When you get there
Posted on
June 20, 2014 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
“…make sure you keep a place by your side for us.”
Now that’s what we call lovebombing.
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A tall tale
Wee Books
Video
Probably a robbery
Transphobia
Awesome. I’ve been contacting as many foreign journalists I know or think my be interested in indyref. No takers yet. I reckon they are feart of the minefield created by the HMG Better Together “Project Fear” monster.
Wonderful. Just say YES
LUV you too Wales
WE MUST TAKE THE LEAP YES YES YES (Meg Ryan does this so much better than me)
Superb….
YES! Let’s do it for Wales, as well as Scotland!
Could we get Meg Ryan on board? Wonderful Wales. I loved that “Keep a place by your side for us” too!
Thank you the people of Wales ..
YES YES YES
Great, brought a tear to the eye!
Reminded me of my party-piece after living on Anglesey for three years –
“I belong to Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch,
dear old…”
Thanks, Wales!
Rise up Wales and be a nation. How many more of these guys have you got?!
link to facebook.com
Really moved by that. Thank you, Wales!
Diolch Cymru
Just what the good doctor ordered…
Thank you Wales
And Cornwall
And Catalonia…
How wonderful, thank you Wales!
Toddles off to make up the spare beds for all her Welsh friends.
That was fabulous … Thank you so much Wales.
Now THAT is positive campaigning!
Wales, God bless you. You will not be forgotten.
There is no doubt, Scotland would be an inspiration to many others. However, what I see is an invigorated Country, that will be noticed for our contributions to mankind.
Our heritage and culture will burst free from chains and will unleash a wave of improvements across our land, and that is just the beginning.
We have a great future to look forward too, there will always be some problems, but very many others have done the same thing and never looked back. We will be the same. Have faith and be strong, for we will, with the exit of the cringe, succeed.
Thank you, Wales.
YES!
That was unexpected and moving.
I hope one day as an independent Scotland we can welcome those who wish to move from Wales to help build a fairer nation.
Och I’m choking up.
How can we possibly let those people down?
The video is clearly a bottom up affair – gels with the YES campaign here nicely.
Diolch yn fawr iawn Cymru.
Yes watched it on th and definately has tingle factor. THANK YOU WALES
Gwych! Alban yn gyntaf, Cymru nesaf.
(Courtesy of Google translation!)
I had wee lump in my throat watching that, I didn’t realise that we had so many supporters of Scottish independence in Wales. Thank you for your encouragement and support, its wonderful to know that you care, hopefully one day Wales will follow Scotland down the same road and become independent.
Also the good people of Catalonia, thank you as well for your support, we will be thinking of you on September the 18th, and your struggle for independence,later in the year.
Sorry that should be fb flipping auto correct
Tapadh leibh A’ Chuimrigh. Sgoineil. Thanks Wales, fantastic. Here’s the link for the fundraiser for the Gaelic group for Yes = Yes Alba. link to indiegogo.com
O/T but STV have made what I would call a rash decision to name the Scotland fan who was at the Uruguay England game with his Saltire, all but giving his address. Given the abuse he has been getting on Twitter with threats of violence to him and his family this is what I would consider very irresponsible journalism.
Super vid that brought a wee tear to my eye. Thanks Wales, hope you can join us!
I’m greetin’ now. Great film. We MUST do this! Any chance we can get this clip on the telly or on a cinema screen?
And for comparison, the ultimate self-loathing Scot :
link to theguardian.com
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“I didn’t realise that we had so many supporters of Scottish independence in Wales”
You wouldn’t know it watching the telly, but Scotland has *MASSIVE* support around the world. Seriously, we’re a celebrity amoung nations.
Just fantastic. Yet another reason for Yes.
Just watched this over on WGD and damn near burst into tears.
Huge smile on a cynical old grump’s kisser right now. 🙂
After the horror show of the past few weeks put on by Better Together No Thanks, this wee clip is a breath of fresh air. Folk from all walks of life hoping and wishing for us to become a true and progressive democracy. Thanks to all the people who took the time to contribute to the video. You’ve cheered me up no end.
Och, wasn’t that just fine? I’d never thought before of a Yes vote paving the way for a possible future referendum in Wales, but now…
Wouldn’t that just be the icing on the cake? The independent republic of Wales.
