Frae folksinger Christine Miles in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland:
chrissie.miles46@yahoo.com
To: billcostleybill
billcostleybill@aol.com
Sent: Wed, Sep 24, 2014 6:10 pm
Subject: From Scotland Still Brave
As
for the Referendum, the wake of it all looks pretty much like I thought
it would. The burst balloons & torn flags have been swept up off the
streets. People in general are getting on with their business. If
there is simmering anger & resentment waiting to burst out, people
making bombs in their kitchens, then I don't see it. It may have
reached some news agencies across the world that on the Friday there
were clashes in Glasgow's George Square between a small group of Yes voters, probably a bit too depressed to leave
each other's company & go home, who were set upon
by a slightly larger group of Union Jack wavers. 6 people were
charged (arrested) from that group, so you can see it was no more of a riot in the
streets that a drunken clash on the streets of any big city, largely The Glasgow Disease of Orange/ Unionist/ Rangers supporters
whose weekly excitement is a reprise of The Battle of the Boyne, who
were too stupid (as you know, that's the entrance qualification) to
know the difference between Catholics & Yes, voters.
I
would have been sorry for the rest of the
world to see that, I hope
it left before that began, but what has happened in the wake of it is
that some guy who runs a Food Bank leapt up & made pleas & a rousing
speech for peace; in the wake of that thousands of people brought
bags of food to George Square for his Food Bank, which was in his house, he has had to take on an empty shop, the food just keeps on
coming. It's their way of saying "we don't want that kind of crap" that moves me to tears yet again. I think this is a country that
has more than its fair share of kindness. I would be sorry to be
found to be naive. Those who think that there will be deep divides now
may see something I don't see, one tends to think of one's society as
being reflected by the circles one moves in, so I don't seek out the
company of unreasonable people as a rule.
I
sent the previous email to all my friends outside Scotland, (most sent
very emotional responses, but hey, I'm used to making people cry) so do
now share this news so that people can
read about the aftermath of some silly boys with no brains & too much
testosterone (the most toxic substance on the planet) the response
of ordinary people in Scotland who don't necessarily have that much
themselves. I will let you know when the news features a few
billionaires chipping in some bags of groceries. But don't hold your
breath!
