The Scottish Answer - The Campaigns

[ColinJ]

I live in Scotland and am completely unaware of any ill feeling between camps.

My Scottish family told me last week that NO supporters were getting peeved with YES supporters pulling down their NO signs/posters!

 

[User6179]

My Scottish family told me last week that NO supporters were getting peeved with YES supporters pulling down their NO signs/posters!

Yes have noticed that myself .

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

...... And No supporters pulling down Yes signs/posters too.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

To me it is much more constructive (vaguely anyway) to add things to the messages, so, for example, if you see a No sign, add another sign underneath saying something like

'To Nuclear Weapons'

That way, both sides get a word in.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

The best I have heard of so far is

NO THANKS

.... To Darling's Eyebrows!!

 

[Gravity Aided]

...... And No supporters pulling down Yes signs/posters too.

I haven't heard of this sort of thing since 2008, when some kids from the local church decided, at their parent's or pastor's urging(stories conflict on this) decided to kick down and tear up all the political signs in my yard. Just candidate signs, but ones for those awful lefty pinkos. Glad some of our churches are teaching their children to respect rights afforded them under the Constitution, like free speech and freedom of religion. There are always a few nutters out there, taking things into their own hands and making a mess of things, and I think everybody has a right to his say without others bullying them.

 

[TVC]

Either way it will be too close to give a decisive answer, which means the matter won't be resolved resulting in months if legal arguements and continuing bad tempers on both sides.

So my view, the result will be: Unsatisfactory for everyone.

 

[Archie_tect]

I hope for everyone's sake that it is a decisive 'yes' to shut the negative whingers up , not that that will stop them going on and on whenever the slightest problem arises. The negativity some people have is astonishing.

I'm a great believer in doing something to the best of your ability... if it turns out not to work, change it for the better, don't just stand back and complain how everyone else is doing things wrong.

 

[Archie_tect]

The most confrontational, if slightly demented, flag seen so far is a 20 foot Union Jack and St George's Cross adorning a 'second home' in Anatruther in Fife... they may find it's burnt to the ground before long. Many of the trawlers in the harbour have Saltires flying.... it's a fantastic flag.

 

[byegad]

I live in Scotland and am completely unaware of any ill feeling between camps.

Glad to hear it because that wasn't what two completely different sets of friends DIDN'T say. One lot was warned not to mention the vote, the other set witnessed a bar brawl started by Yes v's No 'discussion'.

Even now, 30 years on, you can start a fight in my village with the 'wrong' remark about the Miner's Strike to the wrong person. The parties when Thatcher died were a symptom of a deep, deep scar.

 

[snorri]

The parties when Thatcher died were a symptom of a deep, deep scar.

Not just in your village, I doubt we would be having a referendum now were it not for Thatcher.

 

[User6179]

Not just in your village, I doubt we would be having a referendum now were it not for Thatcher.

Looks like the vote will be between 55/45 either way so if it is a Yes vote Thatcherism will have played a part for sure.

 

[Glow worm]

The most confrontational, if slightly demented, flag seen so far is a 20 foot Union Jack and St George's Cross adorning a 'second home' in Anatruther in Fife... they may find it's burnt to the ground before long.

Blimey, I'm tempted to go over there with some petrol and a lighter myself!

 

[User6179]

Blimey, I'm tempted to go over there with some petrol and a lighter myself!

Aye Anstruther , I had to Caravan there when I was a wean , don't mind the flags though