Originally posted by stumason
reply to post by XXXN3O
I often hear the argument that the English conquered Scotland and forced them into slavery..blah blah blah..
But if that's true, why did the Scots request a Union with England? It wasn't so widely supported south of the border, it took some going to
push it thorugh, but the Scots jumped at the chance. Not only that, but they had a Scottish King on the throne of England for crying out loud! It was
a Scottish idea to form the Union!
You see, they joined the Union because they bankrupted their nation by trying to be a colonial power. Their colonies in Newfoundland collapsed and
left Scotland broke, so they went cap in hand to their Scottish King in England, who promptly okay'd the Union between England and Scotland.
And so it has been since 1707, the English have been subsidising Scotland ever since......
So crack on, break free. We never wanted you in the first place anyway, it was our (both English and Scot) ruling elite that buggered you lot, not us
English people. We were being buggered too and today, we are still paying for your free Uni, prescriptions and council tax, while we get fleeced
rotten.
A free Scotland is my dream. Please, declare independance so we can claw back the billions we send north every year, while you guys languish in
economic misery, forever regretting biting the hand that has fed you for 300 years.....
And enough of the "evil English Imperialists".. Some of the biggest supporters, promoters and volunteers to fight in Imperial expansion came from
Scotland.
"it was known that he had also ordered colonial governors in the Caribbean not to help the Darien colonists. It was hardly surprising that questions
about the succession to the Scottish throne and the powers of the Scottish monarch were reopened."
www.parliament.uk...
The Darien scheme was sabotaged by the English yet again who had ordered the tribes of the Caribbean not to trade with the scots.
England would be bankrupt without Scotland's oil.
news.bbc.co.uk...
I hope we do break free then you will see this but it will never happen as the world has become more difficult than neighbourly troubles.
England could not stand on its own two feet.
Ive even used a British Broadcasting Corporation story to show you this.
Please do some research before posting. I have nothing against current generations except when people quote utter nonsense based on opinion.
The SNP is also being denied the full budget from westminster never mind their own funds.
You can even read a BBC timeline here that repeadly quotes a lack of westminster support
news.bbc.co.uk...
To end what I am saying, I am really opposed to labour but Scotland could be a rich nation if it were allowed access to its resources or even a fair
share of them. It is always denied because one country needs them more than the producer.
Why do you think that Westminster does not support a referendum yet the English and Scottish people would?
I mean come on are you really that ignorant because of your national pride or do you think you speak the honest truth. If you do then please enlighten
me for I have looked into this and completely disagree with some but not all of what you say.
[edit on 17-1-2009 by XXXN3O]