • anti-hero
            9 years ago | pl

            That would be cool. I could have accidentally thumbed you down trying to hit reply on my phone. I will try to thumb you back up.

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