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patrickcherry Nov 24, 2022

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Easy comparison made between Scotland and Catalonia.
Shall we clear that up? Are their situations very different, or more similar?
And let's be clear: the only real argument against #IndyRef2 is that you can't have Refs every week, again/again.
So, we need to focus on why it may be reasonable to have another Ref in 2023 is not 'again/again'.
Politicians said 'once in a generation', but...
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patrickcherry Nov 24, 2022

...as we know with the brexit ref, politicians encouraging turnout/significance isn't really so important.
But regardless, what is a 'generation'? This surely is key. We may think of it as longer than 8-10 years, but the only definition in a UK legal govt doc is actually 8 years I believe.

So, we're there?

Any other factors?
How about the key decision points back in 2014?

No 1, I think, was EU membership. After #Brexit, does that not make a shorter gap completely defensible?

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As for will Scotland thrive? There are many smaller economies in the EU, & the EU is the far better/democratic union.

And surely, we can discount to some degree the risks and fears? Westminster propaganda is so active in this space, we can't give full value to such fears. Of course there are challenges, but surely not to invalidate Scotland's independence.

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