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roamer65

(36,744 posts) Sat May 8, 2021, 09:11 PM May 2021

Massive SNP win in Scotland. [View all]

It is time for Scotland to leave the UK.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-57038039

Massive win for the pro-independence SNP and Scottish Greens.

They will form an absolute majority in the Scottish parliament.

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Massive SNP win in Scotland. [View all] roamer65 May 2021 OP

That is great news! Nt JanMichael May 2021 #1

Great news malaise May 2021 #2

Headed that way. Aptly put. empedocles May 2021 #5

The sun done set malaise May 2021 #6

the Queen enid602 May 2021 #21

And no god can save them - she'd better start selling them stolen jewels malaise May 2021 #31

I like John Olivers comment on the royal family... mitch96 May 2021 #39

I wouldn't get your hopes up. BannonsLiver May 2021 #67

Wiki: SNP is centre-left. moondust May 2021 #3

Short answer - Yes Myrddin May 2021 #27

centre left here in the EU would be called raging socialists or even commies by over half the US Celerity May 2021 #29

LOL malaise May 2021 #35

I tried to read about this but don't understand Scottish politics. Hortensis May 2021 #40

no centre left EU parties want to do away with capitalism, actual socialist and/or communist parties Celerity May 2021 #43

Well, happy evolution to where most liberal Dems have been all along. Hortensis May 2021 #46

actual US socialists like the owners of Jacobin and current Affairs (and most of DSA) just see Celerity May 2021 #49

Completely with you on the first paragraph. But I'm liberal, born and Hortensis May 2021 #52

There is no "Scottish National Socialist Party", just the Scottish National Party muriel_volestrangler May 2021 #45

Very good assessment. roamer65 May 2021 #48

All good, and thanks. Yesterday's nascent socialist movements Hortensis May 2021 #51

Others, including Muriel, have chimed in usefully above, but to clarify a couple of points: Emrys May 2021 #58

Thanks, Emrys. The summaries here are much clearer than trying to leap Hortensis May 2021 #61

You're welcome. Emrys May 2021 #63

Hear, hear! :) Hortensis May 2021 #64

As I suspected. moondust May 2021 #53

It's downright scary. But it's the center that split as the right's been Hortensis May 2021 #86

I don't think Her Majesty will be too pleased with the Brexit crowd if it means Aristus May 2021 #4

It's time for Scotland to let the Sassanacks go their own way. TomSlick May 2021 #7

LOL, indeed. Freaking English brexit wankers. LymphocyteLover May 2021 #8

Exactly. TomSlick May 2021 #11

slangevar! LymphocyteLover May 2021 #36

nice to see broad-brush anti-English ethnic slurs (sassenach) alive & well on DU Celerity May 2021 #44

It only means "English" or "Outlander" treestar May 2021 #54

It does. Emrys May 2021 #59

it is far more pejorative than that literal translation (it is Saxon in Gaelic) Celerity May 2021 #60

I thought you were based in Sweden? BannonsLiver May 2021 #68

I moved here from London several years ago, I was born in Los Angeles, moved back to London Celerity May 2021 #73

Thanks BannonsLiver May 2021 #79

A lot of Americans won't know that treestar May 2021 #80

fair enough, cultural predispositions and norms rear their disruptive head yet again, lol Celerity May 2021 #85

Anglophobia is alive, well, and very common on DU. DavidDvorkin May 2021 #69

The aren't a very victim-y group though treestar May 2021 #83

I like that it's anti-Brexit, but it's also just what Putin wants AdamGG May 2021 #9

Whether or not Putin would approve, TomSlick May 2021 #14

This post reminds me of Madonna during her Anglophilic phase. BannonsLiver May 2021 #71

I don't recall Madonna being an Anglophile. TomSlick May 2021 #74

That's up for them to decide, not Americans who think they have all the answers, know what's best. BannonsLiver May 2021 #76

Quite. TomSlick May 2021 #78

Sometimes they have opinions on ours treestar May 2021 #82

Being an Anglophile is not a "political position." BannonsLiver May 2021 #77

Their first conquests treestar May 2021 #81

Scotland would rejoin the EU, most of which are in NATO, so not much change. Klaralven May 2021 #33

They would still have to apply for membership TxGuitar May 2021 #41

It seems likely that Scotland's bid would face resistance from nations like Spain tritsofme May 2021 #72

The Spanish government has always gone to great lengths to distinguish Emrys May 2021 #75

this is true-- the UK is one of Putin's big successes LymphocyteLover May 2021 #37

And we have people here cheering it on. BannonsLiver May 2021 #66

Next up: Catalonia. UTUSN May 2021 #10

Esperem que no ens passi. Let's hope not. DFW May 2021 #13

Then it won't occur. UTUSN May 2021 #15

And indeed, so far it hasn't DFW May 2021 #18

Um ... the referendum? speak easy May 2021 #16

The majority stayed home DFW May 2021 #17

I remember listening to the lead up to the referendum, the policing problems, speak easy May 2021 #19

The central government in Madrid acted like idiots DFW May 2021 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author speak easy May 2021 #28

El 47,7% de los catalanes rechaza la independencia y el 44,5% la quiere, segn el CEO speak easy May 2021 #30

Not little, but a definitely a minority and noisy. Not that the article is gospel, but a few quotes: DFW May 2021 #32

There was a change in status in 1931 speak easy May 2021 #34

Wow! Javaman May 2021 #12

I freely admit the obvious - that WW2 was a long time ago. BobTheSubgenius May 2021 #20

Ah, a Scottish friend of mine happy FB post should pop up on my feed electric_blue68 May 2021 #23

Scotland first, then maybe NI Warpy May 2021 #24

Do the people of the Republic want NI? TxGuitar May 2021 #42

Access to the EI amd dissolving the border completly Warpy May 2021 #55

Really though? TxGuitar May 2021 #62

Ireland has the HSE. It's a two tier system like the NHS. Warpy May 2021 #70

Have always thought the Scots the saner of the set Lithos May 2021 #25

I'm torn canetoad May 2021 #26

Interesting touch empedocles May 2021 #56

After the battle of Culloden treestar May 2021 #84

Great news! Congratulations Scotland! Roisin Ni Fiachra May 2021 #38

Wow, that IS good news! ananda May 2021 #47

Is it time for William Wallace's "FREEDOM" scream? n/t Yavin4 May 2021 #50

It will be interesting to see how much the EU will get involved if there is a referendum. roamer65 May 2021 #57

Correction BannonsLiver May 2021 #65