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Scottish voters should not be forced into a binary choice
NEIL FINDLAY puts the arguments for a third option on Scotland’s future
Participants at the Indyref 2020 rally, hosted by the National newspaper, in George Square in Glasgow, in November 2019

THE Trump era saw the United States deeply divided, society cleaved apart, fuelled by a politics of hatred and conflict. 

Anyone with deeply held and genuine views about poverty, foreign policy, healthcare or democracy was identified as the enemy. 

Decent people were mocked and victimised for daring to raise questions. Social media became a war zone of vicious exchanges and fake news. 

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