It seems that the whole notion of nationhood and the artificial iconography of shortbread and tartan, which was imposed upon the Scottish by the Prince of Wales, has distracted them from the truth; that their enemies are not those defined by nationality, but by class and money.
Scotland is already a rich country and certainly richer than the West Midlands, and independence will not lead to a mass conversion of the haves into people who will want to share their money with the have-nots.
Whether it was the above mentioned Darien scheme or the land clearances, it was the rich who sold Scotland's independence for thirty pieces of silver, and perpetrated the ethic-cleansing which were the Highland clearances.
The same people still possess their stolen assets and have perpetuated the built-in inequality over centuries and which still remains the worst Europe.
These people are not patriots in any sense which will stop them moving their assets to other areas of the global economy if it suits them. They may not burn your cottage down these days but they certainly can destroy the economic base which employment depends upon.
The Scottish should no more trust Salmond than they should Cameron.
One makes promises he cannot deliver and the other is just a toff with some PR training and with highly visible class interests.
The Scottish should vote for devolution-max, which keeps the security of the union but provides enough freedom to tweak an unfair system.
Spot on with your first sentence MMV.
As for your last sentence, it's not on the ballot so not an option. Funny that eh?