OT.
SALMOND SINKS “OUR BOYS”
Is there to be no end to the machinations of this woul-be tinpot dictator, not content with flying the Saltire in the hallowed precicts of Wimbledon he, it would appear, has prevailed on hundreds of thousands of Uruguayan supporters to do likewise at yesterdays match thus plunging this proud nation into another defeat by a team not fit to lace the boots of “our heroes”
When we defeat the separists revenge will be sweet, all the better for being served cold.
Superb! Absolutely brilliant. Yes to the Celtic Nations !
( These are the same kind of people the TV and Press in
Scotland describe as vile, nasty cybernats.)
Very, very moving.
Whats Welsh for Cybernat?
I now can’t tell the difference between satire and genuine Unionist sales pitch 😉
Thank you, thank you my beautiful fellow Celtic friends.
There’ll be a dram waiting.
Torquil houghmagandy ffflufington smythe says:
Not at all, in supporting your team we inadvertently gave you some of our footballing luck. Well what can I say, maybe we would be better not supporting you.
torquil houghmagandy ffflufington smythe says:
SALMOND SINKS “OUR BOYS”
Where did you read this?
Vote No and step into a rowing boat without oars to be carried wherever the treacherous currents of the City of London take you
or
Vote yes and step into a boat with oars AND sails AND an engine ! Total control, lots of power of different kinds,
and complete freedom to go where you want to go.
Vote YES
It really is a ‘no brainer’
And Yes to Wales. God speed.
Thank you Wales! That was brilliant 🙂 Alba gu snooker loopy! Cymru am Byth!
Excellent, and so much more convincing and heartfelt than Better Together’s (thanks but no thanks) pantomimes
The referendum could be won or lost on the economic argument. Therefore support needed for Business For Scotland’s video project.
They are going to create a series of videos setting out the economic arguments for independence as part of our contribution – clear and concise messages about improving national prosperity for Scotland. They will contact more than quarter of a million business people in Scotland and sell the case for independence.
link to businessforscotland.co.uk
Thanks
Sorry if this is off topic. But do any of you know anything about apple trees or orchards? Basically I have a small, slow growing apple tree and the leaves on the new growth seem to be curling up. On closer inspection these leaves are infested with a number of aphids (apple rose aphids?). I’ve been told that by the time the aphids have been detected there is basically no point in trying to get rid of them and that the best course of action is to treat the tree in the winter months so that a minimul of eggs hatch the following year. Is this true and if so what should I treat it with? Is there any danger of the tree dying? I’m not really fussed about the fruit but the tree itself is a nice addition to the garden and it would be a shame to lose it. Any advice you can give would be much appreciated.
They do a brilliant display of flags on the beach at Aberystwyth – all the recently and should be and could be indy nations.
And we’re heading back to Wales in three weeks time; warm welcome expected.
Totally emotional. Pity we couldn’t spam this onto the BBC interrupting BBC Scotland news.
Thanks Wales for your support
And all we need to do is tick a box to get it all.
Thank you all for your support…love from bonnie, and soon to be an independent, Scotland.
@Manandboy
I’m sure independent New Zealand will be happy to provide a water jet engine to add to the mix. James Watt gave the world a practical steam engine, Bill Hamilton gave the world a practical water jet.
If you ever get downunder or to the right part of the States try and catch some jetsprint racing. In water half a meter deep and in little boats that can turn on a sixpence at speed (with the spray fan to make it look good).
We are so used to being threatened that this made me weep!
I reckon this should be shown in Cinemas. Not much chance but thank you Wales. It was inspiring!
Wow, thoroughly enjoyed that!
In fact, I think I’ll away and enjoy it again.
lie down in a shady spot and keep taking the tablets.
Och, that was just lovely! I wish they’d put this on the TV just for a nice change from all the usual threats about us, essentially, getting knee-capped if we vote Yes. Thanks for uploading it, Rev and thank you to all the people who contributed to the video. Mon the Wales!
I’ve been lurking on the site for weeks now but just felt compelled to comment on this great video. I keep hearing that most folks will make a ‘heart’ decision. I’m more Mr Spock in my analysis but for those that are Captain Kirk this will surely pluck the heart strings. Great video. Thanks.
