#i did like... a project on mary queen of scots in primary school and a 3 month module on the clearances in high school and that was IT

[reiverreturns]

listen now. i am under no illusions that most pro-scottish independence memes on this hellsite are likely spread without a lot of thought put into it. maybe you hate the idea of monarchic statehood. maybe you think the uk’s right-wing government causing a constitutional crisis over trans folk being able to complete a legal process a little easier is exceptionally funny. 

but as someone who’s campaigned for independence for nearly half her life (started at 16 and i’m about to turn 31); it just... it means a lot. even if it’s fleeting, even if its a notional solidarity. living in scotland so often feels like a constant test of your critical thinking skills. scots are taught from an an early age that our language doesn’t exist, that our culture or heritage isn’t as important to learn about as british or global history. we’re taught, in many ways, that we’re just funny sounding english people with a propensity for drinking and ceilidh dancing. we’re constantly manipulated by the mainstream british media which we’re trained to believe is some of the most non-biased in the world (particularly the BBC). we don’t know who we are or where we came from as a nation. and if you’re not paying attention and asking questions, it is so goddamn easy to believe this piss state is better. it’s a lie we’ve been beating into ourselves for hundreds and hundreds of years.

it’s sometimes hard to see outside the bubble and remember that other people looking in might see what so many of us on the inside see. so thank you. even your damn bugs bunny memes have warmed my hardened little heart on this january eve. 

#its fun to observe the whole anti monarchy swing on tumblr because yeah fuck that family #but scottish independence is fundamentally about the fact that scots cannot live the way they want to because of our political system #the uk is a 'partnership of equals' except one partner has its boot on the other partner's neck(s) #and to cover my ass - what i'm describing is only my experience #i was forced to stop speaking scots aged five in school #i didn't read ANY scots literature beyond burns until i went to university and studied it bc it wasn't mandatory #i did like... a project on mary queen of scots in primary school and a 3 month module on the clearances in high school and that was IT #everything i know about scots literature culture language and politics i had to learn myself because there was no commitment to teach it #(this might have changed but i doubt the needle has moved significantly) #im just so very tired of fighting the fight right now #the GRA veto has really done a number on me #mutuals who rb pro-indy posts just know i want to kiss you (consensually) whole on the mouth xoxoxox