Dava's Hitchhiker's Guide to 'Things Unionists say..'
Hullo fellow supporters o' independence!
Noo Ah'm goiny dæ the rest iyn hInglish, as ye mæstly will bæ arguin' in hInglish.. asides, no everwan kin read Scots.. sa wæoot further adieu..
hInglish:
'Once in a Generation'
Remind Unionists this argument cuts both ways.. 'Once in a Generation' is only true IF 'Union of Equals' is equally true. Besides we have a legal precedent of Northern Ireland that is 7 years. It cannot be contested and MUST be applied to Scotland also.. I wonder if Ms. Joanna Cherry QC (known lovingly as 'Big Jo' but I will maintain the honorific) would enjoy taking Westminster to court over a legal obstruction of civil rights?
Union of Equals means we too just like Northern Ireland are entitled to a referendum judging our constitutional status.. every 7 years if we so wish.
Not to mention the People of Scotland are Sovereign, this is an right we have. it is law.
So even IF we accept.. once in a generation, then a generation cannot be more than 7 years as per the Good Friday Agreement.. or the Unionists are in breaking the promise of equality.. in turn I add this: neither are in law.. neither 'once in a generation' or 'union of equals'.. but as good faith that is one is believed to be true both MUST be publicly honoured, as both were public knowledge to either side.
I add.. we have seen we are NOT a union of equals.. England gets England's way whenever it wants.
'But England subsidizes Scotland' (or GERS or Barnett Formula)
Let's stick to the facts shall we?..
1. 32.8 Billion Pounds of Scottish tax payers money is spent by Westminster on Scotland's behalf.
2. Westminster has never published detailed papers how this money is spent.
3. The Barnett formula does benefit Scotland more than England, but who says England is getting a good deal in the first place that we are getting better? 2p is better than 1p to run a country.. but still not a good deal for either.
4. The Allocated Spending Budget.. is a made up figure.. it's not how much Westminster can afford it is how much they determine the kingdom can subsist on. Let alone they actually spend the tax on the people.. and not on war. Each missile is £200,000 btw..
5. Number 5 is much like number 2.. but it NEEDS underlined, the Scottish Government publish the GERS figures.. but NO ONE not even the Scottish Government know what Westminster spend that 32.8 Billion on.
Maths:
£68.6 Billion (click link to see total tax inc north sea rev.)
28.8 Billion bloc grant to the Scottish Government.. who 'borrows' a further 7 billion from the 68.6 Billion means we spend 35.8 Billion in Scotland.. and 32.8 Billion is spent by Westminster.. on Scotland's behalf.. on what? ferry companies with no ferries??
To be fair.. we are obligated to spend around 3 to 5% of GDP on defense like most Western Countries.. we pay 6% because we are 6% of the population of the Kingdom.
This works out one of three ways:
'UK' Allocated Defense Budget
We contribute 6% of defense budget as per our population of the 'UK'.
Unlikely:
'UK' GDP
The Kingdom's GDP is £2,148,902,827,500.00 or £2.1 Trillion Pounds.
Now we know it cannot be the following figures as it is more than Scotland earns in tax:
6% of £2,148,902,827,500 is £128,934,169,650 or 128 Billion pounds.
Scottish GDP
Our GDP is £152,041,562 per year. Or just over 152 Billion per year.
6% of £152,041,562 is: £9122493.72 or 9.1 Billion.
This is a exuberant amount for Scotland.. mind boggling!.. to put it in perspective, our half brothers and sister in Norway.. and she is rich!.. spent 61.6 Billion Krone.. or £5.1 Billion on defense..
Likely:
Now.. the Tories.. and at times Labour like to 'top up' this budget, few billion here.. few billion there.. but the base line is as follows:
In 2018 (see this link) the Kingdoms defense budget, foregoing 'top ups':
£37,623,679,645 or £37.623 Billion pounds..
6% of £37,623,679,645 is £2,257,420,778 or 2.2 Billion pounds
This is scenario 3 & is the most likely.
Although saying that.. I wouldn't put Scenario 2 anywhere near a Tory Imperialist. Like handing your baby to a serial killer.
6. Lean into the Truth.. make it your weapon not theirs.
I freely admit that Scotland does benefit from a greater defense budget..but that's not enough to keep us in the Union.
NEVER LIE or BLURT OUT SOME NONSENSE TO BACK UP WHAT YOU ARE SAYING..
It is much more important to be truthful AT ALL TIMES.. so we can make irrefutable arguments with TRUTH and not as the other side does.. tries to win with lies. tries to win with opinions.
The truth is impossible to argue with.. make sure you are on it's side.. because we are righteous, we have SO MANY examples of what we say is true.. make sure you show others and by doing so convince doubters, who will also read what you write.. that we are truthful.
Scotland's not a 'real' country, the real country is the United Kingdom'
A: The United Kingdom is a legal entity with sovereign rights, it is classed as a country even though this is a misnomer.. its is a 'country of countries'.. just as the EU is, the UK was before it*.
*(Except with a lot of horror coming from the English.. selling us as timeshare slaves and running us off our land etc.. murdering us, occupying our land, trying to starve us to death.. trying to starve the Irish to death.. etc.. )
We are a recognised non-sovereign country by the UN. The Law we have about Sovereignty of the Scottish peoples only applies internally to the Kingdom and not internationally. We still have the right to revolt against any monarch or parliament that tries to take away said sovereignty.. which may make it seem ineffectual words.. but if Westminster denies what we demand.. they are in breach of that law.
To be clear: they are starting a fight.
'Scotland was just as much of the Empire as England was'
From my Quora:
For the first 38 years of the Union, Scotland was rebelling against the Union (1745 - 1707 = 38). Rebelling was costly and the money ran out.. 5 years later 1750 the Highland Clearances begun, 1750 to 1860.. one hundred and ten years of Westminster backed Highland Clearances, while the original instigators of this was Scots ‘nobles’ .. their descendants had the Scots well out of them. The normal course of things would have been a rebellion but with Westminster and English soldiers as a power base.. a natural rebellion could not take place.
Jacobitism - Wikipedia
Highland Clearances - Wikipedia
So we are at 1860.. let’s look at a map during 1860:
The Evil Empire is clearly shown above. Just because Westminster kicked Scots off their land and they moved to ‘the colonies’ does not indicate guilt. In fact there are reports of emptying villages and being forced onto boats against their will headed for America or Canada.. indentured into servitude.
The Cultural Impact of the Highland Clearances
Again from my Quora:
1705 the Alien Act
England tries to starve Scotland to death by imposing a trading embargo, to force us to join the Union.
1707 The Act of Union
England pays off a load of corrupt Scots nobles, obscene amounts of money to vote for the Union.
“Another negotiator, Sir John Clerk of Penicuik, who was an ardent Unionist, observed it was "contrary to the inclinations of at least three-fourths of the Kingdom"
Acts of Union 1707 - Wikipedia
It was clear we did not want the Union.. Jacobite rebellions:
Which brings us to 1745.. in 1750 the Highland Clearances:
Highland Clearances - Wikipedia
One hundred and ten years of kicking people of their land.. making Scots indentured servants (10 year slaves to America or Canada). Burning their house down.. all enforced by Westminster.
So we are now at 1860.. a relatively good period between Scotland and England, Queen Victoria treated Scotland well as she loved us, and so our middle class could feel self respect in the first time in over 150 years.. it was first and last time.
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If anyone has any more arguments they would like me to address.. please let me know :)
peace
Dava
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