Regarding the Upcoming UK Elections

[dewline]

If you're eligible to vote in this one, please do.

Also, when you do, please vote as best you can to specifically frustrate the ambitions of the local branches of the new fascist international in your respective home ridings. (Yes, I do think Johnson, Farage, Rees-Mogg, etc. qualify for the ranks of that gang.)

Comments

[thewayne]

I saw a very good and fairly compelling video on John Kovalic's Twitter feed yesterday arguing that regardless of how distasteful you find it, you really must vote against the Torries tomorrow if you are a Remainer. You may not like Labor or the LibDems, but if you vote for the Conservatives, you're voting for the doom of the country.

[dewline]

A fear we share, then.

[thewayne]

I fear that if Brexit happens, it will set the British economy back at least 20 years and we'll probably see Scotland leave the UK and become independent in a decade.  Such a shattering decision should never have been put in such a binary choice, it's far too complicated.

Ridiculous idea (possibly revisited):

[dewline]

Could Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland jointly kick England out of the UK?

Re: Ridiculous idea (possibly revisited):

[thewayne]

Interesting concept.  I don't know, but there would certainly be nothing preventing them from leaving and forming their own united kingdom, dunno what they'd call it. I read an article on nationalism recently, surprisingly it was not about the USA.  They were talking specifically about Wales, and contrasting it with Scotland's surge in self-identification and the possibility of it seeking its independence, much like Ireland did.  It also cast doubt on Wales being able to do that, largely due to a lack of strong Welsh leadership, specifically the fact that the Welsh leadership do not speak Welsh! I'm curious if this could lead to a reunification of Ireland, and if so, can it be done long-term peacefully.  I do think, and I think I've previously mentioned this to you, that it will likely lead to Scotland leaving the UK within the next decade.  Salmand is pushing for a revisit to the independence question.