THERE is an elephant in the room that everyone purposefully has chosen to ignore in the separatist argument.
Given the sizeable percentages both favouring and opposing Scottish ‘Independence’, there is apt to be considerable disaffection and alienation on that part of the populace who lose out in the vote in September.
In the wake of this, will there be a passive acceptance of a transmission in Hegelian terms to a new and sustainable synthesis, or will we embark on a period of disquieting disunity brought about by extremists intent on furthering their political ambitions, as already witnessed in Northern Ireland?
Like Ireland, rather than voting for full ‘independence’, increased devolved powers would seem the preferred more sensible option, in order to avoid the possibility of any intermediate disharmony or internecine strife.
The picture of Salmond and Sturgeon either flinging or fending off Molotov cocktails offends our democratic sensibilities.
JAMES MARTIN, Cowdenbeath.
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