Friday, October 4, 2013

Against whom?

This is a video of the debate at Abertay University a couple of weeks ago where there was a huge swing to Yes amongst the audience after the debate. Frankly, you can see why. There's a brilliant exchange at 54m00s onwards. One student says she's worried: "What if Scotland was to get invaded by, I don't know, Iraq or Afghanistan?". She says we'd be too wee to fight the invader off. Everyone, as seems to be de rigeur these days, listens respectfully to the baloney. However, the unrestrained relief and joy of the audience is palpable when the next questioner (who sounds American but is a first year student and who can't have planned his contribution) can't help himself and says:

"A few points. I want, not to be personal or anything, but maybe just to say something about the defence issue that just came up. [Pause]. In what world would any country decide to attack Scotland? [Laughter] [Applause]. The only country that would attack Scotland [Pause]. Is England. [Laughter] Any country that attacked Scotland, other than England, would be attacked. [Pause] By England. [Pause] And America. And France. And Germany. And Norway. And, I'm pretty sure, quite a few other countries. So, the issue of defence is non-existent."

It's impossible to put it more clearly. Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings. Do watch Stuart Hosie though as he's very good too.

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