Scotland Vote Sept. 18 - This is a day like no other in the sense that people in Scotland are going to vote to become an independent country from the United Kingdom or to stay and still be part of it, like they always have been.
This is not simple. The government, just like any kind of government, has chosen to make this decision and they need to know the thoughts of people on the subject. The truth is that most Scottish are more than happy to remain as part of the UK. It has worked up to the moment and they never had serious issues. So, why do it now?
What has been promised is not independence just as a word, but being a nationalist and being proud of Scotland for its own achievements and no needing to depend on anyone else. Not needing to be confused by British but create a unique culture that is just theirs.
In other words, the idea of the First Minister in Scotland, Alex Salmond is that England is in a fragile state and Scotland on its own could become one of the greatest powers in the world.
To do so, Scotland has the Oil from the North Sea and the currency, which Scotland wants to remain as the pound. He has received disagreements from the Prime Minister David Cameron from England about those points, but that is the main back-up he has to do promises to the Scottish.
As a result, a lot of people have turned on the "Braveheart" idea of nationalism and promote for Scotland to be on its own. Others think about it differently.
David Miles, a scholar from St. Andrew's University has written for Huffington Post saying, "Where before my Scottish-ness, my English-ness and British-ness allowed me to feel at home in any part of our island home, after a Yes vote on September 18th I would suddenly feel like a foreigner here. If I eventually get a Scottish passport, my mother, father and sister in England will become foreigners, and I will become a foreigner when I cross the border. If I keep my British passport, I would become a foreigner in a Scotland I have come to love and call home. Would I be able to keep both passports and stay in Scotland? No one knows yet."
Those are strong words especially because it is a reality that people are lost in this decision. It is thought that 49% of the citizens will vote for "No." No independence, no losing a way of life that Scotland has known always.
The Scotland vote of Sept. 18th, has come and now it is time to see what people want. What people choose.
The Scotland vote of Sept. 18th can change everything or change nothing. We will have to wait and see.
