Why Does Scotland Want To Be Independent?

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@Empire Of Kurdistan-Medya

I'm sorry for the hostility you have gotten from some of the members here in the backroom, the problem is that we have gotten a few people coming in here for a period of a month or two, who tries to completely control a conversation with a viewpoint that is 99% of the time very ill thought out and ridden with hidden racism or conspiracy theories.

I don't want to pass judgement on anything you have said, I very much disagree with almost you have said but I want to make the effort to have you stick with the backroom and not get fatigued by the constant bombardment of opposing views filled with snark or mean words.

For the most part, any opinion is welcome here, people may disagree but they are willing to challenge it in an honest manner and have a conversation as long as you are open enough to change your views. However, there is some basic internet protocols that must be observed here that I promise will help you get your point across in this forum if you follow them.

1. Don't use any punctuation more than once per sentence. So no "!!!!" or "?!?!". These only serve to give the impression of impatience or excessive passion.

2. Don't call anyone else ignorant or any other name calling. Yes, people in this very thread have done just that to you and others! But they are in the wrong, and while everyone makes mistakes, it ruins the conversation to constantly have it happen within a single thread. If you make a better effort than others in following this rule, you will receive respect a lot faster.

3. It is ok to preface a post with "I don't know" and "From my understanding". It does not hurt your argument in anyway and it also serves to let people know where you are coming from so that they do not misinterpret what you are trying to say.

Example: When you say that Scotland has suffered years of colonization, you should expect some hostility from the residences here who identify as British or even Scottish. Such a statement is very inflammatory unless you make an effort to define the word colonization as you see it first. Otherwise, the conversation (which we have seen) regresses instead of progresses. They need to know why you think Scotland has suffered colonization because to many people, the relationship between Scotland and England has been a very harmonious and peaceful union and that the recent vote for independence is merely some silliness by radical nationalists who wish to take advantage of the current economic situation.


I hope you take this advice, especially point 1 to heart so that we may get some more structured viewpoints from someone who obviously has a unique perspective on world events to share.