tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725411122663433189.post375804375695842363..comments2024-01-04T19:27:02.335-08:00Comments on Zenpolitics: Ten days to save archaic Britain, or rip it up and start againJohn Hilleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10072819649049077782noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725411122663433189.post-91422288995645234672014-09-16T06:09:54.858-07:002014-09-16T06:09:54.858-07:00Thanks for the links, John. I'm still swinging...Thanks for the links, John. I'm still swinging wildly from yes to know, but until Thursday I'll be reading as much as I can.Charlienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725411122663433189.post-20725416087096631052014-09-09T16:38:36.076-07:002014-09-09T16:38:36.076-07:00Thanks for your thoughts, Jimbo and ifthethunderdo...Thanks for your thoughts, Jimbo and ifthethunderdogdontgetya<br /><br />Cheers<br />JohnJohn Hilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10072819649049077782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725411122663433189.post-43350485324680461372014-09-09T16:33:01.359-07:002014-09-09T16:33:01.359-07:00Thanks for your comments, Charlie.
I won't d...Thanks for your comments, Charlie. <br /><br />I won't delve too deeply into the Megrahi affair, except to say that I agree, he was almost certainly innocent.<br /><br />Try to look beyond Salmond, the SNP or any other party politics. This is a referendum about independence, the possibility of attaining real democratic powers, and allowing us to vote for whoever we want and feel it matters. <br /><br />It allows us to pursue something radically different in economic and social justice terms. It also allows us to remove the obscenity of Trident, and to be a peace-seeking, rather than warmongering, country.<br /><br />The real question is why wouldn't we want such powers?<br /><br />All these things still have to be fought for, but independence places us in the correct strategic place to do so.<br /><br />We have a truly wonderful, indeed envious, opportunity to build the new and better society.<br /><br />I've just read a second brilliant piece from George Monbiot advocating independence. <br /><br />http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/09/yes-vote-in-scotland-most-dangerous-thing-of-all-hope<br /><br />I hope this helps you towards a Yes.<br /><br />You should also make regular visits to the great Bella Caledonia site<br /><br />http://bellacaledonia.org.uk/<br /> https://twitter.com/bellacaledonia<br /><br />Hope that helps.<br /><br />Best wishes<br />John John Hilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10072819649049077782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725411122663433189.post-46646974795703598372014-09-09T10:24:35.907-07:002014-09-09T10:24:35.907-07:00Hi John,
Not that I'm a Labour supporter, but...Hi John,<br /><br />Not that I'm a Labour supporter, but I am undecided, having moved from a certain No to the uncertain middle after finally waking up to the chance of getting rid of Cameron and Co (warmongering, deceitful millionaires selling us out to the geopolitical aims of the USA).<br /><br />However, I don't think Alex Salmond is any different, really. When Megrahi was released and in full knowledge of the Scottish Appeals Court ruling that the verdict against Megrahi was likely the worst miscarriage of justice in the history of the Scottish legal system, Salmond chose to score a few cheap political points and attacked Westminster for releasing a guilty man. He could have made a stand for what is right, but he didn't. <br /><br />So how am I to truly believe that it will be any different in an independent Scotland? It'll just be business as usual, I'm afraid. <br /><br />I am looking at the argument from all angles and still find myself firmly stuck in the middle. I will read Welsh's piece, but are there any more well-argued pieces? Oh and please don't point me to Craig Murray, I read his blog regularly and I respect and appreciate his views, but for once I find his opinion of no voters incredibly offensive.Charlienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725411122663433189.post-9803047469290448032014-09-09T09:46:21.523-07:002014-09-09T09:46:21.523-07:00Just ten angst-ridden days in which to rescue a fa...<i>Just ten angst-ridden days in which to rescue a failed state, a failed politics, a failed economics.</i><br /><br />Not to mention, the plutocrats for whom all the above are working out just fine.<br />~ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©https://www.blogger.com/profile/06252371815131259831noreply@blogger.com