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They don't know what kind of money they'll be able to use if they do vote for independence. It's perhaps more than reasonable to suggest Scotland's future is uncertain.

Also, take the "Scottish" out of "Scottish Nationalism" and you're left with "Nationalism". There's no way I'm moving to a country that thinks "Nationalism" is a good thing.

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Oh come on, Scottish Nationalism ≠ Nazi-ism/EDL-ism

Scotland's "Nationalism" is about gaining independence and actually becoming a nation, not about violent and misguided idealism.

In fact, Alex Salmond (leader of the Scottish National Party, the majority party in Scottish Parliament) has come out for more liberal immigration policies, to encourage positive economic immigration[0]. Compared to the UK government's increasingly tough stance on immigration[1], and the rise of right-wing parties such as UKIP and the BNP, I'd much rather live in a small, liberal nation like Scotland.

[0]: http://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/top-stories/scottish-i... [1]: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scottish-independence...

For me its about being represented slightly more than we currently are, with the London centric politics of Great Britain.

One arse in charge of 6 million is 10x more democratic than one arse in charge of 60 million.

Exactly, Scotland (and most other parts of the UK) won't ever get as much attention in Westminster as the South-East of England, and our parliamentary representatives are that much further away from us.

You could say that your vote's power is inversely-proportional to the size of the democracy, but if you look at how the complexity of communication scales, then surely smaller democracies are able to function much more effectively than larger ones (cf. small vs. large [software] teams).

I'm voting yes because, although I plan to travel after I get my degree from Edinburgh, independence would give me more (and potentially better) options for living in the EU in future.

Scottish Nationalism is usually described as "civic nationalism":

"Civic nationalism is a kind of nationalism identified by political philosophers who believe in a non-xenophobic form of nationalism compatible with values of freedom, tolerance, equality, and individual rights."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civic_nationalism

It is notable that UKIP, which really does have the xenophobic kind of nationalism, has almost no support in Scotland.

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.

No one in the history of the world has ever conceded that their version of a bad thing is the same as another version of the bad thing.

As jeffbr states, look at the policies of the SNP before unfairly categorising them. Scotland just voted in equal marriage for same-sex couples with the First Minister of Scotland, and leader of the SNP, strongly in favour. It really isn't a prejudiced or authoritarian nationalist party and has a record to back that up.

I don't agree. I think the Scottish Nationlist's are racist towards the English, and they're happy to incite hatred in the electorate by raising the spectre of the Evil English raping and pillaging it's way through Scotland.

They asked for a referendum to be held on the anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn. To what end?

Perhaps Jingoism is a better term than Nationalism.

And for what it's worth, I don't begrudge Scotland it's independence. Good for Scotland I say. But I'm calling it as I see it.

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