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January 26th

 In today's class, we mainly focused on the historical information about Scotland and the referendums they have had in the past.

 In the past, England used to be part of the Roman Catholic Church, but there was a religious rule that you are not able to divorce your current partner and get remarried unless they have passed away. So when Henry VIII was king, he killed his wives one by one and got remarried which technically did not go against the rules, but later on decided to create his own religion which allowed divorce, and left the Roman Catholic Church which was upsetting for many. After his death and his family tree had ended, England was in need of a new king, and this is where they go to the other side of the tree and James comes into the picture. At that time, James was also the king of Scotland, but he still accepted the offer and became the king of both countries which created the United Kingdom(UK). However, during his ruling, James prioritized England's wealth and development over Scotland. But when he gave in to his wife's request and became Catholic, many English people were not pleased and wanted to overthrow the throne. As a candidate, his sister Mary and her husband William are told of the plans to overthrow the king, and William ends up winning and becoming the king of the UK. But in reality, he was only a proper king to England. When world trade became a significant aspect of income, Scotland decided to create a good quality road that goes from one side of North America to the other, so that countries would not have to risk going into dangerous waters. Scotland invested 1/4 of their country's spending on this project but was scammed by William when he took all of the profits for himself and left Scotland in a dire situation of bankruptcy. 

 Even looking historically, Scotland has no benefit of being in the UK and is only making them economically weaker. As if this weren't enough, the voting requirements were absurd as well. Scotland's population is around 5.5 million, and 0.5 million are not actually Scottish. People who came from British Commonwealth countries also got to vote, but people with Scottish nationalities who lived outside of Scotland had no vote. Why would you have something to vote on when there is a possibility that the result is not going to accurately reflect the ideas of a certain group? If it is a vote to decide Scotland's future, it would be normal to have all Scottish people involved, and not other people who have nothing to do with the country. From today's lesson, I was able to learn that manipulation can go as far as something simple as shrinking the proportions of a country to interfering and potentially harming individuals' rights. 


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