Oct 11 • History & Law
History’s Already Told Us What Happens Next
History’s Already Told Us What Happens Next
We know what the British Empire is capable of.
We’ve seen its playbook, century after century, across half the planet.
It conquers, it claims, it extracts.
And when a place wants to leave, it doesn’t just let go… it rebrands the fight for freedom as rebellion.
It talks of “restoring order,” “preserving stability,” “protecting interests.”
But what it really means is control.
They didn’t fight to keep colonies because they loved their people. They fought to keep the ports, the oil, the trade routes, the power.
The empire’s moral compass has always spun toward profit.
And yet we pretend not to see the pattern when it’s us.
We act like Scotland’s case is somehow different.
Like this time, they’ll be reasonable.
Like they’ll just let go when we ask nicely.
But they won’t.
They never have.
The empire doesn’t give up wealth willingly, it waits until holding on costs more than letting go.
That’s the only thing that ever ends its grip.
So when people say, “They’ll never let Scotland go,” they’re not wrong… not yet.
Because as long as we’re useful as a profit stream, as a nuclear base, as political cover… they’ll fight to keep us.
And they’ll dress it up the same way they always have: “unity,” “security,” “national interest.”
History has already shown us what comes next.
When control slips, they tighten their grip.
When people stand up, they’re called insurgents.
And when the truth threatens the narrative, it’s buried under ceremony, distraction, and spin.
But the empire’s mask is slipping.
We see the pattern now, not as outsiders, but as the last colony still pretending it isn’t one.
So the real question isn’t why won’t they let us go? It’s how long will we keep asking permission from those who never needed it themselves?
Because nobody hands you freedom…
You build it.
You plan it.
You stand together long enough and strong enough that walking away stops looking like rebellion and starts looking like inevitability.
It won’t come from outrage alone, that’s what they’re counting on.
They want Scotland divided, distracted, doubting itself.
But when we stop arguing and start organising, when we replace anger with strategy and noise with purpose… that’s when they lose control of the story.
They can’t silence a nation that knows exactly what it wants. And they can’t “restore order” when we’re not rioting - we’re rebuilding.
So no, they won’t let us go.
We’ll simply reach the point where staying no longer makes sense.
And when that moment comes, it won’t be a fight - it’ll be a fact.
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History’s Already Told Us What Happens Next
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