Sean Connery on Scottish Independence

New Staesman ^ | March 4, 2014 | Sean Connery

[Vince Ferrer]

I also thought Sean really reached out there saying people all over the world know Scottish culture well except for kilts whiskey and scones.

And kicking bladders around on beaches. I don't think I woul have brought that up.

[kanawa]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6vDzf-wSbk

[Viennacon]

Does this mean 007 was a double agent?

[southernmann]

Looks like he’s gone way beyond second level...

[60Gunner]

Zardoz. One of the dumbest damned movies I have ever seen.

[what's up]

By that thinking, the US would have become 2 countries in 1861.

[1010RD]

At least he got paid for that pose. There’s a lot of similarly dressed fellers who don’t.

[doomtrooper99]

He is a Kamikadze Scotsman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es0t50H44IE

[Timocrat]

Says the “Scot” who hasn’t lived in Scotland - or the UK for that matter in decades. If it’s so great why doesn’t he move back there.

[Hardshell]

If for Scotland........why not TEXAS?

[Viennacon]

Scotland will be the 22nd new country since WWII......

Obama backed Islamic State was the 21st

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

"Here are Scotland's terms. Lower your flags, and march straight back to England, stopping at every home to beg forgiveness for 100 years of theft, rape, and murder. Do that and your men shall live. Do it not, and every one of you will die today."

[utahagen]

If Scotland breaks away from the UK, it'll be bad news for the USA. The UK’s nuclear missiles are in Scotland and the Scots, if they become independent, likely will shut them down. That will leave England to build new ones in England, Wales, or Northern Ireland. The expense, couple with the outcry in the UK of building more nuclear sites, make it probable no such sites will be built. So, an ally of ours will not be able to launch nuclear missiles.

[montag813]

"A culture defines a country"

Absolutely right. The downfall of America can be traced to its cultural suicide, starting with the 1965 Immigration Act when the demonic Ted Kennedy crafted a way for the Progressives to win a final victory by barring European immigrants and importing the entire Third World to undermine and eventually destroy our own Judeo-Christian culture, born of the European Enlightenment. Clinton and Bush accelerated this demise with massive importations of Muslims. And Obama has blown it wide open, relishing the flood of unskilled Third Worlders who don't even speak Spanish, let alone English.

We did this to ourselves. I envy the Scots.

[RightOnTheBorder]

I agree with you that Scotland should be free to chose its destiny, I would only note that it appears the folks leading the charge on the YES vote are doing so with the promise of securing more “public benefits”. I have seen very few people on the NO side say the vote is illigitimate, but many say it is unwise. For my 2 cents I hope the Scots separate as reality may force them to shrink the gov. when cut off from English money and it will take a good many socialists out of the British voter rolls.

[CodeToad]

So? Why would that have been such a bad thing?

By your way of thinking we would never have split off from the UK ourselves.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

And the UK seems increasingly like a historical anachronism.

I was thinking that just last night.

United Kingdom?

American colonies? Gone.
India? Gone.
Ireland? Gone.
Hong Kong? Gone.
And now Scotland.

Not much of a kingdom and not very united, eh?

[CodeToad]

True, those advocating independence are socialists, but if that is what the vote for then that is what they get. Besides, the UK is very socialist anyway.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Which blasted movie is that from?

Zardoz

[Vermont Lt]

They still have the Falklands.