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Posted on May 29, 2014 by

I’m Will McLeod and I’m the Government and World Affairs Correspondent for Netroots Radio in Washington, DC. I’ve been following the Scottish independence referendum for a few years now. Most of the fallacious arguments I’ve seen have been pretty well knocked down, but there’s one in particular that keeps cropping up which is absolutely ridiculous and needs to be dealt with.

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I also do policy work for various people, and since no other foreign policy and government policy geeks have knocked down the NATO argument and the defense spending argument, I’ve decided to throw my hat into the ring.

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    • Dan on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “@Andy So jist yer usual resorting to lame ad hominen pish and skirting around adding any input on the shit…” Jun 14, 20:40
    • Dunx on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: ““ any vote in Scotland on constitutional matters will be supervised by the UN‘ I think you just made that…” Jun 14, 20:33
    • agent x on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “@Sarah Who was Liberate Scotland’s candidate at the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election please?” Jun 14, 19:26
    • Hatey McHateface on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “It’s textbook leftist behaviour to attribute the failure of every half-baked plan and reality-denying policy to tractors. The Bolsheviks were…” Jun 14, 19:16
    • Andy Ellis on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “@Dan You seem to have a fairly weird view of party politics and dynamics. I’m just an ordinary member of…” Jun 14, 18:53
    • Hatey McHateface on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “Solid 24-carat gold pure Scottish Exceptionalism there, wullie. I submit as disproof of your ludicrously and hysterically over-the-top exaggeration, the…” Jun 14, 18:41
    • Hatey McHateface on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “Don’t knock it. If you turn up for the Oompah Mac Fucking Loompah gig, nobody else will get a look…” Jun 14, 18:32
    • Hatey McHateface on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “For “once Scotland is recognised” read “if Scotland is recognised”. And, to repeat what I have said before – anybody…” Jun 14, 18:26
    • Dan on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “It seems to be holding yer Alba Party back though… Even with a very short and compromised campaign, Eva standing…” Jun 14, 18:02
    • Captain Caveman on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: ““Cap’n, I bet some of the more righteous progressives in the SNP would see the election of a Reform candidate…” Jun 14, 17:59
    • sarah on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “2025 is looking good for Yessers. We just need the 1,617,989 Yes voters to hear what is going on and…” Jun 14, 17:43
    • James on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “As a great man once said…. “…I notice at any mention of SALVO or Liberate Scotland the FRANCHISE fanny and…” Jun 14, 17:10
    • Andy Ellis on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “@Stuart 3.50pm Aye, that’ll be because you’re (checks notes) a unionist plant / 77th Brigade / not REALLY Scottish /…” Jun 14, 16:22
    • Stuart MacKay on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “Cap’n, I bet some of the more righteous progressives in the SNP would see the election of a Reform candidate…” Jun 14, 16:12
    • Stuart on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “I think Mr Ellis is spot on re Salvo, not only are Salvo and it’s supporters engaging in magical thinking,…” Jun 14, 15:50
    • Confused on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “I could believe it : https://archive.ph/wip/as3Uc but let’s just have a bit of imperial propaganda to cheer us all up.…” Jun 14, 13:48
    • Andy Ellis on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “@Stuart 11.59am Well, I suppose you might argue that they weren’t solely responsible for the war. Of course this isn’t…” Jun 14, 12:39
    • Captain Caveman on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “*winning Heh. Freudian slip perchance 😉” Jun 14, 12:36
    • Captain Caveman on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “Yes please. Will enhance Reform’s chances of sinning some seats. Good work!” Jun 14, 12:06
    • Stuart on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “Aye Mr Ellis, nor did starting a civil war hold them back either…” Jun 14, 11:59
    • Andy Ellis on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “And your point is, caller….? Not having independence in their name – or indeed being Irish language – didn’t seem…” Jun 14, 11:11
    • Andy Wiltshire on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “Another question asked from a position of ignorance – am I right in assuming that the only Scottish political party…” Jun 14, 10:58
    • Andy Ellis on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “Who are “they” in this context? The SNP? The Scottish media? Scottish &/or British unionists? It all sounds a like…” Jun 14, 10:11
    • Doug on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “Independence supporters should boycott next year’s Holyrood election.” Jun 14, 09:41
    • Doug on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “100%” Jun 14, 09:39
    • MaryB on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “Andy Ellis @ 4.32 pm I think they’re desperate that the SALVO UN work is kept from popular consciousness. Scotlands…” Jun 14, 09:16
    • Lorn on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “As I recall, CC, Salmond and Sturgeon came as a package. He was going to team up with Ros Cunningham…” Jun 13, 23:42
    • Young Lochinvar on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “Amen to that sentiment..” Jun 13, 22:47
    • 100%Yes on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “I wouldn’t be surprised if the SNP party fiances isn’t being directly funded the British labour government, so in return…” Jun 13, 22:31
    • Breastplate on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “Yes James, it’s notable that they recognised themselves.” Jun 13, 21:50

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