Fantastic piece shared by a friend of a friend of a friend lol! Well worth a read peeps I write this in the cold light of day, thankfully on a weekend, after a very early morning where I woke in the wee small hours, glanced at my phone, took in the news that was there and then literally could not get back to sleep due to my mind racing. My thoughts were filled with possibilities, alternately shifting, one moment with confidence, the next thinking of the challenges that need to be overcome, feeling delight, excitement, considering the pros and cons and mentally scanning the monumental news for threats. This morning for the very first time in the intensely fought campaign for an Independent Scotland the massive and diverse grassroots movement whose enthusiasm and commitment to change the political landscape of their country have made their point to the world, a point of seismic proportions! Democracy is breaking out all over the land. The Yes support is ahead in the polls. Thousands of ordinary Scots, almost all of whom never have had the slightest interest in politics, have awoken from a slumber created by thirty odd years of increasingly right wing policies in the UK (an era which has tried, but not quite succeeded, to destroy brick by brick Scotland’s intrinsic spirit of community, a time where people, as Alan Bissett describes it, have been encouraged to become “Units of selfishness”), to step out of the shadows and take on a manic and almost evangelical challenge to achieve validation of their shared vision, on a certain day, closing in fast, of an alternative future for themselves and their families. This outcome, if achieved, will shake the very foundations of the established political norms of the British Isles, and will kick-start a journey which will result in Scotland taking its rightful place in the world as a sovereign country. This future, despite the massive forces geared against it, is now in sight, an incredible feat! Up against the might of the establishment, the government, the main political parties of the UK, the mainstream media in all of its shameful glory, fringe extreme political and religious organisations, tapped up leaders of foreign countries happy to oblige in endorsing David Camerons plea to retain his membership of their wee club, big business, celebrities, and now, laughably football players. I love wee Bertie Auld but please dont tell me how to think about my homeland Bertie. Up until this point you, the voters, have been continually subjected to scare story after scare story of completely unfounded rubbish about everything from currency down to yer Tesco Bill, almost all of which have been immediately exposed and proven false. Im still angry about the one where Scots were advised that their kids, if they became seriously ill, (which broke when I was home in June) would not be able to get specialist care for cancer or other life threatening conditions.Great Ormond Street Clinic jumped on that one within the same day to assure Scots that this was complete drivel. Did Gordon Brown and his henchmen really not consider beforehand how this scaremongering would make parents of children with these illnesses feel? As for the egg man and the lady with the foot in her mouth regarding genetic programming I have absolutely no time for New Labour. They have had their day in Scotland, brief as it has been. I am however disappointed in the likes of Lord George Robertson. If you are over forty five you may remember the politics of the 80s, as I do, when the then popular wee George Robertson was considered as someone who helped protect us from the tories, from the excesses of corporate greed, and was more than able to fight Scotlands corner at westminster. Years of career building, becoming part of the establishment power, a job at NATO and then the House of Lords has resulted in his lamentable reference the other day to an Independent Scotland, his homeland, his place of birth, as A minor entity in the north of Britain. This is saddening and sums up clearly for me, if he can say something like that, exactly the reason why Scotland needs to become self governing and go it alone. As an aside to his comments and secondary to the main point ie that he has insulted currently approximately 52 per cent of his country folk, he also, by saying this, contradicts previous comments he has made when he stated that Independence would have a cataclysmic effect on Scotland. Make your mind up George, its either one or the other! Have no doubt folks, you are in for it this week, big style!Ive said it before, but this week on a massive scale youll have all sorts of new promises flung at you. Its started already following this mornings poll result, like offers of a Radical new Devolution Convention. Theyve had over 300 years to offer you that one, a week and a half away from Independence is a wee bit late, dont you think? Youll also be offered sudden bribes in the form of investment in capital works, and industy in Scotland that were never on the table before, youll be further lied to with some more scary stuff and I wouldnt be surprised if some poor sod who is a recognized figure within the Yes Campaign doesnt end up with his or her private life splashed all over the rags, because rest assured they will be digging for dirt and digging deep! They are fighting for their political lives and are cornered so please do not under estimate the lengths they are prepared to go to preserve the union. Meanwhile, In the absence of a credible argument from the No campaign Yes supporters, who have been left to create their own debate, continue to fill town and church halls, meeting on corners , chapping doors, engaging with each other and the undecided in as positive a way as they possibly can, gathering support in droves. Looking at the state of the opposition it is easy to see why! There is a positive wave of hope running through Scotland right now,which has never been seen on this scale before. Todays poll result is great, but it must be remembered that polls can be manipulated. The only true poll is coming up fast and the only real way to ensure that come the 19th of September the people of Scotland have a mandate to take control of their own government, resources and services for all its citizens is to keep engaging others who are undecided right up to polling day. Their votes are there to be won, and will get us over that line. I have stopped saying that I am a proud Scot. I have seen that phrase used too many times by people who then go on to describe why it is that actually they arent very proud to be a Scot. On 19th September I will be a proud Scot once again. In the words of the great Jimmy Reid The eyes of the world are upon us so lets do this!!! Saor Alba
Posted on: Sun, 07 Sep 2014 17:56:09 +0000
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