My former boss at work is a migrant from Scotland. He is in his mid to late 30s now, and lived and grew up in Scotland until 25. His verdict on your analysis ConservativeMind is:
“fantasic fantasy and full of wishful thinking”
He said that you have conveniently ignored that nationalists in Scotland have nothing in common with historic William Wallace and Scottish Enlighenment. The last person the modern day Scottish nationalists like is Adam Smith. You will find, he says, they are a combination between leftism and nationalism. And my ex-boss is someone who’s probably more on the RINO scale than bona fide conservative.
I don’t really have any personal interest in this debate, but your claim that:
“The socialist Scotland would quickly turn more conservative, having run out of Other People’s Money (OPM).”
you are basing this on your American assumption. The Scottish people never thinks like that. What will happen is that they will beg the IMF and Brussels (the EU) to bail them out. The consequence is that Angela Merkel will be the unofficial boss of Alex Salmond in no time.
“Especially since your name implies you enjoy thinking strategically.”
Strategically what happens is that the UKIP will quick point their energy in devouring the independent Scotland, and likewise Alex Salmond will spend his time warring with England. With that prospect I can tell you that it is time to learn German if you are aiming to be a “somebody” in international business and global leadership, because the English-speaking world’s dominant influence will want quickly, and the baton of the entire West’s leadership will pass on to Germany unoppoosed.
Guten Tag. Sprechen Sie Deutsche?
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1) Germany is stretched way too thin with the EU loans they've already given that won't be repaid. The IMF would likely make an initial loan, though—I grant this.
2) The UKIP won't make inroads in Scotland for a huge amount of time. The sheer number of Socialist representatives show Scotland to be an example of a place that won't learn quickly. If the UKIP ever did make progress with Scotland, it would be a positive event. The UKIP is the only party that can undo the cr@* that everyone else has put in place over centuries.
I am a huge UKIP fan. The Tories are as conservative and sane as John Kerry.