11 yrs ago today there was an illusion of democracy carried out in Scotland, its indigenous people voted for independence in the majority and were denied it by 3 English political parties in Scotland, England's reserved broadcasting, and an English expat demographic.
But we are never allowed to mention thats what won the referendum, the power of the neigbour next door - the very essence, evidence, of the reason FOR independence in the first place...
Because it would be called "Blood and Soil nationalism" to act just like the English do.
Because it would be called "Blood and Soil nationalism" to act just like the English do.
Three English political parties in Scotland worked together to deliver a narrow, some say temporary win.
The used the powers reserved AND devolved to threaten, lie, and promise what they would never deliver in order to keep England "solvent" by what is empirical colonial theft.
The used the powers reserved AND devolved to threaten, lie, and promise what they would never deliver in order to keep England "solvent" by what is empirical colonial theft.
The most effective of their ways and means was reserved broadcasting as a means of propaganda - not new, its been that way since long before indy ref, and even long before John Smith would head up a dedicated Labour Govt unit in the 70s to prevent devo.
The referendum then, 1979, Labour had operated in the same manner it did in 2014 - including an amendment where even if Scots voted for devo, which we did, then the Labour Govt could deny it by a "turnout" clause which they did.
Re all they had to do was "lose" ballots.
Re all they had to do was "lose" ballots.
A referendum where all hardened unionists needed to do was campaign for no to devo, lose ballots, or convince just enough of the electorate to stay at home.
Labour's constitutional electoral fuckery in 2014 wasn't new, they have form.
Labour's constitutional electoral fuckery in 2014 wasn't new, they have form.
By 1997 they already had been told that being in the EU meant "devolution" by the European Commission, devo that of course they would write the manuals of which made England an independent country IN the UK with every power reserved to it - including the power to veto devolved.
Its one thing for the Scottish Left to blame the English for Thatcher, despite them blaming the SNP, and believe me it was and still is the English which only elect Tories, but if you mention that as a Scottish Socialist Scottish Labour WILL call it anti English racism.
In effect they call Scots seeking to have every power LABOUR reserved to England devolved to Scotland names like blood and soil nationalists and anti English racists for desiring WHAT England has..
How can we be anti English for wanting to have its powers as our own in or out of the UK?
It takes the politically challenged to ignore that Labour has betrayed Scotland for half a century - and every vote for "Scottish" Labour TODAY consents to it continuing.
It takes the politically challenged to ignore that Labour has betrayed Scotland for half a century - and every vote for "Scottish" Labour TODAY consents to it continuing.
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