Originally Posted by Viv

I espouse the cause of Scottish Nationalism purely because I want my country to leave the United Kingdom and self-govern.
I been almost vilified by posters here on occasion because they view nationalism as something base.
Yet the same posters will shout their patriotism for their own country at the top of their voices.
Listening to those people, it is difficult to see where the line is drawn between nationlism and patriotism.
The national front movements have given nationalism a bad name because they have displayed racism and bigotry and many negative qualities.
This makes it difficult for the rest of us, who are not interested in exclusion, but only in securing independence.