The term ‘vote of the rest of the country’ is, for all
intensive purposes, a form of peer pressure.
If you believe that a certain side will win, you will want to back that
side to fit in with the crowd. If it was the right decision then
you can share in the credit, and if it was wrong, well, at least you weren’t
alone. You don’t need to consider the
issues and you don’t even need to accept much responsibility. After all, you just followed what others were
doing…
But you should consider the issues. It doesn’t matter if someone else is claiming
that every normal person is bored and that you should be too...you don't need to be like them. You don’t
need to pander to the laziness or misgivings of others. You can state what you think and research
what you don’t know.
I’m going to vote Yes in 2014. I'll do it because, after looking over the evidence so far, that is what I believe to be
right for the people who call Scotland home.
I don’t care if others will agree or disagree with me, I don’t
care if I’m the only one who takes part, I only care in staying true to my
beliefs and convictions.
Even though I have always in one way or another supported independence, I used to be quite shy about it. It's hard to come out into the open and state clearly what you
believe in. There's a fear of being stigmatised, of being mis-understood, of being looked at
differently by those you know, of being accused of hating others and simply searching
for someone else to blame.
And sometimes those things do happen, but they are born from the ignorance of others. I know that I'm not looking to blame anyone, I just want the future to
be better, and believe that making decisions for ourselves is the best way to
achieve that. And by letting others know, I hope it will make them more open to a new way of thinking.
One of the most important things in life is to trust in your
own judgement, and to not worry yourself with what others do. The majority of people might disagree, but I
don’t want to follow the crowd to somewhere I don't want to go.
I want to walk my path.
And, having the certainty that I won't be swayed by the baseless impressions of others when I complete my ballot, I can honestly say, it’s great to be different.
Drew
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