LETTER FROM DENMARK CONSTITUTIOUNE.
Another article from popular correspondent Peter Young of IndyScotnews in Denmark. You Say You Want a Constitution? The Fifth of June is a bank holiday in Denmark. It’s also one of those many ‘flag days’ when the buses have two small ‘Dannebrog’ on them. If you have a flagpole in your garden, and a remarkable number of Danes do, you’re expected toContinue reading "LETTER FROM DENMARK CONSTITUTIOUNE."
Another article from popular correspondent Peter Young of IndyScotnews in Denmark.
You Say You Want a Constitution?
The Fifth of June is a bank holiday in Denmark. It’s also one of those many ‘flag days’ when the buses have two small ‘Dannebrog’ on them. If you have a flagpole in your garden, and a remarkable number of Danes do, you’re expected to fly the national flag. It’s all in aid of Grundlovsdag – constitution day.
For most countries a constitution day is associated with freedom and national independence. This year, however, the Danish PM was in Washington swearing fealty to both the US and the military white elephant in the post-Cold War room.
Back in Scotland, a number of academics are busy writing their suggestions for a modern Scottish constitution. In parallel with these efforts, though, there are others who, instead of trying to re-invent the wheel, are excavating our buried pre-Union system of government – oor ain historic Constitutioune. “Oh that’s all obscure old legislation that has no relevance to the modern world,” assert those critical of Scotland’s pre-Union legislative process. Those same critics will, of course, extoll the virtues of England’s Magna Carta. Personally, I’m interested in which day our independent Scotland will choose as its ‘Grundlovsdag’.
On the front pages of the Danish broadsheets, PM Mette was grinning from ear-to-ear in the Oval Office at the White House – constitution day has never been this much fun. Little Denmark on the global stage was world news at home, just not in the US, where the press gave it little or no mention.
Danish media observers suggest her audience with Biden was really a job interview for NATO. She is perhaps less of a risk than some other candidates who’d probably welcome all-out nuclear war. And when it comes to international organisations, the Danes are like the pupil who puts a shiny red apple on the teacher’s desk and who is perhaps just too eager to please. There’s clearly substance to a move upwards for the Danish PM as opposition politicians are already demanding a general election if she leaves for Brussels.
The whole circus around PM Frederiksen, the US, and NATO has a Sturgeonesque career-climbing obsessiveness about it. I suppose we should be thankful that we dodged ‘No Fly Zone’ Nicola as NATO chief, though.
Mette, having body-swerved peace, has committed weapons to fuel the current conflict – Harpoon missiles, tanks, and now F-16s. She’s certainly done what she can to curry favour with military-industrial globalists. After all, the weapons donated to the proxy war will need replacing – from ‘over there’. War is a racket, as Major General Smedley Butler observed. Of course, Mette may be somewhat crestfallen if one of the others wins the coveted top lap-dog nomination. But who knows, perhaps her quiet, no-questions-asked acquiescence to the Nord Stream outrage has earned her extra Brownie points?
When I first arrived in this Scandinavian nation its foreign minister was not afraid to disagree with their opposite number in Washington or London. Prime Ministers too, emphasised the Danish view – that of a loyal friend to its allies but also fiercely independent.
These days the Danish PM seems important only in the context of the international puppet show, reminiscent of Soviet era Moscow and the Warsaw Pact, just with different actors. With unquestioning fealty comes subservience. With subservience comes loss of independence, and before you know it – vassal status is a reality.
There’s a warning for Scotland here. Each of the Nordics is now wholly on side with the so-called ‘defence alliance’. Not one international peacemaker among them. There are few if any vocal critics of the current proxy war involving a non-NATO member. Neither are questions asked about the organisation’s aggressive expansion to Asia. It seems that whatever script is handed to Copenhagen, Helsinki, Oslo and Stockholm – on China, Russia, or any other ‘dissident state’ – immediately becomes pan-Nordic foreign policy.
