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Reply #25 - Sep 22nd, 2014 at 6:47pm
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You can lead a horse to the facts, but you can't make the horse understand the facts if he's a dumbfuck horse stuck on stupid.


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you know that would be Riffy's sentiment.
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Reply #26 - Sep 22nd, 2014 at 7:57pm
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So Scotland is the #3 race on the planet? Who is 1 & 2, England and Ireland?
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Reply #27 - Sep 22nd, 2014 at 8:05pm
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If we bring race into this, this thread will surely be stuck on dumb fuck.
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Reply #28 - Sep 23rd, 2014 at 12:38am
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I used to have pen-pal from Scotland.  We wrote for many years.  Then, sometime, in high-school, we just stopped writing.  I guess we were both too busy with school and work, etc.
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Reply #29 - Sep 23rd, 2014 at 10:18am
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sirmoonie wrote on Sep 21st, 2014 at 11:21pm:
Bitch wrote on Sep 21st, 2014 at 3:21pm:
Young people rebel and they get older and mellow out but new young people take over the rebellion. Not saying it is a good idea breaking away from the UK, but everyone will not be satisfied with the outcome.


I looked up some things on the demographic breakdown.  Apparently 16-17 year olds were allowed to vote on this (which is insane), and they went 71% for YES.  The majority of YES votes, however, were low income areas.  Some fucking irony there - who do they they think signs all the dole and welfare checks?

All that said, youthful "rebellion" did not play a role in this.  Scottish people are very proud of their country and they should be (one of top 3 races on planet).  That pride has led to great things in 95% of cases, but maybe that fervor got too much here.  Leaving the U.K. would, ironically, be almost unpatriotic.

By the way, the Scottish black vote was 90% for NO.



This bit (in bold) actually isnt actually true.


YouGov just published some analysis of the vote, and of the five age categories (16-24, 25-39, 40-59, 60-64 and over 65's) the only one with a majority of 'YES' voters was the 25-39 group (about 54%). A narrow majority of voters under 25 (just over 50%) voted 'NO', so if a majority of 16-17 were yes voters, it wouldnt have been by very much.

About 52% between 40-59, 55% between 60-64 and about 66% over 65 were 'NO' voters.

So, the 60-64 group was pretty reflective of the overall national vote.

Very high turnout, but if about 15% of the electorate still didnt even bother to vote, its hardly much of a ringing endorsement for anyone who wanted change.

It is, as you say, insane to let 16 and 17 year olds vote on this. Especially as they cant vote in any other elections (there will be Westminster elections next May and they'll be disenfranchised again as they will be in Scottish government elections, unless the law there is changed). Allowing them to vote was a demand by the Scottish National Party, based on the understandable assumption that they'd be far more likely to vote for independence. It didn't work.
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Reply #30 - Sep 23rd, 2014 at 10:19am
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gorda wrote on Sep 23rd, 2014 at 12:38am:
I used to have pen-pal from Scotland.  We wrote for many years.  Then, sometime, in high-school, we just stopped writing.  I guess we were both too busy with school and work, etc.


he probably just discovered that whisky was more powerful than tequila, Gorda...
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Reply #31 - Sep 25th, 2014 at 11:00pm
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Some Guy wrote on Sep 22nd, 2014 at 8:05pm:
If we bring race into this, this thread will surely be stuck on dumb fuck.

As opposed to the Joey thread?  Interesting stuff Ronnie! That was clever
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Reply #32 - Sep 26th, 2014 at 12:22am
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Gazza wrote on Sep 23rd, 2014 at 10:19am:
he probably just discovered that whiskey was more powerful than tequila, Gorda...


She was a girl.

P.S.  Whiskey, Tequila, Vodka, whatever!  They all kill your brain cells and make you throw up in the morning.

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Reply #33 - Sep 26th, 2014 at 9:51am
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Here is where I got that 71% number.  I should have looked at the underlying data more closely, but it does purports that 71% of those kids voted YES.

http://blogs.ft.com/ftdata/2014/09/19/scottish-referendum-who-voted-which-way/
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Reply #34 - Sep 26th, 2014 at 6:49pm
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sirmoonie wrote on Sep 26th, 2014 at 9:51am:
Here is where I got that 71% number.  I should have looked at the underlying data more closely, but it does purports that 71% of those kids voted YES.

http://blogs.ft.com/ftdata/2014/09/19/scottish-referendum-who-voted-which-way/


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Reply #35 - Sep 27th, 2014 at 1:32pm
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gorda wrote on Sep 26th, 2014 at 12:22am:
Gazza wrote on Sep 23rd, 2014 at 10:19am:
he probably just discovered that whiskey was more powerful than tequila, Gorda...


She was a girl.

P.S.  Whiskey, Tequila, Vodka, whatever!  They all kill your brain cells and make you throw up in the morning.




Scottish women are fond of their alcohol, too.

Even their beer is like rocket fuel compared to the stuff the rest of us mere mortals consume.

A few pints of 'heavy' and your stomach will know all about it!
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