As an American living in Prague, I won’t be directly affected by whether or not Scotland decides to become independent or not. In a way, I’m kind of hoping for a no vote, but that’s just because I’m used to the status quo and, despite my claims to be a liberal, there is a natural hesitation to embrace change. I didn’t like it when Pluto lost its planetary status, either. In a way, I’m kind of hoping for a yes vote, because Scotland, fuck yeah.
But mostly I don’t think it will make much difference. They’re not going to stop making whiskey or having a funny accent, either way. I’m pretty sure Paul McCartney won’t need to sell his home. (What will happen to all of the royals’ Scottish properties, though, I don’t know).
It’s being decided by referendum, so there isn’t going to be any problem about it, either way. England isn’t going to send in the tanks and bombers to force them to stay in the Union. Horn-helmeted Norwegians are unlikely to come over in their longboats and start burning villages and carrying woman and children off.
It’s what should have been done in Ukraine. A bit late now.
It’s more like what happened in Czechoslovakia in 1993. Neither Slovokia nor the Czech Republic sank into the ocean. (we’re nowhere near the ocean).
I’m interested in whether there will be a knock-on effect. Will there be referendums in Catalonia and the Basque Region? I suspect the Spanish government will not allow it because of the likelihood of them passing.
If the British government had thought this referendum would pass, they probably wouldn’t have allowed it. Fooled them, huh?
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