Yes, I'm back with the second half (first half) of my rant on the Scottish referendum. 1 week after it was due. But anyway, enough of that. -_- So once again;
This is my opinion and is to be taken fairly and not too seriously.
I promised we'd talk about other things. The UK's future for one. I've already said how talk recently has been of the UK Parliament is thinking of setting up an English Parliament, to go with the Scottish, Welsh and N.Irish one. This would be better to delegate powers. But would it cause other problems such as more politicians, which; if you're anyone but me, this may seem terrible.
But will the UK become more separate over time? Well, I hope not. It's been seen a great Union that has held together despite its problems. Scotland became an interesting vote because of the large amount of people that wanted to break away. 45% voted Yes after all. It is easy to forget however that we aren't the only Union. The United States has its, well... united states. I'm bringing up Texas because of its call, in the past that it has the right and wants to secede.
As this video
proves, its not as 2 sided as Scotland is. But the Texas issue does
have its similarities. In that there is a group that (badly) want
it to leave. Like Scotland it also use to be independent. It along with a
few other states fought for its succession in the civil war. But what right does it OR Scotland have?
Well, very little. Texas signed as being part of the constitution and thus is a state. There is no escaping that. Moreover; its only a few loud voices. In a petition signed after the 2012 General Election 64000 Texans wanted to break free. Representing 0.2% of the population. In terms of democracy, Scotland had the best chance it will ever get to be seen as a respected independent people. But it didn't.
I think this gives us a good understanding of many world situations we are currently dealing with. Many of you will often see news reports of peoples fighting for independence, often being torn apart by war. Often we see the bad or the good guys (depending on who our nation supports). There is room for very little grey in this world. While an Enemy of our enemy is NOT always our friend. While I accept there are some exceptions. Surely it is better to remain as a larger unit than a small independent state.
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| British Empire |
The British Empire was synonymous for this. And while many will argue that it fuelled slavery, surely it fuelled great economic strides forward, creating the globalised and connected world we have today. It may be seen as cruel to control the natives lives and language. But surely, all of our lives are now better, because of the connection we all have and the language we speak as one.
As an Englishman, I do feel that Scotland is right to stay within the Union. As an Englishman, I think the idea of a large connected world is great, but as an economist I think Scotland will not regret its decision to be secure, not only inside the UK, but the EU and NATO.
- Well, once again, that dragged on
- People aren't going to read all of that, you know.
- I know
- Then why do it?
- Its nice to vent my thoughts
You never appreciate what you have until its gone.
-|CJ|-
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