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What's wrong with having more referendums in the future ? Are you afraid of democracy or something? Why does 2 defeats have to set the issue in stone forever?

And if, hypothetically, the next referendum were to result in independence, how much time should elapse before another referendum is permitted which would potentially overturn that result and allow Scotland to rejoin the UK?  Or would that one victory suddenly set the issue in stone forever?

Would that be even possible ? If it was and the Scottish people wanted it... then aye.

But name me one nation who attained independence and wanted to go back to how things were.

Fair enough. Personally, I think holding referendums every five years or so in that situation would be catastrophically damaging to economic confidence, political stability and the basic social fabric of your country, but hey, at least you're consistent in this mad belief.

As for countries that opted away from independence, East Germany would be the most obvious example, though of course the circumstances of them "attaining" independence in the first place were pretty singular and utterly undemocratic. But of course, we could also play this game a different way and name places that voted against independence and didn't regret it. Or does that not suit the narrative?

The birth and death of nations are not matters of historical inevitability. Nothing is.