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Re: Thoughts on the campaign
Sep 19, 2014, 12:58
grufty jim wrote:

The 'No' vote isn't a rejection of nationalism; it's a preference for British nationalism over Scottish. How can it be otherwise when it's a question of which nation you wish to be part of...?


Yes it is a rejection of nationalism. It's a vote against a 'refreshing' of old, bitter nationalist thinking, feeling, and it's a rejection of nationalism being a helpful way of seeing ourselves and the world.

Remaining as part of Britain is not nationalism, it is simply remaining part of an historic union, which the wicked and wonderful ways of the world have created. We can't do anything about the past. But we can improve. Staying as part of the UK is not about being nationalistic about 'Britain', it is simply ignoring nationalism. Remaining as we are, as we have been created by events in the past, and not all good ones, in order that we might go forward from this point we find ourselves at, not backwards.

We need to move away from nationalism, not give it a new lease of life. We can still feel proud of where we come from, of the people we are around, we can still feel proud about the area where we grew up, where we live etc but in our dealings with each other as mostly clueless human beings on this ridiculously strange planet I believe we need to travel towards the inclusive, not exclusive. No flag waving.
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