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    • Hatey McHateface on The shifting sands of memory: “Mia correctly concludes that every true Scottish Indy supporter must avoid a second Indy Ref like the plague. And she…May 23, 13:04
    • Hatey McHateface on The shifting sands of memory: “That’s a mighty smart seeing eye dowg you’ve got yourself there, James.May 23, 12:56
    • Lorn on The Ace Attorney: “They were not nutters: they were, mainly, members of the elite – aristocracy, etc – who had invested in Darien…May 23, 12:50
    • Mia on The shifting sands of memory: “Now, this is interesting. The following quote was taken from the article Gove ‘in agreement’ with Swinney over second independence…May 23, 12:48
    • Hatey McHateface on The shifting sands of memory: “Dunno about longer, but plenty are getting a lot denser.May 23, 12:47
    • Hatey McHateface on The shifting sands of memory: “I’ve asked Grok for a summary of your latest post, Barbs. Grok says: “The post is a free association, alliterative…May 23, 12:42
    • James on The shifting sands of memory: “That’s a very good point,Northcode.May 23, 12:12
    • Mark Beggan on The shifting sands of memory: “Is it me or are the paragraphs on here getting longer.May 23, 12:05
    • Alf Baird on The shifting sands of memory: “A very valid point, Northcode. Postcolonial theory (Fanon) suggests this transformation from an ‘independence movement’ to become a ‘national liberation…May 23, 12:04
    • Hatey McHateface on The shifting sands of memory: ““Leaving the false Union is, of course, the answer to almost every social and economic ill that Scotland is currently…May 23, 12:04
    • Hatey McHateface on The shifting sands of memory: “Much the same could be said for the Iroquois, Northcode. And they’ve been on the receiving end for more than…May 23, 11:59
    • Geri on The shifting sands of memory: “Scotland isn’t “self governing” ya plank. Does it’s votes count in Westminster? No. Can it collect it’s own revenues? No…May 23, 11:56
    • Mark Beggan on The shifting sands of memory: “Was Ally MacLeod a reincarnation of Charles Edward Stuart?May 23, 11:46
    • Northcode on The shifting sands of memory: “A small and inconsequential point, perhaps. But one I’d like to make. I do not favour the term ‘Scottish independence’…May 23, 11:33
    • James on The shifting sands of memory: “Discuss.May 23, 11:26
    • Captain Caveman on The shifting sands of memory: “@Alf Baird Wrong as usual. The “Scots” don’t purely comprise of Picts, but other ethnicities as well, most notably (but…May 23, 11:20
    • Mark Beggan on The shifting sands of memory: “If only Bonnie dick head had taken a bullet at Culloden.May 23, 11:12
    • sarah on The shifting sands of memory: “ON Topic: Leaving the false Union is, of course, the answer to almost every social and economic ill that Scotland…May 23, 10:54
    • Alf Baird on The shifting sands of memory: “Us Picts are still here, merely under a different name, i.e. Scots.May 23, 10:51
    • Northcode on The shifting sands of memory: “Good points well made and nicely summarised, James. One of the many notable things about the Scots is that we…May 23, 10:37
    • Mia on The shifting sands of memory: ““The British Empire, at its peak, encompassed a vast network of territories and dominions ruled by the United Kingdom. It…May 23, 10:32
    • Alf Baird on The shifting sands of memory: “Excellent summary of a colonised and therefore ‘doun-hauden’ (i.e oppressed) people, James. Albert Memmi explained the process whereby the colonizer…May 23, 10:19
    • James Cheyne on The shifting sands of memory: “One of the issues of a Colonised Country is the removal of its Culture, and their history, But along with…May 23, 09:40
    • Captain Caveman on The shifting sands of memory: ““Inbred foreigners” If we’re going back to Roman times as per Scot Finlayson’s post, the question is: who in Europe…May 23, 09:23
    • Vivian O’Blivion on The shifting sands of memory: “James Kelly, the Cumbernauld Copernicus dismissed four UK wide, Westminster voting intention polls in a row that put the SNP…May 23, 09:10
    • Anthem on The shifting sands of memory: “True, but a Scot says, led by a bunch of inbred foreigners.May 23, 09:09
    • Aidan on The shifting sands of memory: “It sounds like turning up uninvited to the UNCDC in June might actually involve quite a lot of messing about…May 23, 08:47
    • Aidan on The shifting sands of memory: “@Hatey – and the UNCDC determined it was not within their remit because they aren’t one of the 17 recognised…May 23, 08:39
    • Captain Caveman on The shifting sands of memory: “Scot Finlayson said: “England has always been a conquered country” Easily verifiable, pre-GCSE level historical facts say: “… At its…May 23, 08:34
    • Tartanpigsy on The shifting sands of memory: “Wow! Wow! Wow! Makes me happy to have Scottish Independence being discussed in these pages Good discussion being had albeit…May 23, 08:22
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