Scottish independence referendum results thread (Sept 18, 2014)

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

This is exciting. It must be strange for our Scottish members that half the forum is more emotionally invested in the outcome than they are, though.

That's because most of us come from places that have no logical reason for secession what so ever . It is very exciting from an international perspective, and most Americans like Scotland, be it because of Braveheart or their own ancestry.

Weird how we all still seem to hate Quebec though.

If you've talked with a Quebecker, it wouldn't seem so weird.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

This is exciting. It must be strange for our Scottish members that half the forum is more emotionally invested in the outcome than they are, though.

Usually secessions are bloody affairs.  There have been very few peaceful secessions in history.  KY from VA in 1792 and WV from VA in 1863 are the only two I know of in US history.

You forgot Maine from Massachusetts in 1820, and de jure, tho not de facto, Vermont was a secession from New York.  Tennessee was an indirect secession from North Carolina, tho it went thru a stage of being the Southwest Territory.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

At least Yes won the important vote.