@Ronnie – my party trick as well. Helluva time trying to explain that quadruple ‘l’ to people!
This brought a tear to my eye. Wales is watching, I’ve been telling people in my Welsh language circle back in the US this is coming to Wales in the future, maybe sooner rather than later. My hubby is Conish and even they are waking up to the possibilities, and it’s down to the indyref.
We simply must vote Yes for ourselves and our Celtic cousins.
Thank you Wales,you guys can do it as well we would be right behind you, all you have to do is show your people the lies they are being told.
Independence for Wales
This is great. Everyone should ‘Like’ it on You Tube rather than just use the link from here. That way it gets a bigger audience
@CameronB
Try journalists at Newspapers in Asia. The Global Times in China absolutely loves it whenever it gets the opportunity to stick the boot into the UK. They might be interested in more ammunition, off the back of the recent piece they did.
The Japan Times currently has someone following the debate on its website
The South Korean Newspapers don’t have anything on the debate at the moment, but I’m not sure if they are even aware of it yet.
Same probably goes for Singapore, the Philippines etc
You know sometimes all the nasty stuff gets too much and you wonder if you can continue…
And then these wonderful folk give you such a lift. Thanks to everyone who put their heart into that video, so so appreciated. 🙂
Like Benny Ghael I’ve been lurking for a while now. It was so good to hear the warmth,and hope of other peoples.
Thanks Rev for all that you do.
ceejtoo
Fantastic to get this support from Wales. Truly inspiring. Of course, the possibility of being a beacon to the other British nations and Catalonia is exactly why Westminster is so fiercely opposed to Scottish Independence. Let’s do it for all of us!
There’s a hoary old, hard nosed, Scottish Nationalist sitting here at his computer with tears dripping off his chin.
What a great feeling to know you have such friends. Thank you Wales, Cornwall and Catalonia – we will not let you down.
Thanks for posting that link, Stu .. a real tonic for the troops. Huge thanks to all our Welsh, Catalunyan and Cornish friends for their faith in us, bless you all.
For our freedom and yours … vote YES.
Hmmm, when the young chap rendered his double thumbs-up, he forgot to cross his forearms over to represent the Saltire. I was recently told this is now the done thing in certain circles in Dundee! 😀
Thank you Wales.
I hope I am offering words of encouragement for your own independence referendum in the not too distant future.
Benny Ghael
So are we as mad, bad and dangerous as you may have been encouraged to believe? 🙂
@ Robert Peffers – Pass the tissues please.
An absolutely fantastic world class vid which needs to be circulated widely throughout Scotland between now and mid September.
It clearly has the potential to swing countless thousands of undecideds to Yes.
Can you bear to imagine what these people will think of us if it’s a no?
We MUST win this.
We HAVE to win this.
Or we’re toast.
I’ve just returned home, weary and downtrodden, from a week of work to find this. Bliss! It’s put a spring in my step for the weekend and I’ll return to it whenever my Yes batteries need recharging.
Is there any doubt remaining that the good guys of EVERY nation are on our side?
Out of the torrent of abuse, smears, lies and spin comes this wee gem of a video. Lump in the throat time.
There is more than just us at stake here. We HAVE to win this. And we can. And we will. Damn the naysayers.
Just watched this and Yes I did greet. All we need now is one from England, there are plenty there too who support us.
Diolch yn fawr iawn Cymru! If seeing the proud and near-equal inclusion of Welsh by so many of the participants in this video moved you as well, please support the Gaelic Yes Scotland group Yes Alba in their indiegogo campaign to help a group of young Gaelic speaking independence supporters make sure our language is a proud and public part of the independence campaign too: link to indiegogo.com
Mòran taing & many thanks!
I am crying looking at this. Feel so humble that there are so many folk in Wales wishing us well. God bless them
Touching to to see the contributions from Catalonia and Cornwall too. Need to stop now.
As a Welsh woman living in Scotland, and having been feeling a bit down with the seemingly relentless attacks on Yes – this made my heart sing. We can do this. We must do this.
Really enjoy reading the articles and comments on here – diolch!
