Don't treat it with rationale, it isn't worth it.
Just smile, or laugh... it doesn't matter.
It is a shame really as the subject of independance could be a fascinating one without all the BS that gets spouted.
English opinion doesn't actually matter, and I think some of them absolutely hate that fact.
I would only partially agree with you here. Certainly English opinion does not matter as far as the question of independance goes, it does however matter quite a bit when it comes to what the settlement would look like.