Our Scotland - www.our-scotland.org

Cymro · Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 1:30 pm Post subject: Glasgow Commonwealth Games

So Glasgow got it for 2014. People happy about this? What about those who believe in a Republic? Would you support something like this. Personally I've always prefered the Commonwealth Games to the Olympics given that Wales can compete in its own right.

agentmancuso · Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 4:21 pm Post subject:

I'm not personally very interested in athletics, but I don't think it has anything to do with republicanism. What's the connection?
_________________
Liberty does not mean all good things, or the absence of all evils
Hayek

macnumpty · Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 7:56 pm Post subject:

Indeed, there are republics in the Commonwealth... such as India (and it's New Delhi who host the Games in 2010), and Nigeria to name two examples.
_________________
(\_/)
(О.о)
(> < )
^ ^ This is Bunny. Bunny wishes that he was on the electoral roll in Glasgow East, so he could vote for John Mason. He also reminds you to read the Our Scotland Blog.

Cymro · Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 7:58 am Post subject:

will live from Glasgow · On A Journey (500 Miles) Joined: 12 Oct 2007 Posts: 48

i am extremely happy that Glasgow got the commonwealth games,though in my mind there was never any doubt that we would. Apart from the simple opportunity of being able to show off our city on the world stage it will mean a legacy of new facilities and other projects that will be of use long after 2014.

If Scotland were to become independent there is no question in my mind that we would remain part of the commonwealth,

From the commonwealth of nations website:"The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 53 independent sovereign states consulting and co-operating in the common interests of their peoples and in the promotion of international understanding and world peace."

now who could possibly be against that?

as far as the monarchy goes the understood SNP platform is that if their was public demand there would be a referendum to decide whether scotland becomes a republic,and this of course would have absolutlely nothing to do with member ship of the commonwealth.

Because the monarchy doesnt actually have an impact on people's everyday lives,and we live in a liberal democracy where they couldnt even if they wanted to, i dont think there will be much demand for getting rid of them, its not that people support them,its just that they dont oppose them that much.

agentmancuso · Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 11:58 am Post subject:

Cymro · Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 3:52 pm Post subject:

I agree with you regarding wishing Wales/Scotland to remain in the Commonwealth, for me I place more importance on the independence bit than on the Republic bit. If Wales voted to be a Constitutional Monarchy I wouldn't be too worried - the right to be a Republic if we wished would be good enough for me. But many do see the Commonwealth as something unacceptable. Was just wondering how this would affect things thats all.

Blackleaf · Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 8:04 pm Post subject: Re: Glasgow Commonwealth Games

Cymro · Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 1:48 pm Post subject:

Keep up Blacklead.

I know most are Republics. I was wondering whether Sottish Republicans would want Scotland to remain in the Empire, Republics who are in the Commonwealth accept the Queen as head of the Commonwealth. Many Republicans I assume wouldn't want to remain in the Commonwealth and was wondering what the general consensus was.

Parts of Cameroon where in the Empire for a period. British Cameroon came into existence after the Germans had to give up all their colonies after WW1. The German Colony of Cameroon was divided between the French and the British.

Israel does have an 'excuse' given that Paliestine was a former British Mandate, this happened for the same reason as Cameroon in fact. Mozamique is an excpetion as Ruanda would be.