@Shivviness @steviesyerda Sooner or later, there needs to be a profound revolution -- I hope not a violent one. It has to start somewhere. It could start here.
Scotland is actually reasonably well situated for this. We have adequate agricultural land to feed our population, adequate energy sources, actually quite a lot of accessible minerals, plenty of timber, a highly educated population.
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@Shivviness @steviesyerda Economic blockade and sanctions would hurt, of course. But they wouldn't make life in Scotland impossible. On the contrary, we can operate on our own resources pretty well -- although there would of course be things we would miss.
We couldn't defend ourselves from a military invasion by the combined #capitalist powers of the world, but that wouldn't inevitably happen.
@simon_brooke @Shivviness @steviesyerda
Socialism in Scotland would be pretty cool. You would be forced to leave the EU though, because of their policies that force capitalist economics on its member states
@burnoutqueen @Shivviness @steviesyerda Indeed.
I mean, we are European, some degree of co-operation with our neighbours is vital. And I have some hope that Scotland in the #EU could help shift the EU a little to the left; we would be by no means the only country in the EU that leans left, we could build coalitions.
But you're right that, as it stands at present, the EU is -- and is designed to be -- a block against serious social and political reform.
Simon Brooke
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