Scottish independence - The Official Atlas Forum mock referendum

[Mr. Illini]

You damn know it. Anyone identifying this as simply nationalistic (calling it that doesn't mean much without the context) is missing the strong political reasons for doing this, mainly that Scotland has been under the grip of conservative England while its citizens are significantly more socialist. Scotland ought to be able to chart its own path on these issues.

The most unfortunate part about this is the boost that it will give to the Tories.

[Mr. Illini]

I wonder if Mr. Illini would agree that Texas's conservative voters should be able to leave the Union due to their oppression by yellow-belly Yankee commies.

They ought to be able to leave so long as they do so legally. The Confederacy's secession was clearly different if you are trying to allude to that.