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Re: Spanish police raid .Cat domain name registry offices

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"At least in the UK the government allowed people to express themselves" The problem here in Spain/Catalonia is that Catalonian politicians only want Catalonians to vote. I feel that, being a Spanish citizen of legal age, I have the same right to vote on whether I want a part of my country to separate from it. But they won't let us vote, so, why should "we" let them vote? (Also, as per the constitution, it is illegal…

> I feel that, being a Spanish citizen of legal age, I have the same right to vote on whether I want a part of my country to separate from it. But they won't let us vote, so, why should "we" let them vote? If a son or daughter of legal age wants to move out of their parents' house, does the rest of the family get to stop them from moving?

That has nothing to do with what I said.Totally different analogy.

Re: Spanish police raid .Cat domain name registry offices

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post #85

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"At least in the UK the government allowed people to express themselves" The problem here in Spain/Catalonia is that Catalonian politicians only want Catalonians to vote. I feel that, being a Spanish citizen of legal age, I have the same right to vote on whether I want a part of my country to separate from it. But they won't let us vote, so, why should "we" let them vote? (Also, as per the constitution, it is illegal…

You seem to agree with the way it went in the UK/Scotland. And yet as far as I can remember, only Scottish citizens voted in that referendum... Why would Catalonia's be different than any other self-determination referendum? Do you honestly believe this is a logical demand? If so, what % of "pro-independence" of Spanish census would be enough for you, 51% of whole Spain?

Yes, if more than half of Spain voted yes, it would be a yes. Happens all the time with presidents, every 4 years, right?

Re: Spanish police raid .Cat domain name registry offices

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> Maybe you should start with the basics about European history. Don't condescend to me. I live in what was Yugoslavia. And that terrible civil war? I spend my days surrounded by its victims. None of them saw it coming. Nobody did until it was too late. > Spain had a more terrible civil war and Spain still exists as it was before. "More terrible"? By what measure? Half as many Spaniards died during the Spanish Civil…

If you have such a huge knowledge how come you haven't mentioned a particular HUGE difference between Spain and Yugoslavia. In Yugoslavia one of the main reasons of the war and secession was RELIGION, in Spain there's no such clash between muslims and catholics.

Religion had little to do with it until after Slovenia and Croatia seceded. Religious and ethnic reasons were bolted on ex post facto to drum up popular support for what was, originally, an economic and politic dispute over increased autonomy.
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