ElephantBanjoGnome wrote:
This is what people fail to understand about the nationalists - they're extremists operating under the guise of reason and legitimacy. The ultimate goal has always been independence at all costs. At all costs. The arguments don't actually matter - they're merely the tool to convince the masses to lend them the political power to achieve their aims. They wanted independence before oil was a thing, and god knows how they'd planned to fund the country back then - but good reasons didn't matter then and they don't now.
That's just bollocks though.
It's the rantiest and craziest ones who'll get on telly and make the most kerfuffle on the internet, but to say that all nationalists and extremists is patently nonsensical.
I'm in touch with a few people who voted 'Yes', they didn't get what they wanted, they're disappointed, they think it's a missed opportunity for Scotland, but they're carrying on with their lives in a perfectly civilised fashion and they accept the result.
I'm sure some nationalists are mental extremists, but let's keep a sense of perspective. (Also the idea that they're all dreadfully 'sore losers' is crap, too.)