How do you see your Nation, ideally ?

[agamemnon]

Originally Posted by Monolith

No problem, it was just a joke.
I agree that they are Slavs.

[Pro Hibernia]

A Goìdelic Federation so to speak. Scotland, Ireland and the Isle of Man working together to preserve our Cultural and Linguistic heritage. There would be no centralised power, and it wouldn't be a Union so to speak. Each would remain their own separate and unique Nation, Governed how they see fit. Trade and possible Military treaties would be drawn up, and we would all work together.

Scotland its self would be a Totalitarian Christian Fundamentalist Nationalist State.

[Pro Hibernia]

Originally Posted by Berrocscir

Great thread!

I'll just add an anglo perspective:

Break up of the UK, abolition of monarchy. Independent England (we could give up Cornwall and ceed Cumberland and Westmorland to a new Scottish republic if there was enough public support for it)

We'll take them but Cornwall would be best to join with Wales in such circumstances. I would also like Newcastle, as we need some people to bully on Friday nights.

A free Welsh republic. Independence for Shetland if they wanted it (or they could join up with the Norse)
A United Irish republic, but with semi-autonomy and full cultural rights for the Ulster-Scots. (I know this will irritate Irish republicans on here, but there you are)

Shetlands is Scottish. We need the land to expand our Waters so we maintain control over North Sea Oil, we need it. If they want independence they can leave and go to Norway.

Ulster-Scots should either accept a United Irish Republic Governed from Dublin (Or Cork ), or return to Scotland (i'd be fine to have them).

[Menydh]

Originally Posted by Highland Thistle

We'll take them but Cornwall would be best to join with Wales in such circumstances.

Shouldn't Cornwall expand into Devon?



Somerset and Dorset should be DNA tested, to be sure.

[Pro Hibernia]

Originally Posted by Mynydd

Shouldn't Cornwall expand into Devon?



Somerset and Dorset should be DNA tested, to be sure.

Indeed.

[Errigal]

Originally Posted by Highland Thistle

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Ulster-Scots should either accept a United Irish Republic Governed from Dublin (Or Cork ), or return to Scotland (i'd be fine to have them).

I think the Ulster-Scots are very simply Ulstermen. They could share a government with the Irishmen of the other four provinces because Ulstermen (of whatever background) are very practical people and could see the advantage of sharing a government with their fellow Irishmen rather than the multicultural remains of Princess Tony's "Cool Britannia".

I also think their sense of humour and friendliness is far more Irish than Lowland Scots.

[Pro Hibernia]

Originally Posted by Errigal

I think the Ulster-Scots are very simply Ulstermen. They could share a government with the Irishmen of the other four provinces because Ulstermen (of whatever background) are very practical people and could see the advantage of sharing a government with their fellow Irishmen rather than the multicultural remains of Princess Tony's "Cool Britannia".

Aye, I use Ulster-Scots as a way of defining those Loyalists and Unionists, over Ulsterman as in inhabitants of Ulster prior to the Plantation period. Though, if you would be willing to give Dal Riata our land back, I wouldn't complain

I also think their sense of humour and friendliness is far more Irish than Lowland Scots.

I think Lowland Scots is far to much of a generalisation. A Glasgwegian is different from an Edinburger, and Renfrewshirians hates the cunts from Fife with a passion

[Errigal]

Originally Posted by Highland Thistle

Aye, I use Ulster-Scots as a way of defining those Loyalists and Unionists, over Ulsterman as in inhabitants of Ulster prior to the Plantation period. Though, if you would be willing to give Dal Riata our land back, I wouldn't complain

I come from a lapsed Unionist, Donegal family so perhaps I see the subtle charms of Orangemen that may be lost on others.

[Kalevi]