We Scots, once liberated from our hostage taker, will need to think carefully before joining the EU or NATO. Personally, I believe we join one or both at our peril. As many have noted, EFTA would be a perfect fit for us, economically. As regards military alliances – who are the enemies of Scotland? I can think of only one. The nation that has consistently tried to oppress us, politically and militarily, while attempting to this day to destroy our national identity. Scotland’s best protection would be a declaration of neutrality – joining Austria, Ireland and Switzerland outside the infrastructure of warmongers. In the words of Hamish Henderson:
“Nae mair will the bonnie callants
Mairch tae war when oor braggarts crousely craw,
Nor wee weans frae pit-heid and clachan
Mourn the ships sailin’ doon the Broomielaw.
Broken faimlies in lands we’ve herriet,
Will curse Scotland the Brave nae mair, nae mair;
Black and white, ane til ither mairriet,
Mak the vile barracks o’ their maisters bare.”
What the Nordics and we Scots should be aware of, is that the rest of the world — most of which has been either colonised or plundered by Western nations — is going its own way. In terms of currency, trade, and military alliances the greater part of our planet is distancing itself from the West. They’ve seen first hand how Western nations have unilaterally pocketed the assets and property of individuals, conducted endless proxy wars, shut down free debate, imprisoned and harassed journalists while sanctioning nations from Iran to Venezuela – not to mention freezing their gold and cash reserves.
Do we Scots want independence, or do we want leaders like Frederiksen — jetting about for photo ops to enhance her career prospects while surrendering her nation to foreign interests?
The day after Grundlovsdag the front page of Kristeligt Dagblad marked the 500th anniversary of the end of the Kalmar Union between Denmark, Norway and Sweden. It had begun in 1397 with a Danish king inheriting the thrones of the three nations. But by 1520, when Denmark’s Christian II was crowned king of Sweden, Union had morphed into tyranny. Christian set about executing over a hundred Swedish noblemen and bishops. After the ‘Stockholm Bloodbath’, Sweden’s Gustav Vasa organised a rebellion against the Danish king and his troops were driven out of Sweden. And so on 6 June 1523, Gustav was crowned king of Sweden. The long period of union was over. Interestingly, Sweden’s national day doesn’t actually mark its independence as such, but its revocation of the Kalmar Union treaty – in other words, the reclaiming of its independence. Something for we Scots to ponder.
How long will England be able to con its Celtic colonies into believing we’re its ‘forever hostages’? Perhaps only as long as we send willing hostage guards to Westminster in the form of Unionist parties or devo-careerists masquerading as a pro-independence majority?
On that topic, the Independence for Scotland Party, led by Colette Walker, this week became the first Scottish party to declare itself abstentionist — and that in the same week Pete Wishart was bragging about his 22 years of non-achievement at Westminster! ISP candidates, if elected, will neither take their seats nor swear the oath to King Charles. To be fair, the party has been ahead of the game since they were formed in 2020 by SNP exiles, weary of Sturgeon’s endless false promises of indyref2. What ISP lack in self-promotion they more than make up for in substance.
We’ve been told they’ve not been invited to the ‘Scotland United’ initiative. Hard to believe but it appears to be true. So, we’ll see ISP candidates at #GE2024. And honestly, a party committed to exiting Westminster may actually be a very attractive prospect for many Yes voters, tired of seeing indy parties lose themselves within the financially rewarding structures of the British state. After all, by turning up in London we only legitimise the 300-plus years of our hostage status.
I am, as always
YOURS FOR SCOTLAND
BEAT THE CENSORS
Sadly some websites seek to censor what their readers have access to read. This is particularly true of sites whose existence is primarily to support the views of one particular party and they seek to block articles which do not slavishly support that particular doctrine. My readers have worked out that the best way to defeat that attack on the freedom of speech and thought is to share my articles widely, thus defeating any attempt at censorship. My thanks for this.
SALVO AND LIBERATION
Are playing a crucial role in taking Independence forward. This site limits donations to Yours for Scotland to a maximum of £3. We do not need more as all we seek to do is to cover the costs incurred in running the blog therefore once this is secured each year all further donations are forwarded to Salvo and Liberation. My thanks for all who choose to support us in this way. It is appreciated.
SALVO MERCHANDISE
What's Your Reaction?