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Scottish referendum: allowed, failed Kurdish referendum: suppressed, succeeded Catalan referendum: suppressed, succeeded It's a little too early to call it a
by scythe 9y ago
Scottish referendum: allowed, failed
Kurdish referendum: suppressed, succeeded
Catalan referendum: suppressed, succeeded
It's a little too early to call it a pattern, but it has the appearance of one.
- vxNsr 9y agoBritish referendum: allowed, succeeded
- peteretep 9y agoYou could interpret that as the Scottish referendum having been allowed because it was thought unlikely to succeed.
- dna_polymerase 9y agoIt's a bit early to call both the Kurdish as well as the Catalan referenda 'succeeded'. The Kurds will face difficulties with Turkey and Iraq. The Catalans will have their very own set of problems, I don't think anything is decided right there.
- richardknop 9y agoCounter example: Brexit referendum - allowed, succeeded