Ancestors

Written by Ben Royce 🇺🇦 on 2025-01-27 at 17:35

What's this?

A frame from a movie?

A dad and his 3 adult children?

Some sort of professional or support group? -

Yes, that's it

Jonas Gahr #Støre, Prime Minister of #Norway

Ulf Hjalmar #Kristersson, Prime Minister of #Sweden

Cai-Göran Alexander #Stubb, President of #Finland

and Mette #Frederiksen, Prime Minister of #Denmark

Meeting yesterday

Coordinating on #Putin and #Trump

Putin is 80 feet away at the long end of the table and Trump is in the bathroom on a gold toilet (/s)

[#]Nordic

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Toot

Written by Fitheach on 2025-01-27 at 20:18

@benroyce

Perfect timing!

Only a few hours ago I repeated my call for Scotland to be part of the Nordic group of countries. We share much in common with them, and they are some of our nearest neighbours.

Your image perfectly encapsulates my idea of government done on an informal and small scale.

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Descendants

Written by Ben Royce 🇺🇦 on 2025-01-27 at 20:23

@fitheach

it's long been my assertion that scotland should stop talking about or even mentioning leaving the uk

simple and always just talk about rejoining the eu

after all, you didn't choose to leave the eu, you were ripped from it against your clearly articulated will, and you merely desire to return to where you belong

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Written by Fitheach on 2025-01-27 at 20:36

@benroyce

Scotland choosing independence and re-joining the EU are both decisions for the people of Scotland to take. It is my assertion that the latter will never happen without the former.

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Written by Ben Royce 🇺🇦 on 2025-01-27 at 20:39

@fitheach

of course

but I'm not talking about legal accuracy, and your words are accurate

I'm just talking political framing, salesmanship. Accentuating the positive

Also I'm in western new york state so I'm not exactly the best opinion on the topic

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Written by Fitheach on 2025-01-27 at 20:53

@benroyce

Actually, it is extremely rare for countries to have a referendum to choose independence. The most common route to independence is for countries to declare independence (or act independent), and for a "substantial" number of other countries to accept that call.

This is roughly what happened with, for example, New Zealand. The last vestige of direct British control didn't end until 1986.

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Written by Ben Royce 🇺🇦 on 2025-01-27 at 20:56

@fitheach

i think y'all suffered enough for the darien scheme

time for scottish independence

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Written by Fitheach on 2025-01-27 at 21:01

@benroyce

The Darien scheme investors were the 17th century Scottish equivalents of Musk, Zuckerberg, Bezos etc.

So, you don't need to feel too sorry for them. 😉

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Written by Ben Royce 🇺🇦 on 2025-01-27 at 21:07

@fitheach 🤭

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