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Originally Posted by bitontheslide

So given your gross assumption there, are you suggesting that over 55's shouldn't be allowed a vote, just because they may are may not align with your particular thinking?

Strikes me as a severe case of sour grapes, and an unwillingness to accept that others are entitled to an opinion different from your own

No, I'm only countering the claim that it was mainly the "young and naive" who voted "yes". There are strong indications that the young voted heavily yes, 18 to 24 voted more or less in line with the result (45/55 in favour of no), the reverse of that in the 24 to 55 bracket, and then the eldest bracket voting heavily "no". Most yes voted came from the adult working age population, not from the young and naive. That's all I was pointing out.

As for the "sour grapes" comment... All I can say is that to be so dismissive as to use terms like that, I can only assume you have absolutely no concept of the impact that this referendums outcome has and will have. It's not a bloody reality show where you "pick your favourite politician" - the events of the last week will affect the courses of the lives of several million people. So yeah... If Scotland now gets shafted by Westminster (which is looking like an increasing possibility) and that's the fault of unenlightened people being duped by fear and media bias, then "sour grapes" doesn't really cover it. It's unthinkable.