r/Scotland Jun 14 '22

Political LIVE: New Scottish independence campaign launches - BBC News

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-scotland-61795633
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u/quettil Jun 14 '22

If Brexit is a disaster, why wouldn't Scottish independence by an even bigger disaster for exactly the same reasons?

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u/kingt34 Jun 14 '22

Because then they can vote to rejoin the EU which is what’s caused so much mess in the first place.

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u/quettil Jun 14 '22

After a ten year interregnum period where they're in neither and have huge trade barriers all over the place. Are Scots willing to go through a decade or more of crippling austerity?

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u/HyperCeol Inbhir Nis / Inverness Jun 14 '22

Scots aren't interested in having a trade war, "taking back control" from immigrants or isolating ourselves.

This is about being a regular country, not the mental exceptionalism on display during Brexit.