(This entry belongs to Orlando Fuente-Alba from parallel 2. Due to problems at the time of accepting Matias's invitation to the blog, I saw myself forced to upload this through Javiera's account. I hope you understand)
When you meet someone from the UK you commonly call them “British”. But
if this person comes from Scotland, he will tell you “I’m not British”.
This is because its thousand-year relashionship with england is based on
resentments from all the wars they have been in. The first one, for example, started
when the English king Edward I invaded Scotland, beginning with this the figure
of the national hero William Wallace (Yes, the one from the movie.)
Ever since then, Scotland has had a nationalist, independent feeling,
but what they don’t know is that separating from the UK might be even worse
than being part of it.
Here are four reasons that the blind, nationalist eyes of Willie don’t see
when talking about Independence:
1. What currency should they use?
Independence would force them to change
their currency, which might affect their economy, exposing the contributors to
the financial risks of being a foreigner country to the UK.
2. Will they form part of the European Union
as an independent country?
This would mean having to convince the other
28 members of the EU and then arguing with OTAN and ONU.
3. Scotch oil in English territory?
Scotch nationalists claim that more than
80% of the oil reserves in Great Britain belong to them, just because they are
inside Scotland’s sea borders. The big question is: Will England allow this? Without
the oil, they would lose the most of their income.
Scotland is the hangar of all the
nuclear submarines of the UK. If Scotland becomes an independent country, they
must manage a self-sufficient fiscal system and a consistent public expenses,
assuming new responsibilities that go from the creation of its own army to the handover
of specific passports.
Very interesting!, I asked to myself why the referendum on Scottish independence ended like that, I was waiting to the brave people like "braveheart" vote for yes option, but for my surprise win the option to continue together UK, why??? why Scotland refused to pay the price of freedom? after years of wars and death of people who fought for freedom...Scotland fears more to the economic instability?. Scotland has become in the younger brother of England.
ResponderEliminarI didn't have idea of this! I think that maybe they should forget about the problems that they had in the past because If we want to live in a world without wars and conflicts we shall start from the most little problems ( I think that this is little comparing the wars in Middle East). They'd realize that this began many years ago and they should apologize each other.
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