I got into a Twitter tiff during the opening ceremony of the Olympics. Apparently everyone is convinced Scotland is a country.
I love Scotland and I WISH it was a country but you’re no free if you cannee do what you want. Scotland could never sell its oil to America without the profits going to London ergo, it is a country only by name. In other words, not a real country. In other words, not a country. It’ll get your ass kicked in Glasgow to say but I think it’s actually LESS patriotic to call Scotland a country. It’s like admitting you’ve fallen for London’s trickery.
I wrote about it for my column this week…
Whose Country Is it, Anyway?
During the Olympics’ opening ceremony last week, the lady on the TV described the United Kingdom as “four countries: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.” Soon after, every country in the world paraded out wearing everything from pajamas to grass.
Great Britain was there dressed like cocaine, but I didn’t see any kilts, aprons, or bowler hats. That’s because those are what people in Great Britain’s two kingdoms (England and Scotland) and one principality (Wales) wear. I wish Scotland was a real country, but it isn’t. The word “country” has been so diluted it now means “any group of people who consider themselves a country.” Nobody is as easily fooled by this ruse as my fellow Scots.
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-GAVIN McINNES
Gavin, you’re educating people….it happened!
redsox nation, bitches
If Scotland is a country, why does the Scottish Nationalist Party exist?
You need to meet my friend Derek Mccrae (a scot obvs) and get some instakilts off him. He kills me! http://instakilt.com/
‘i got into a twitter tiff..’
OOF!
Yeah theres a referdendum coming up, as Scotland want to separate, it wont happen. It shouldnt happen the UK is one place, how many people in the UK have Scottish parents, grandparents etc. Same goes for Wales and even Ireland. Also the main thing is if Scottland does split, will the union Jack change? The Union Jack is a St Georges flag in front of the Scottish flag.
Gavin why would you want it to be one country?
All the Scottish folk would be so depressed and not allowed into the UK. Somethin you must know, ALL SCOTTS LOVE THE UK and end up moving there.
Look up the Darien scheme if you wanna know why Scotland is no a country and is ruled by a bunch of southerners
Gavin, please let us know if you think Israel is a country.
Israel is. Palestine isn’t.
Scotland is a nation with GB with a devolved parliament that handles all things Scottish. They do legislate differently on some things, in the same way laws differ between US states, but it’s hardly noticeable as you cross the boarder. Wales thinks it’s a nation, but it’s only a principality and entirely shitty. Scotland might want independence, but, I reckon, it would probably regret it in the long term.
I’m a foreigner living in Scotland (Dundee to be precise). As far as this independence issue is concerned, Scotland simply does not have enough money to independent. All of it’s oil up north by Aberdeen is pretty much owned by international offshore drilling companies, and in terms of the economy, the Scottish government currently spends more then it earns. The effects of the current recession are also being felt, and over the past few years, many smaller (and some even larger) businesses in various industry sectors have closed down (or had big losses). Most of my friends are against the idea of Scottish independence, as that would result in the cutting of funding from various sponsoring UK government bodies (most predictably for example academic research funding).