The New Fat Scotland 'Thanks for all the Fish' Thread.

paparossco

Tromking wrote: »

It takes a special kind of neck to move somewhere and then agitate to change the status quo against the wishes of more established inhabitants.

If they have a vote then surely they can have an opinion. I’m sure you will find plenty of ‘blow ins’ that support the Union living especially in the Highlands & Islands. They are also entitled to vote as they think best.

mayonnaise

paparossco wrote: »

If they have a vote then surely they can have an opinion. I’m sure you will find plenty of ‘blow ins’ that support the Union living especially in the Highlands & Islands. They are also entitled to vote as they think best.

Trommy is very much a 'jus soli' chap.
He previously told off Herzlos for having an opinion despite not being born and bred British.

Tromking

mayonnaise wrote: »

Trommy is very much a 'jus soli' chap.
He previously told off Herzlos for having an opinion despite not being born and bred British.

Hastily Google’s ‘jus soli’.
I think it’s good to encourage a bit of self-awareness with some of our more forthright advocates of Scottish independence. If I were a proper Scot it would wind me right up.

paparossco

Jus soli - too highbrow for me

Arklight

No true Scotsman and all that.

Sailtheworld

Tromking wrote: »

If I were a proper Scot it would wind me right up.

Of course it would; as nationalist yourself you have a well developed sense of us and them.

Sailtheworld

elantan wrote: »

sadly in the world we live in there will always be us and them, colour, gender sexual orientation, religion . that's humanity for you

If you found it sad then you wouldn't perpetuate it. Hypocrisy.

Tromking

Sailtheworld wrote: »

Of course it would; as nationalist yourself you have a well developed sense of us and them.

Don’t get triggered, but I prefer the term ‘patriot’.

Sailtheworld

Tromking wrote: »

Don’t get triggered, but I prefer the term ‘patriot’.

I see patriot and nationalist as being almost the same although I wouldn't put patriotic in the same category despite being effectively the same word. English is a brilliant nuanced language for saying one thing and meaning another.

Fortunately it doesn't take much interpretation to see where you're coming from.

Tromking

Sailtheworld wrote: »

I see patriot and nationalist as being almost the same although I wouldn't put patriotic in the same category despite being effectively the same word. English is a brilliant nuanced language for saying one thing and meaning another.

Fortunately it doesn't take much interpretation to see where you're coming from.

Yes, and I make no apology for it.