Divisive Nature of the Independence Debate

[orkneycadian]

An odd question to pose. The very nature of independence is that is is divisive. It, if it ever gets the vote, divides up the UK and creates a division along the border. So if ever anything was divisive, then an independece campaign is it. All the other divisiveness that arises is merely consequentional, thanks to the SNP.

You may like to try russian roulette, after all you never know unless you give it a shot...

It seems that the pro's want us to have a go at Rushin Roulette. Rush in and see what happens!

[Phill]

Whether you allow something such as this to become divisive depends on how small a mind you have. If you can't accept that others may have a different point of view than yourself then you're a bit screwed and need to grow up.

As for bickering about peoples apparent attitude to independence (or not), that depends on where you stand on the debate. After all the choice and decisions we make are in our personal, family and country's (or union's) interest. (Arrange these in the order that suits yourself.)
And to call their attitude may be wrong, to question their opinion and debate it, fine. But this is how idiots let it be divisive, they don't like the other opinion but rather than debate it, they keep the chip on their shoulder and start foaming at the mouth.

Lets look at the reality, if Scotland does / or does not go independent on Jan 1st 2015 (or whenever) will the sky fall in? Will there be plagues of locust? Will Arthur's seat suddenly erupt and swallow up Holyrood?

Life will go on, we will get taxed, we will complain about whichever Govt' (singular or plural) and the wind will still blow in Caithness.

So why not give independence a crack, even just for shits n giggles.





(it's only independence, not like it's Emmerdale or Eastenders)

[squidge]

So .... It seems the debate itself is not divisive, none of us are falling put with the people in our real lives, none of us are losing friends because we disagree with their political stance. A couple of us are worried that, yes or no, the country will be divided but mostly we are bobbing along in real life without any trauma from the current debate. Im glad about that, that is my own experience and I wondered whether everyone else was at daggers drawn after some of the comments on other threads. The suggestion that the debate over independence is divisive between people, families, english and scots seems to be a bit of an overstatement. Except for one or two nutters.... The man angry at a yes car sticker and the woman that knocked over the old man in edinburgh for singing and speaking to people about independence.... Mostly we seem to be ok. Thats what I thought.