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On the Catalan side, the Nationalist movement is used by dubious politicians which belong to the richer statements of Catalan society to grab power and "make history".

If by "used" you meant that the rich parties jumped on the independence train while it was running, then I have no objection. On the other hand if you mean they fabricated the independence movement just for their own glory and profit, IMHO you are misunderstanding the movement. The separatist movement has existed for an arguably long time, and I'd say the demographics have leaned to the worker-class, lefty ideology (ERC and CUP).

The love of the flag and the dishonest approach to history and current socio-economics of the region are strategies followed by every other wannabe-patriot in the world.

How has the approach to history been dishonest? And what would have been the honest/objective approach to it? I'm frankly curious, you seem to be quite certain about this.

In my experience, many Catalan pro-independence supporters are hardly nationalist or patriotic. Probably due to the fact that they have close family ties to other parts of the Peninsula(eg. Andalucía, Galiza...). However they are all strongly souverainists, which I think is the key point of the Catalan pro-independence movement. A proof of this is that, had the Catalan parliament true power to make laws on most aspects of society, the independence movement would have a really small % support.

Whoever the winner of this fight is, it will be a sad day for Europe, because nationalism and national borders will have prevailed and this goes against everything we need to build a stronger and better EU.

I believe this is a challenge for EU, and challenges are good to build resilience. Think of it as a "Chaos Monkey" approach to the Union. IMHO the EU is not reacting accordingly to the challenge, it's not even facing it tbh. This, as a European, it's disappointing to witness. Also, why is it sad for Europe that a region self-determines as a sovereign state within Europe? Why are re-arrangements within Europe sad? And alternatively, why is an arguably unstable territory(Spain, politically) better as "one", than as "two"(or three or four) nation states within Europe? If we're all sharing the same EU umbrella...

Bigger states inside EU do not imply stronger and better EU. I'd actually argue that bigger too-powerful states(see Germany, France) can have an uncomfortable power over other smaller states.

EU is still re-defining itself. I recommend you to read some Ulrike Guérot's work[1]. Europeans should be open to rethinking/re-designing.

EU it's starting to look like an elite bureaucrats club where only "richer statements of _EU_ society grab power and 'make history'" ;).

[1]: Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUpVcJvE3UE

Looking at the silver lining, you gain a new citizenship, being Barcelona born. :)

I believe that's a common misconception. UN charter makes no mention of colonies Art 1.2(http://www.un.org/en/sections/un-charter/chapter-i/index.htm...). Although a UN-charter-based document is applied to colonies, which is what you might be referring to.

On the Catalan side, there was not enough votes to morally claim for independence

Fair enough. How much % census would you consider enough? Catalan pro-independence had higher % than say for instance Brexit vote. And a good chunk of the % was lost to Spanish Police "raids", quite violently boycotting the peaceful vote.

Please keep in mind the points raised by OP are highly subjective or his/her own interpretation.

Stop talking of Catalonia as if there were only one opinion. At least half of catalans don't want independence.

Citation needed.

Great point. But isn't SpaceX precisely driving that % lower and lower by accumulating rocket launch - and landing - experience by the dozens or eventually hundreds?

Yes, it's hard to follow the logic. But still a lot of people seem to think that all Spain should vote on a referendum on whether Catalonia should be independent. Go figure.

One has the right not to vote, but not the right to stop others from voting. - Heard somewhere (?)

but now Catalan in Catalonia is the only language used in schools(...), the official buildings, hospital papers, and so on. Is this what you would call repression or not-democracy?

Isn't this the point of autonomy? You decide what languages to teach/use in your institutions. We can discuss whether this is a good idea or not. Or whether what you say is true in reality or not. But it's the Catalans' decision, that's what autonomy is for.

So Spain is even more democratic than Italy and France in that issue, but people are complaining in Catalonia because of the adoctrination, and millions of euros spent by the Catalan government.

Comparisons are meaningless in this situations. Maybe Spain is more "democratic" (if you say so) than France(which is not hard to beat honestly, considering the status of non-French languages in France). But one could also say that Spain is less democratic than Switzerland wrt languages, and that would be equally meaningless.

The question is whether the autonomy Catalonia receives is enough for the Catalans. That's for the Catalans to decide.

Do you really thing this chaos is not premeditated?

Are you saying that all the Catalan citizens collaborating and organizing together have been manipulated by the elites for all these years? When did the manipulation start exactly? Would you mind sharing sources that support this?

I still think an Iberian federation is possible in the future. The main impediment IMHO is that the Castillian/Spanish political leaders - and hence probably their voters - never understood the multi-national nature of this gorgeous peninsula. Mediterranean greetings my fellow Iberian :)

It seems the constitution is easily editable after all:

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reforma_de_la_Constituci%C3%B3...

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?

I noticed the very same. I often feel fresh just the moment I open my eyes without an alarm. Tho it's also true that in some occasions I wake up and realize you need 30-90min more so and I try to dig back in :) All this is altered by any alcohol consumption the night before - proportionally to the amount.

This is amazing. Care to share more specifics? Eg. total cost, treadmill brand/model that allows for the platform, etc.

Really funny "interview" of the actress/actors @GoogleHQ https://youtu.be/QOXup8chEoY

Idem Gitlab

*Mango + sticky rice + coconut milk

Does that mean it works? More importantly, how was the AI trained in genitalia recognition?

Please someone have this reply pinned somewhere always visible. Great mantra/wisdom.

I'm no interrogator, but that does sound like Interrogation 101, indeed. Have different people ask the same questions in different ways and when the subject is at different mental states.

In my case, because it syncs with my Kobo Aura HD ebook reader. That way I can read "my internet" offline :)

I'd love some more info on Hydrogen storage, in theory and in real projects. If you have sources I'd much appreciate them.

There're many countries still missing! Please let me know if your country or the one you are curious about is missing!

I'm reading around here that Airbnb's contribution in this matter is limited to providing the infrastructure to volunteer hosts for free, which is still good. My question is: do they also provide insurance to these hosts? I mean if one of the volunteer hosts suffers damages in her/his property of 10'000$ hosting refugees, will airbnb cover it? Genuinely curious, not judging here.

I dont think such generalizations will help much. You are displaying yourself as angry, insular and bitter. Consider the option of trying to understand ppl with different opinions, however disgusting Trump's speeches are - IMHO they are.

I myself right directly _on_ the windows' surface. Works great! Though you need white color marker to do it at night. :)

haha, I'm reading it now - finally after many years - and I can absolutely relate to the feeling you describe. I decided that I won't be hard on myself for not understanding it all at the first read. Still quite enjoying it so far (1/3rd read). Additionally I also decided that I don't have to finish it unless I feel like ( specially considering it's 800pages).

One word: Barcelona. Best city in Europe :)

Back when internet was really slow here in Spain I used to send CD's and DVD's filled with music, comics, films,etc to an internet friend I had from Greece(can't remember now how we met, maybe soulseek?), and he'd send me back his own curation of contents. This article reminded me a bit of those times. Too bad we are not in contact, we could have a laugh about it :)