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[–] duderium@hexbear.net 20 points 3 years ago (1 child) Have you heard of scotland/wales/northern ireland? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NuPNuA@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (2 children) Scotland were willing participants in an act of union what formed Britain you absolute melt. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] duderium@hexbear.net 13 points 3 years ago (1 child) Don’t worry, it’s not like half the people in Scotland want to leave the UK. That could never possibly happen! Imagine! Voting to leave a huge unpopular imperialist neoliberal organization! Utterly preposterous! Could never happen in a million years! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NuPNuA@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (3 children) One that they were happily part of for several hundred years don't forgot. They had a referendum and decided to stay, you can't keep running them every few years until you get the result you like. Besides Scotland leaving the UK and the resulting chaos of negotiations will make Brexit look like a walk in the park, the SNP aren't honest with their voters about that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] duderium@hexbear.net 12 points 3 years ago you can't keep running [referendums] every few years until you get the result you like. That’s where you’re wrong 😉 permalink fedilink source parent [–] TC_209@hexbear.net 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) you can't keep running them every few years until you get the result you like. That's literally democracy. Why do you hate democracy? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NuPNuA@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) It's a form of democracy, but how many systems practice full direct democracy on every issue all the time? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 4 points 3 years ago National self-determination is an important issue, so if many people support secession, you should hold frequent votes on it permalink fedilink source parent [–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 4 points 3 years ago you can't keep running them every few years until you get the result you like. Haha self-determination goes brrr permalink fedilink source parent [–] ThereRisesARedStar@hexbear.net 3 points 3 years ago Noticing you didn't defend the other two instances permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NuPNuA@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (2 children) Scotland were willing participants in an act of union what formed Britain you absolute melt. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] duderium@hexbear.net 13 points 3 years ago (1 child) Don’t worry, it’s not like half the people in Scotland want to leave the UK. That could never possibly happen! Imagine! Voting to leave a huge unpopular imperialist neoliberal organization! Utterly preposterous! Could never happen in a million years! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NuPNuA@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (3 children) One that they were happily part of for several hundred years don't forgot. They had a referendum and decided to stay, you can't keep running them every few years until you get the result you like. Besides Scotland leaving the UK and the resulting chaos of negotiations will make Brexit look like a walk in the park, the SNP aren't honest with their voters about that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] duderium@hexbear.net 12 points 3 years ago you can't keep running [referendums] every few years until you get the result you like. That’s where you’re wrong 😉 permalink fedilink source parent [–] TC_209@hexbear.net 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) you can't keep running them every few years until you get the result you like. That's literally democracy. Why do you hate democracy? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NuPNuA@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) It's a form of democracy, but how many systems practice full direct democracy on every issue all the time? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 4 points 3 years ago National self-determination is an important issue, so if many people support secession, you should hold frequent votes on it permalink fedilink source parent [–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 4 points 3 years ago you can't keep running them every few years until you get the result you like. Haha self-determination goes brrr permalink fedilink source parent [–] ThereRisesARedStar@hexbear.net 3 points 3 years ago Noticing you didn't defend the other two instances permalink fedilink source parent
[–] duderium@hexbear.net 13 points 3 years ago (1 child) Don’t worry, it’s not like half the people in Scotland want to leave the UK. That could never possibly happen! Imagine! Voting to leave a huge unpopular imperialist neoliberal organization! Utterly preposterous! Could never happen in a million years! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NuPNuA@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (3 children) One that they were happily part of for several hundred years don't forgot. They had a referendum and decided to stay, you can't keep running them every few years until you get the result you like. Besides Scotland leaving the UK and the resulting chaos of negotiations will make Brexit look like a walk in the park, the SNP aren't honest with their voters about that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] duderium@hexbear.net 12 points 3 years ago you can't keep running [referendums] every few years until you get the result you like. That’s where you’re wrong 😉 permalink fedilink source parent [–] TC_209@hexbear.net 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) you can't keep running them every few years until you get the result you like. That's literally democracy. Why do you hate democracy? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NuPNuA@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) It's a form of democracy, but how many systems practice full direct democracy on every issue all the time? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 4 points 3 years ago National self-determination is an important issue, so if many people support secession, you should hold frequent votes on it permalink fedilink source parent [–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 4 points 3 years ago you can't keep running them every few years until you get the result you like. Haha self-determination goes brrr permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NuPNuA@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (3 children) One that they were happily part of for several hundred years don't forgot. They had a referendum and decided to stay, you can't keep running them every few years until you get the result you like. Besides Scotland leaving the UK and the resulting chaos of negotiations will make Brexit look like a walk in the park, the SNP aren't honest with their voters about that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] duderium@hexbear.net 12 points 3 years ago you can't keep running [referendums] every few years until you get the result you like. That’s where you’re wrong 😉 permalink fedilink source parent [–] TC_209@hexbear.net 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) you can't keep running them every few years until you get the result you like. That's literally democracy. Why do you hate democracy? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NuPNuA@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) It's a form of democracy, but how many systems practice full direct democracy on every issue all the time? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 4 points 3 years ago National self-determination is an important issue, so if many people support secession, you should hold frequent votes on it permalink fedilink source parent [–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 4 points 3 years ago you can't keep running them every few years until you get the result you like. Haha self-determination goes brrr permalink fedilink source parent
[–] duderium@hexbear.net 12 points 3 years ago you can't keep running [referendums] every few years until you get the result you like. That’s where you’re wrong 😉 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TC_209@hexbear.net 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) you can't keep running them every few years until you get the result you like. That's literally democracy. Why do you hate democracy? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NuPNuA@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) It's a form of democracy, but how many systems practice full direct democracy on every issue all the time? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 4 points 3 years ago National self-determination is an important issue, so if many people support secession, you should hold frequent votes on it permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NuPNuA@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) It's a form of democracy, but how many systems practice full direct democracy on every issue all the time? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 4 points 3 years ago National self-determination is an important issue, so if many people support secession, you should hold frequent votes on it permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 4 points 3 years ago National self-determination is an important issue, so if many people support secession, you should hold frequent votes on it permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 4 points 3 years ago you can't keep running them every few years until you get the result you like. Haha self-determination goes brrr permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ThereRisesARedStar@hexbear.net 3 points 3 years ago Noticing you didn't defend the other two instances permalink fedilink source parent