I am genuinely crushed today. As I walked past George Square and saw the remnants of of banners and flags, the solem figures, heads in hands, draped in saltires and clad in kilts, as I said to passers by, commonly staring into the space between the wind and the road, be strong, we will be back...I shed a tear. I am an openly emotional man, I have no fear or complex in admitting it, but tears are not my way, yet this morning, after no sleep and the realisation of the nations choice, I couldnt hold them back. I have been a fierce supporter of our claim to independence, at times, more so than I would care to be, I dont apologise as hand on heart it has been with the most sincere of intentions, whatever way you have voted, if you are a good person, I would happily share a pint and get to know you, I have no time for negativity or grudges. I have said all along that I would respect the vote...and in the respect that the majority has spoken, and nothing can change that for the time being, I do, what I cannot respect is that the opposition, the winning side, have chosen to accept illegal wars, the storing of nuclear weaponry on our shores, the continuation of extreme taxes on our poor and elderly, the acceptance of a bias media of the highest degree on all fronts, a corrupt government spending more and mor on their own bonuses and expenses than we put aside for the welfare of our poor and elderly, they have chosen to relinquish the chance at having full control over every part of our lives and economy, to prioritise issues and spending on what our people need and full democracy for every election on our leaders. They have decided that millionaires in London are better placed to run our affairs than people living and working in and for Scotland, and on behalf of us all...they have rejected the chance for independence without the need for bloodshed or the loss of lives, by simply putting an X in a box. If people have voted against independence through their belief of an informed, researched or personal reason, no one can tell them they are wrong, that is their right, but for all those condemning the bitterly disappointed of our country today (for the above reasons) we too have every right to be appalled at the majoritys decision...as I have said on previous posts, that is the ugly beauty of it all. Should the shoe be on the other foot and you had a list of fundamental flaws with the winning outcome, you would be fully entitled to your free right to condemn them as you see fit, we are all human beings, we are all individuals, we feel pain, disappointment and rejection and we react...please remember this, from both sides. I am going to give social media a little break for a while, this whole process has been extremely draining and I have personal matter which require my full attention, so I am not ignoring any responses or messages, there is no bad blood, I have my views and will not be moved on them or begin to apologise for them, just as I respect others rights to theirs and wouldnt be so precious to require validation or explanations for those. What I will be doing is continuing the fight in the way we can, I want to meet with like minded people, when the dust has settled, talk about ways we can do a little, or a lot, for our areas, wether its food banks, the homeless, kids in impoverished areas or anything else which requires hands, hearts, ears or a voice...with the removal of un-necessary and un-ethical drains on our countries finances, we could have freed up massive amounts of resources to bridge the gap and tackle these fundamental human needs with a Yes vote, but by turning a blind eye to them now we have lost, we would be just as guilty as those doing nothing...by all creating a positive effect in our own vicinity, we can create a wave of forward thinking individuals and really start to affect a change, I have seen others post similar things and its encouraging, if you would like to get together and discuss some things, please message me and when ive had some time to reflect, we can get together. Our time will come, of that im sure. Positivity to all. ✌️
Posted on: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 11:47:25 +0000
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