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Unfortunately, just like any other "independence" request these days, it's just a move to avoid helping poorer states While it’s possible that there’s some of
by matthewmacleod 9y ago
Unfortunately, just like any other "independence" request these days, it's just a move to avoid helping poorer states
While it’s possible that there’s some of that attitude in Catalonia, I’d point out that the other large, recent European independence movement in Scotland was emphatically not that. Brexit, comparable on some levels, is also different.
In reality, the reasons for independence/sescession movements gaining strength is complex and varies from place to place. That description seems a little reductive.
- bl4ckm0r3 9y agoScotland wanted to leave for economic independence (The national identity, which i respect, is always a political excuse). Brexit "let's get back european money and put them into nhs"?How is that going not the same?Oh the rest was about the immigrants. Catalonia is literally the same, with just more political madness to it. The reason behind all of this is that we are living in a harsh economic era, politics failed in providing a guidance and unity (since a while) and people don't feel empathy towards other side of their countries and blame them for their country defects, as if you could just point the finger to a specific region or group of people to blame them for the economic tragedies and corruption of modern politics.
- mentallimits 9y agoholding on to more of north sea oil revenues has been one of the major motivations for scottish independence.