Scottish independance

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That's a long time ago. Back then, there probably was some kind of an independent scottish country.

I find it rather curious that a nationalist such as yourself is trying to defend Scotland? Or are you?

Scotland probably has more of a national identity nowadays than it did hundreds of years ago buddy.

I'm not defending Scotland. I'm neutral on the issue, actually, even though I know that England has not been the greatest friend of the Turk for some time, I'd rather not pick a side.

And well, it's not just the issue of *identity*. They must have had some sort of a seperate political existence from England.
The trouble with the most Celtic people in Britain and Ireland is that they have also undergone cultural assimilation to some degree, yet they still did not give up their identity. Most Irishmen, and I think most Scotsmen are not proficient in their native language. Yet they still refuse to give up their identity and take up the identity of the English.

I see this as a great argument for my point of view, to be honest. Language is one of the prime requirements to build a nation, yet the celts can do without it just well.