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**Damien** · 14-12-2015, 10:08

Scaremongering is how the SNP dismissed every single warning from the Unionists in the referendum and it turns out the volatility of oil wasn't an invalid concern.

Would there be anything the 'In' campaign could say that wouldn't be liable to be dismissed as scaremongering? If the argument is to argue for the status-quo then by definition it will be about what will be lost and therefore a negative 'scaremongering' argument.

It's going to be a brutal campaign I think but such as the In campaign will have alarmist warnings the Out campaign will dismiss real concerns as scaremongering and promise a brighter future they may not be able to deliver. For example there is no guarantee all these trade deals we would negotiate independently of the EU will materialise or be as favorable as the Outters are suggesting. The Out side isn't above lying either.

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Damien Remoaner Cable Forum Team Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 32,781	re: [Update] The UK votes to leave the EU Scaremongering is how the SNP dismissed every single warning from the Unionists in the referendum and it turns out the volatility of oil wasn't an invalid concern. Would there be anything the 'In' campaign could say that wouldn't be liable to be dismissed as scaremongering? If the argument is to argue for the status-quo then by definition it will be about what will be lost and therefore a negative 'scaremongering' argument. It's going to be a brutal campaign I think but such as the In campaign will have alarmist warnings the Out campaign will dismiss real concerns as scaremongering and promise a brighter future they may not be able to deliver. For example there is no guarantee all these trade deals we would negotiate independently of the EU will materialise or be as favorable as the Outters are suggesting. The Out side isn't above lying either.