In point of fact the banded and buckled badge is a heraldic badge of submission. I do not live in Scotland, I am an American. I can trace my Scot/ Scott/ Scotte line back to one of three guys named Harry Scot born in Lancashire PA during 1750. I don't know which of those three was my great- great-x-great grandfather, and I don't know what his political views were as a 26 year old.

If the Duke launches a public appeal on CNN tomorrow to save the ancestral castle I'll probably send in a few bucks, and I am going to wear the tartan with pride; but I am not going to wear a badge I don't believe in and disrespect my cousins at home in the process.
This American citizen does not share your opinions on this subject, sir. Our first President, George Washington, was an armiger and saw nothing wrong with the customs of heraldry and the American Republic. If the General had no issues with it, then neither do I.

Tartans also symbolize clans, and by your logic, are a symbol of "submission" as well. You can't reject one symbol and keep another.

Respectfully,

T.