scotland, a vote for destiny

It is the evening before our destiny is decided. For months I have listened, watched and sometimes read a tsunami of opinion, most of it bilge water, on the merits or demerits of Scotland as a nation.

I have watched an army of politicians spouting there dire warnings as they set about frightening people to leave things as they are. Trust us, we will make things better. If you leave it will be a disaster, you cannot do it. You will be poorer, you will be defenceless, the banks will move away, shopping will be more expensive, the big stores will put up their prices. Leave the National Health Service to us, it will be better that way. Trust us, trust us, trust us.

Gordon Brown has been taken out of cold storage and trotted out to warn us that we will be better together. Is that the same Gordon Brown who dismantled hard earned pension schemes and left thousands of working people in the grubber, oh, and sold off our gold reserve for two buttons and a bar of chocolate, Belgian chocolate, then introduced the PFI or PPP scheme that sold huge tracts of our land to foreign investors. Oh,was it not him that was in a government that went to war against Iraq to rid the world of weapons of mass destruction, that were not even there. So we have to listen to him? WHIT! 

We are in a democratic deficit and we need to change it.

Why are we so important, why do they even care. Is it their benign, caring nature coming to the fore? No, I do not think so. It has nothing to do with us, they could not care less about us. Do not be fooled.

Old Obama will have been on the blower to young David to spell it out. 

“ Gee Dave, how are you doing over there. I thought you told me all was under control. Give them a vote you said, it won't matter they will never go for it. Dave my boy, get this sorted. If I had claim to a Scottish connection, you know, like a few of my predecessors with their roots going back to the old land, places like Kirkcaldy and Limerick, I would be right over. I will have to have another look at my birth certificate, maybe not. Listen and listen good, we want their oil, we want their water and we want their Health Service sold off to our guys and the Trident thing Dave, c'mon Dave get with the programme. And another thing, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, we are putting a lot of work into that baby. Last warning, get it. Have a nice day."

It is really quite simple;

If you in your heart of hearts believe you are a Briton first and foremost, vote NO.

If on the other hand, in your heart of hearts you feel Scottish, above all else, vote YES.

This is not about being better or worse off. If however that is how you will decide, you have my sympathy, you are a person without principle and you will sell yourself to the highest bidder, whether NO or YES. You will forever be enslaved. Remember the 'Bought and Sold' bit.

A country whose people have dignity, self respect and belief in themselves will be a better country and a better neighbour.

Get out and vote for your self respect.