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4thofelevenPrime Minister Tony Abbott has weighed into the debate on Scottish independence by saying those advocating for a break-up of the United Kingdom are not the friends of justice or freedom...
…“I think that the people who would like to see the break-up of the United Kingdom are not the friends of justice, not the friends of freedom, and that the countries that would cheer at the prospect of the break-up with the United Kingdom are not the countries whose company one would like to keep.”
- Advocates of Scottish independence not friends of freedom and justice: Tony Abbott, The Age
…“I think that the people who would like to see the break-up of the United Kingdom are not the friends of justice, not the friends of freedom, and that the countries that would cheer at the prospect of the break-up with the United Kingdom are not the countries whose company one would like to keep.”
- Advocates of Scottish independence not friends of freedom and justice: Tony Abbott, The Age
Damn it, he saw right through me! Alright, I admit it – my vague support for a peaceful secessionist movement and its efforts to achieve its goals through democratic means was, in fact, entirely based in my undying hatred for freedom and justice, and my desire to usher in a nightmarish future where the island of Great Britain is home to two stable, democratic, largely English-speaking first-world countries instead of just one.
Still, I think it’s going too far to claim all supporters of Scottish independence are driven by such things – surely some are honest men and women, merely pawns of the sinister Gaelic cabal? Perhaps – just perhaps – Mr. Abbot doesn’t actually know what he’s talking about?
Still, I think it’s going too far to claim all supporters of Scottish independence are driven by such things – surely some are honest men and women, merely pawns of the sinister Gaelic cabal? Perhaps – just perhaps – Mr. Abbot doesn’t actually know what he’s talking about?