Your observations are so right. However, the annihilation of innocent people in Iraq and the lack of any meaningful acceptance, understanding and remorse amongst British people of their culpability in this, reflects how we have all been socialised to be xenophobic. The independence referendum is making me question what I have avoided questioning too much in the past. I am someone who has argued for over 50 years (half a century) for Scottish self government and it is only through the debate that is going on that I am understanding more fully why I have so wanted it. Just one of many reasons has been the readiness of the British State to turn to violence. Scottish people need to distance themselves from this. Somehow, that message needs to be got across to those who live in Scotland. They alone can vote Yes to stop Scottish people being recruited, trained and used as killers in the name of ‘British Democracy’.
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