In The Wake Of A Scottish Independence Vote, Your Predictions?

Started by mongers, September 16, 2014, 04:30:22 PM

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mongers

Quote from: Duque de Bragança on September 16, 2014, 05:28:26 PM
Quote from: mongers on September 16, 2014, 05:18:50 PM
Having a bit of a senior moment here, but are there that many old multi-nation state left?

Spain I'd say, but Catalonia and others could get even more inspiration from Scotland. Switzerland possibly (4 languages and cultures more than 4 nations though).
Russia to proclaim that Scotland's independence is proof of western decadence and tyranny, unlike the benevolent Russian rule on all subjects of the federation.

Rangers are no longer in the top Scottish League since their bankruptcy, but they probably still have fans. Celtic won though.

Yes Spain is the big one, totally forgot about Switzerland, though there no chance of the Swiss turkeys voting for Xmas. :cheers:

But Yes, if Scotland does go independent, as you and others have said the impact in Spain could be even more significant.  :(
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Admiral Yi

Belgium, Switzerland, China, probably India, Canada(!), Russia, Iraq, Turkey, Nigeria....

Malthus

Essentially all nation-states are subdividable along local ethnic lines. The difference is how far down that path sub-national groups have actually gone.
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Duque de Bragança

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Quote from: Admiral Yi on September 16, 2014, 05:33:55 PM
Belgium, Switzerland, China, probably India, Canada(!), Russia, Iraq, Turkey, Nigeria....

Mongers mentioned old multi-nation states so that's why I did not mention the following in your list Belgium, Iraq, Turkey, India(est. 1947), China (current state est. 1949), Canada and Nigeria. Nigeria, Belgium and Russia as federative states so that's somewhat close to what is the UK.

Valmy

Scotland will become a Capitalist/Socialist Green Petrostate paradise that becomes the envy of the world.  Language laws eradicate English and restore Scots as the only language.  The Highlands secede and then the Western Isles secede from the Highlands.  Clan Campbell declares war on Clan Donald.
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CountDeMoney

Quote from: Ed Anger on September 16, 2014, 05:20:59 PM
Rangers fans beat the living shit out of Celtic fans.

There can be no permanent peace in the region without Scotland's willingness to acknowledge Israel's right to exist.

Ed Anger

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MadImmortalMan

Quote from: Valmy on September 16, 2014, 09:28:00 PM
Scotland will become a Capitalist/Socialist Green Petrostate paradise that becomes the envy of the world. 


Exactly how big is the oil industry compared to Scotland's GDP? If it's too big it could be a problem. Yeah they might go like Norway, but the impulse might be more likely going Venezuela.
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garbon

How many threads are going to declare independence from Scottish Independence? :unsure:
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Martinus

Quote from: Admiral Yi on September 16, 2014, 05:33:55 PM
Belgium, Switzerland, China, probably India, Canada(!), Russia, Iraq, Turkey, Nigeria....

USA! USA! USA!

Martinus

Quote from: MadImmortalMan on September 16, 2014, 10:47:34 PM
Quote from: Valmy on September 16, 2014, 09:28:00 PM
Scotland will become a Capitalist/Socialist Green Petrostate paradise that becomes the envy of the world. 


Exactly how big is the oil industry compared to Scotland's GDP? If it's too big it could be a problem. Yeah they might go like Norway, but the impulse might be more likely going Venezuela.

No. This is all discussed at length in the Scottish independence thread.

Richard Hakluyt

King Arthur returns from Avalon and leads several thousand mailed horsemen down Sauchiehall Street slaughtering Celtic supporters as they go; the Scots, realising the error of their ways, beg for forgiveness and a return to the Union.

Valmy

Quote from: Richard Hakluyt on September 17, 2014, 01:35:13 AM
King Arthur returns from Avalon and leads several thousand mailed horsemen down Sauchiehall Street slaughtering Celtic supporters as they go; the Scots, realising the error of their ways, beg for forgiveness and a return to the Union.


I like yours better.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Viking

Apparently it took 10,000 treaties (surely poetic license) to achieve the velvet divorce. Expect  much confusion and much dissappointment since nobody seems to have done much serious thinking about it.
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A terrorist which starts a slaughter quoting Locke, Burke and Mill has completely missed the point.
The fact remains that the only person or group to applaud the Norway massacre are random Islamists.

Crazy_Ivan80

Quote from: Richard Hakluyt on September 17, 2014, 01:35:13 AM
King Arthur returns from Avalon and leads several thousand mailed horsemen down Sauchiehall Street slaughtering Celtic supporters as they go; the Scots, realising the error of their ways, beg for forgiveness and a return to the Union.

Given the likely context of Arthur it's more probable he'll go to London first in order to liberate the Welsh and what remains of the Cornish from the AngloSaxons of England :p Then he'll turn to the Scots.
After that he'll proclaim himself emperor and march on Rome.