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Thank you so much for spreading FUD around my article without actually addressing any element of it, you are just what the Catalans need right now. Did you hav

Thank you so much for spreading FUD around my article without actually addressing any element of it, you are just what the Catalans need right now. Did you have anything to say about its content, or did you find it well sourced and accurate?

petecox 9y ago
FUD, what FUD? I just don't find your arguments for separation tell the whole story. I support self-determination but ultimately the strongest argument for independence is that Catalonia has a population of greater than several EU states and could go it alone without federalism. You mention oppression under Franco. He hated and executed a bunch of people, from anarchists, to PSOE under Largo Caballero, to hard core communists. Other language minorities were not allowed to spread their language either. That was 40 years ago. Do you really blame the rest of the country, today, for the 'sins' of their grandparents? Old wounds and if your hatred is for "Madrid", they were Republicans - NOT bullfighting fascists. Galegos and Basques would have equal claim to independence under linguistic autonomy. But I guess I see bilingualism as a blessing rather than a curse. And in that regard the Catalonian government's educational policies have been undoing the historical trauma of Spanish as the "High" language of diglossia. Yet Valencia isn't calling to become a separate country, despite Valenciano being a near-identical language. I'm not condoning the actions of PP, Rajoy or the Guardia Civil by any means.
- BuleBule 9y ago
  What specifically in my well sourced article do you disagree with, most if it is sourced from wikipedia and reputable media sources. What is wrong with my article?
  - petecox 9y ago
    Your sources are fine, it's the sentiment. You could have focussed on how Spanish democracy is broken and that Cataluña no longer wants to be part of that - e.g. the 2015-6 elections where no clear winner emerged and the rise of Podemos suggested people were fed up with both PP and PSOE. But you seem to base your argument on fuelling historical ethnic tensions. I've given you a counterview.

petecox 9y ago

FUD, what FUD? I just don't find your arguments for separation tell the whole story. I support self-determination but ultimately the strongest argument for independence is that Catalonia has a population of greater than several EU states and could go it alone without federalism. You mention oppression under Franco. He hated and executed a bunch of people, from anarchists, to PSOE under Largo Caballero, to hard core communists. Other language minorities were not allowed to spread their language either. That was 40 years ago. Do you really blame the rest of the country, today, for the 'sins' of their grandparents? Old wounds and if your hatred is for "Madrid", they were Republicans - NOT bullfighting fascists. Galegos and Basques would have equal claim to independence under linguistic autonomy. But I guess I see bilingualism as a blessing rather than a curse. And in that regard the Catalonian government's educational policies have been undoing the historical trauma of Spanish as the "High" language of diglossia. Yet Valencia isn't calling to become a separate country, despite Valenciano being a near-identical language. I'm not condoning the actions of PP, Rajoy or the Guardia Civil by any means.

BuleBule 9y ago
What specifically in my well sourced article do you disagree with, most if it is sourced from wikipedia and reputable media sources. What is wrong with my article?
- petecox 9y ago
  Your sources are fine, it's the sentiment. You could have focussed on how Spanish democracy is broken and that Cataluña no longer wants to be part of that - e.g. the 2015-6 elections where no clear winner emerged and the rise of Podemos suggested people were fed up with both PP and PSOE. But you seem to base your argument on fuelling historical ethnic tensions. I've given you a counterview.