Curiously, every medieval baron was able and very much willing to collect taxes from everyone he could reach. Is the entire Scotland, armed with computers, barcode scanners, and the Internet, less capable than one barely literate man and his ten soldiers?
Otherwise it would appear that only an already independent country can declare independence. This is nonsense, of course. Countries form, merge and fall apart all the time. Yugoslavia separated into several states just ten or fifteen years ago. They are doing fine.
“Is the entire Scotland, armed with computers, barcode scanners, and the Internet, less capable than one barely literate man and his ten soldiers?”
oh they will get there eventually. Maybe in 2022 when they finally issue their own drivers licenses.
think of how well obamacare has gone - that’s just one program
before “independence” scotland has to set up the equivalent of: the IRS, social security administration, medicare, medicaid, food stamps, head start, subsidized housing administration, USPS, ... none of these things exist as separate entities in scotland right now
how long do you think it will take to do that little lot ?
I completely agree.
Cripes, freedom is a right, but not something that one can only happen if a person is born free.