Unleash The Nade Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 The voting's over and its a victory for the NO campaign. It's time to drop all this petty gloating, conspiracy theories, blaming, and tit for tat pish that's going around on various forums. Everyone had their reasons for voting the way they did ,some chose to share it with others, others didn't. Just because they don't share your views, doesn't make them a bad person It doesn't make anyone more or less Scottish It doesn't make anyone braver or a coward It doesn't make anyone a hero or a traitor And more importantly ,it shouldn't cause great divisions within this country, which at times it's threatened to Understandably, many people are upset at the result, but some of the bitterness and aggressiveness shown on some of the forums by both sides, is out of order and all getting a bit tedious. Regardless of what you voted, lets just get on with it ,or we'll end up doing more harm than good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confidemus Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Some of us have invested a fair bit of emotion in this. It's not just a tap we can turn off, I'm afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_B Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Some of us have invested a fair bit of emotion in this. It's not just a tap we can turn off, I'm afraid. To be fair to you, you have shown up today. Several others of your ilk have not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForzaDundee Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 No Surrender Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unleash The Nade Posted September 19, 2014 Author Share Posted September 19, 2014 Some of us have invested a fair bit of emotion in this. It's not just a tap we can turn off, I'm afraid. I completely understand that and never said it was. I feel genuinely sorry for those who have given it their all for the YES vote, but like any result, a winner and a loser. ETA.I'm just getting pissed off at all the petty point scoring that's going on now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcat1990 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Lock the Independence sub forum. Just for the lulz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orlandoblue Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Some of us have invested a fair bit of emotion in this. It's not just a tap we can turn off, I'm afraid. Just try and be less childish then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unleash The Nade Posted September 19, 2014 Author Share Posted September 19, 2014 Just try and be less childish then ^^^ Kind of tedious pish I was referring to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SodjesSixteenIncher Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Obviously social media is going to be a forum for the disappointed people to blow off steam and for the really sad c***s to gloat. I don't think it's indicative of some "divided" country. We'll all go back to work and we'll still offer our colleagues of the opposite persuasion a cup of tea when we're putting the kettle on. It does make people less Scottish though. Me, for example. I now have no faith in this countries ability or even desire to make things better for the people living in it. The positive, if you can call it that, is that I'll channel my energy differently now. Going to make a promise to myself to leave in some stuff to the foodbank whenever I get paid. Feeling disgusted that this even exists was in some ways, a coping mechanism for me doing f**k all about it - "how does this exist" etc etc. I can't do that now, this is what we've got forever and I'm not the worst off. Canny be a hypocrite complaining any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MangoBroccoli Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Now more than ever we need to stand together. I'm devastated it was a No but I'm not going to hold it against anyone because, as the OP referred to, we all had our reasons for voting the way we did. I feel it's important that we remember that everyone wants the best for our country, even if we have differing views on how to achieve that improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orlandoblue Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 ^^^ Kind of tedious pish I was referring to Hey ho. Was really in response to some of his assertions re the vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_B Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 I've been shown a few Facebook posts today of Yes voters disgracing themselves. Makes me glad i avoid that like the plague. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DensParkNumber1 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 It should make everyone feel less scottish. We are more or less the north of britain now, hoping westminister will throw us a wee bone (devo powers) for being a good little dog. Proud to be from a city that didnt want to take it up the ass from westminister and didnt accept the increasing foodbank in scotland yet the billions which are paid to maintaining the trident instead. If saying you're not any less scottish because you voted to let the english rule us helps you sleep at night then go ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unleash The Nade Posted September 19, 2014 Author Share Posted September 19, 2014 It should make everyone feel less scottish. We are more or less the north of britain now, hoping westminister will throw us a wee bone (devo powers) for being a good little dog. Proud to be from a city that didnt want to take it up the ass from westminister and didnt accept the increasing foodbank in scotland yet the billions which are paid to maintaining the trident instead. If saying you're not any less scottish because you voted to let the english rule us helps you sleep at night then go ahead. Define "more Scottish"? I'm assuming you were born here and have Scottish parents and grandparents as I have Voting what "you believed" to be best for Scotland and me voting for what "I believed" to be better for Scotland ,doesn't change things. It means we have different views and opinions, but its doesn't make you more, or me less Scottish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamond_for_life Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Don't use Facebook or Twitter so thankfully don't have to read the pish on there. Had my heart on my sleeve was yes vote daft. Put a lot into campaigning and speaking for the yes vote. Have to be honest this morning I was angry blaming everyone and everything now I have time to reflect I am just upset that I didn't get what I wanted or believed in. Fact is though the MAJORITY in Scotland got what they felt was best and I just have to accept that and get on with it. Maybe tinted specs, maybe blind faith or maybe just sheer hope and desperation but I genuinely believed we could run it close. Tbh that wasn't close that was a convincing win for the no campaign and never looked in doubt once the results started coming in. That's what crushed me was the hope and then having it taken away. If the polls had the no vote streets ahead then fine but the last 2 weeks really did get us all thinking we had an outside chance. Not interested in the tit for tat mentally if people want to gloat that's their choice only thing I would say was the outcome was supposed to be a win for the people of Scotland. No for one side and not for any political party. Who really won today ? Was it any individual person ? Any way another rant down now back to work with my face tripping me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Define "more Scottish"? I'm assuming you were born here and have Scottish parents and grandparents as I have Voting what "you believed" to be best for Scotland and me voting for what "I believed" to be better for Scotland ,doesn't change things. It means we have different views and opinions, but its doesn't make you more, or me less Scottish. Oh but it does - you're a lick spittle, obsequious, cap doffing, Uriah Heep, North British, treacherous quisling. Fortunately for me, I live in the subsidised failed statelet, so I know which side my bread is buttered - your lordship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confidemus Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 To be fair to you, you have shown up today. Several others of your ilk have not. Given the endless topics, musings, slaggings, pops, rebuttals, snide remarks and oneupmanship I have displayed throughout the history of this sub-forum, I'd look a bit of a c**t if I went into hiding if the result didn't go my way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 I don't think there's much to be achieved in any of this to be honest. We've lost. It's rubbish, I'm devastated, but it's a democratic process and that's how the votes fell. Westminster better deliver on their promises now though - not far off half the country expects action now (probably know as I'm sure most who voted no acknowledge that change is required). The English, Welsh and Northern Irish expect action too. No point in looking back at what could've been, we must all pressurise as a collective together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pars fan Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 We just have to suck it up and take it on the chin. A valiant effort and at least now, we know where we stand. Viva la revolution. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DensParkNumber1 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Define "more Scottish"? I'm assuming you were born here and have Scottish parents and grandparents as I have Voting what "you believed" to be best for Scotland and me voting for what "I believed" to be better for Scotland ,doesn't change things. It means we have different views and opinions, but its doesn't make you more, or me less Scottish. The fact you beleive that English tories will do a better job of running Scotland than any Scottish party makes you less scottish imo. It more about the feeling of being scottish, sure people have been born here but the way they views thing can definitely been seen as less Scottish . Any Scotsman that sings GSTQ is literally less Scottish. Fact is though that a clear majority of the country voted for it so I have to accept democracy , doesnt mean i wont be bitter about it for a few days though. Can only hope there will be another chance later on in my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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