I think there's a real cross section of the Celtic Support on this forum...so
If there was another referendum on independence would you vote to stay or to go.....and why would you vote that way.
As an addendum to this topic...do you trust the SNP to act in your best interests?......or if voting yes.....it's a matter of independence first then we'll sort out which party should get the nod after independence has been won.
To me, the major point of independence is the opportunity to begin reconstruction of the political landscape.
I would hope that there will be greater diversity in the current party system and that minority groups would have more influence than is currently available.
Tactical voting means that the major parties still receive a disproportionate majority of the votes cast, the counter-argument being that there would inevitably be a rise in the voting blocs of more extreme right-wing groups due to the blind ignorance of the horde.
The major parties still appear to act only in their own interests, including the SNP, under the advent of an independent government - each party are going to have to re-invent their political manifesto to incorporate traditional Scottish working-persons values and the maintenance of protected characteristics.
The reality is that there is no easy fix. It will be many decades of hardship before independence bears any real fruit. It is naive to believe that Scotland can adopt the Scandinavian models as they have been in existence for three centuries and have self-sustaining industries and economies that do not entirely depend on external investment.
There will be hard lessons to learn, as it is unlikely that the USA and Norway will forfeit their financial investment in the oil fields; however - Scotland is ideally suited to developing new sustainable and clean forms of energy in hydro, solar and wind farms.
It has to be worth any hardship not to be subservient to the yoke of England. I don't mind the English population, I've generally found them to be quite agreeable for the most part, I just object to the condescending manner that their government and their media have instilled in their general population.
I don't expect everyone to agree with my assessment and I'm glad about that. I don't expect folk to just accept anyone else's point of view, I believe that the theory of independence should extend to thought, as well as to political choice.
I'm going to vote for the Scottish Catholic Progressive Socialist and Anti-Orange Bigot Party.
I'm nominating Michael Duffy as leader of the Party with his trusted consort, Stella, as the Party's party-time secretary