Anybody else wish Scotland voted to be free ?

[enyawd72]

Nah, he's just having some fun at our expense

It's a display of repressed rage because he just found out Canadian bacon is actually ham.

[Brazoo]

It's a display of repressed rage because he just found out Canadian bacon is actually ham.

Hahaha - enyawd gets it one hundred present!

Never for a second was I taking a shot at Americans - just taking (what was intended to be) a light shot at Mikey - who I consider an online friend - who happens to be from the good ol' USA. I do think the fact that people who have no steaks in the outcome of another country's future are free to express many opinions without recourse is a little bit funny - but I think that's a condition of humanity. Mikey happens to be an American - who is not (to my understanding) a British or Scottish citizen. That's all there was to it.

[Brazoo]

Evel KMego - you also may have missed Mikey's recent candid commentary about MY country's relation to the British monarchy - which is what I was also responding to as well. This isn't an America vs. Canada thing - it's a me vs. Mikey thing - and as far as I know that battle is not very serious. Mikey's a great dude - by me - I just think his perspective is a bit narrow on this subject.

Personally - I'm a big fan of my southern neighbor - the US of A.

I do think that Mikey's idea of the world is shaped by the fact that he IS American. For example - even the title of this thread would be very offensive to many people outside of America. Implying that breaking from the British monarchy automatically means "freedom" is not an idea a lot of people share. There are lots and lots of people who feel very strongly about the monarchy - even if Mikey doesn't see the value. Given the history of the USA it makes sense for some American's to feel that way - but not all people in all nations share that history - is all.

[Brazoo]

I thought it was funny, I'm pretty sure it wasn't intended as mean spirited, and I don't really think he was "taking a shot". Tone is hard to discern in an internet post sometimes...

Thanks man! That's exactly it.

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If I can get a bit serious and political for a second - I do disagree with the sentiment of this thread because I think the democratic process won.

There wasn't any bombs or shootings - there were no terrorists - nobody was killed. I think the Scots freely voted with their hearts and minds and weighed the decision very carefully - and they had a historically high percentage of voters!

To me, this vote symbolized how "freedom" works. So cheers to Scotland. They're a symbol of "freedom" in this day and age, as far as I'm concerned.

[enyawd72]

^Be thankful you live in Canada dude. This country is messed up...here's the proof.

I give you....New York brand Texas Toast...made in Cleveland Ohio.

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[Gorn Captain]

He was just trying to point out that what a citizen of one country finds interesting to observe, is a pretty serious topic for someone who actually lives in that country.
No harm intended...

Remember, for the Scots this is a political and social issue. For them it's personal and serious.
It surprises me that we're even discussing it here, considering our forum's policy about that.
So let's just relax and have some haggis...

[The Bat]

[Brazoo]

He was just trying to point out that what a citizen of one country finds interesting to observe, is a pretty serious topic for someone who actually lives in that country.
No harm intended...

Remember, for the Scots this is a political and social issue. For them it's personal and serious.
It surprises me that we're even discussing it here, considering our forum's policy about that.
So let's just relax and have some haggis...

Thanks man - exactly!

If Mikey was Canadian the gag would have been:
"It is too bad that entertaining Canadians wasn't a bigger factor in their voting."

It wasn't a shot at Americans - it was a shot about the fact that Mikey isn't Scottish.

[Evel KMego]

It's all good. I just took my first reaction overboard. Yes, it is a good thing that Scotland let the Democratic process decide the issue. No hard feelings here. I'd rather talk about plastic figures anyhow

[samurainoir]

Hard to believe it's been two decades since we Canadians had to face a similar situation with a referendum (The Simpsons even made a reference to it didn't they?).

Good riddance to Prince Edward Island, it's been twenty years since separation, and we don't miss you at all. Especially Ann of Green Gables and Road to Avonlea (now their greatest export produce after potatoes).

I am praying Etobicoke will be the next to leave confederation.

[ubermanx]

I was looking at the Scotland issue quite closely. Scottish Independence is obviously a serious concern to Scots as they had close to 85% voter turn out. That's huge. Definitely shows there is some passion about the debate.

The fear I had with the Scottish vote is that it might have given Quebec Separatists the added ambition to try and leave Canada once again. I won't go into the politics there as there are HUGE differences between the two situations. Not the least of which is that Quebec Separatists think they can skip out on their fair share of the Canadian dept and still use the Canadian dollar as a separate nation even demanding a seat on the Bank of Canadian board to dictate our "shared" financial policy.

So in a way I am glad the vote went as it did for my own selfish Canadian reasons.

- Marty

[Bruce Banner]

As both a Canuck and a Brit, I've followed the whole Quebec Separatists thing with great interest over the years, just as closely as the Scottish independence movement.

Interestingly, the SNP wanted to keep the pound as their currency and retain the Queen as their head of state. Best of both worlds? Aye, and if wishes were fishes, we'd all cast nets.

[jwyblejr]

So what about Washington DC wanting to be a state?