(How Unionist Propaganda Echoes Plato’s Cave in the Quest for Scottish Enlightenment)

PLATO’S ALLEGORY of the cave, a cornerstone of Western philosophy nestled within the pages of “The Republic,” invites us to enlightenment and discovery. Imagine prisoners, bound and facing a barren wall in a shadowy cave, witnessing nothing but the echoes of unseen realities cast as shadows on the wall before them. This scenario, as depicted by Plato, serves not merely as a story but as a profound metaphor for the human condition and our understanding of truth versus perception.

Beneath the surface lies a more complex tapestry of misinformation and selective truth-telling designed to keep the public ensnared within a cave of shadowy misconceptions and uncertainties