I mean, if the case for staying the the UK was entirely based on the Daily Express, I guess this would be more convincing? I could have used these exact same headlines to make an anti-independence post though, I see this as a case of people being very optimistic about large changes, and finding out afterwards that it's actually much more difficult than it seems...
If the SNP had a concrete plan for running their independent Scotland in advance, I think I'd find the case for independence much more convincing. However, everyone else would find it much less convincing, because the business of government is very complicated and boring (unlike playing politics, which is simple and exciting). Currently, the SNP promises that they're "working on it", which I guess is slightly more planning than the UK before Brexit. Not sure whether to attribute that to competence or to optimism though.
(At this point, my position is basically "well, if you really think running a nation is so easy, then go and do it yourself", which I guess is technically pro-independence?)
I mean, if the case for staying the the UK was entirely based on the Daily Express, I guess this would be more convincing? I could have used these exact same headlines to make an anti-independence post though, I see this as a case of people being very optimistic about large changes, and finding out afterwards that it's actually much more difficult than it seems...
If the SNP had a concrete plan for running their independent Scotland in advance, I think I'd find the case for independence much more convincing. However, everyone else would find it much less convincing, because the business of government is very complicated and boring (unlike playing politics, which is simple and exciting). Currently, the SNP promises that they're "working on it", which I guess is slightly more planning than the UK before Brexit. Not sure whether to attribute that to competence or to optimism though.
(At this point, my position is basically "well, if you really think running a nation is so easy, then go and do it yourself", which I guess is technically pro-independence?)