tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post6734946448400502797..comments2023-12-24T13:03:35.696+00:00Comments on Miserable Old Fart: Is Wales a Nation or a region?Alwyn ap Huwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06194724336424525283noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-74214695434281745872008-11-27T02:10:00.000+00:002008-11-27T02:10:00.000+00:00Wales should be re-named Wails, for that is all it...Wales should be re-named Wails, for that is all it does and ever has done.<BR/><BR/>Bobby Wightman-Cervantes<BR/>IsraelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-85130517578149363112007-07-06T22:43:00.000+01:002007-07-06T22:43:00.000+01:00ello said My big fear is that Plaid will get its r...ello said <I>My big fear is that Plaid will get its referendum and we will lose. Then what?</I><BR/><BR/>this is why we do not need a referendum. If we can surrender power to the EU then Westminster can also do this for wales without a referendum.View from the Glenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18371413354573355300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-71162339120288548822007-07-06T22:16:00.000+01:002007-07-06T22:16:00.000+01:00Normal Mouth Said:Your causal link is running in t...<B>Normal Mouth</B> Said:<BR/><I>Your causal link is running in the wrong direction; people don't make the case because most people are against it.</I><BR/><BR/>Although most are against independence at the moment there is still a sizable minority who are in favour of independence. <BR/><BR/>Opinion polls, for what they are worth, have never put the percentage of those supporting independence Alwyn ap Huwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06194724336424525283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-38546305213004733862007-07-06T19:47:00.000+01:002007-07-06T19:47:00.000+01:00Of course Dafydd is right about that distinction b...Of course Dafydd is right about that distinction between the Welsh people and Wales but he's also wrong.<BR/><BR/>The 16th Century Crown bureaucrats who drew up that border between our two countries left many welsh-speaking districts on the wrong side of the line. Today knowledge of their Welsh identity has mostly disappeared .... territory does matter.<BR/><BR/>My big fear is that Plaid will Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-84498505211165057372007-07-06T14:49:00.000+01:002007-07-06T14:49:00.000+01:00Wales is a country (a geographical area), it is th...Wales is a country (a geographical area), it is the Welsh people who are a nation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-48752765725599970452007-07-06T08:43:00.000+01:002007-07-06T08:43:00.000+01:00A nation controls the flow and distribution of its...A nation controls the flow and distribution of its own wealth.<BR/><BR/>When Wales recovers the autonomy needed to do this, then Wales will be respected as an Independent nation, no?<BR/><BR/>Transnational economic interests, of course respect few borders, and only acknowledge those which suit it's mercantilist motives.<BR/><BR/>Promoting 'Brand Wales' is as much a part of the battle for public Dr. Mark L. Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14167134603306511743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-43796002714954608592007-07-06T07:09:00.000+01:002007-07-06T07:09:00.000+01:00the only reason that the majority is opposed to in...<I>the only reason that the majority is opposed to independence is because nobody makes the independence case any more.</I><BR/><BR/>Your causal link is running in the wrong direction; people don't make the case because most people are against it.Normal Mouthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07374935277497669293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-88711692649253918422007-07-06T06:08:00.000+01:002007-07-06T06:08:00.000+01:00MOF continues the debate also to be found on my ow...MOF continues the debate also to be found on my own blog that Wales is a nation, whether or not the peoople in denial say yea or nay. It is said that if something is repeated again and again people will believe it.<BR/>Therefore there are many who believe Wales is a region, and Britain is a nation. This is patently untrue. As Alwyn argues here, if Wales is a nation why is it not recognised as Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258854366964329334noreply@blogger.com