Big thanks to the peoples of Wales, Cornwall and Catalonia for that.
How refreshing to see smiles and hear words of encouragement from elsewhere.
Tears welling here too. I’d love to see the UK returned to to its constituent nations again, including Cornwall.
YES to all nations who want their country back (although oddly, my Catalonian friend isn’t bothered about independence for her country any more, saying she knows in her heart what she is, nad that enough for her).
Thank you Wales. Beautiful country, beautiful people. You made me cry.
Love it. Thank you Wales.
Thanks. A wee tear in my eye too.
As I was going thru’ passport control at Munich Airport last week for my flight to Embra, the police officer was asking Scottish passengers “Yes or No”.
He wasn’t daft enough to comment on the answers, of course.
Went round Holyrood today with a bunch of Bavarians. Very interested in what’s going on.
I’m voting Yes for all of the people who live in that bunch of islands to the west of the european mainland.
Illy,
“You wouldn’t know it watching the telly, but Scotland has *MASSIVE* support around the world. Seriously, we’re a celebrity amoung nations.”
Yes, Scotland and the Scots are well known and well liked throughout the world.
Not sure if posting correctly need help.
you should be seeing some YES and wings badges and stickers in Wales soon. My sister went back to Cardiff with a handful of Yes badges to hand out to her friends and she got a wings badge and some stickers to use.
Stitchintime – New poster? A very warm welcome to you and other newcomers to WOS
Anyway your post got through. If it doesn’t it’s probably owing to the huge amount of incoming spam and the ongoing DOS attacks this site attracts, but please persevere, your comment will get through – unless it’s very, very rude. 🙂
Thank you Wales.
Scotland needs you.
Friends forever.
That was brilliant I hope and pray we don’t let you all down
WONDERFUL! That really brought a smile to my face, (and a tear to my eye) Thank you Wales, Catalonia and Cornwall
You made me realise that all that the NO’s have on their side are lies, smears, bitterness, self interest and hatred, while WE have Love, Hope, Optimism, Justice and Truth.
This is the first time in the referendum campaign this grown man has found himself greetin like a bairn. Thank you Wales and Cornwall and Catalonia.
I am blown away by the support and the positivity. We won’t let you down, I am sure of it.
Whoever has put this thegither: this Scotsman salutes you. The Yes campaign have a PPB that’s good to go! I canny imagine a better one.
Tears on my cheeks and a few sobs watching this beautiful video. Thank you to everyone involved.
Having read some of the comments, I had a vague notion what might be involved here, so I waited until I had a few in me before watching it.
It’s good to have a wee greet now and then, let it out…
Unfortunately, I did not calibrate things correctly, and am now covered in me own snotters.
Cheers to all our friends in Wales, Cornwall, and Catalonia – we’re nearly over the line, and will be there for you always, no matter what happens.
As a lot of us appear to have been similarly affected. 😉
Ruddy Thomas – Dry Up Your Tears
link to youtube.com
CameronB & Ian Brotherhood
Aye – for the full bhuna emotional ringer try watching this then Ring of Bright Water or On Golden Pond.
Then mibbe WallE 🙂
Ok, now I’m crying. But in a good way.
@ Dick Witteringon – gardening tips on Off-topic, this thread is not the place. (yesterday 1:57 pm)
Thank you Wales and Catalonia and Cornwall! I was in the Millennium this year and as usual your anthem brought tears to my eyes (that was before the result!). This film did the same. I hope we can win and justify your faith in us. And whenever you need us we’ll be right there.
The Romans approached the Celtic peoples with recorded trepidation, whereas Westminster has done so with disregard and contempt. As brutal as the former Empire was, it nonetheless understood,respected and admired the Celtic peoples for their grit, determination and cultural tenacity. Westminster, as a relatively modern construct however, has clearly learned nothing from history and consequently tried to suppress, control and systematically dilute the Celtic sense of self and heritage much in the same way as it has successfully done so with we poor hapless English souls.
You Celts are made of different stuff, however, so don’t let this sad, subjugated and feckless Englishman down…retain your unique identities and push for systematic independence for all it’s worth!
Us English-born supporters of Scottish Independence who live in Scotland aren’t quite sure what point you are making Bob love.