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Because they would need to win a war of independence from their overlord, just as the USA did. A vote is just the first step. Catalonia tried to do something si
by polski-g 3y ago
Because they would need to win a war of independence from their overlord, just as the USA did. A vote is just the first step. Catalonia tried to do something similar a few years ago but they had insufficient planning and the rebellion was put down in under 7 minutes: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/14/world/europe/catalonia-separatists-verdict-spain.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/14/world/europe/catalonia-se...
- cassianoleal 3y agoWould NATO interfere in what's essentially a domestic UK dispute? Could the USA invoke article 5 if Texas decide to secede? Would Spain have invoked article 5 if the Catalans had succeeded, or had gotten closer to it? In any case, would any of those NATO interferences be desired? I mean this by the local governments, but also by the rest of NATO and the world in general? Would there really be any political will inside of NATO to interfere?
- pjc50 3y agoCatalonia did not attempt an armed rebellion; they made a resolution in their parliament and the central government decided to respond to that with violence. I'd rate it below the US Jan 6 incident in terms of armed rebellion.
- foldr 3y ago>The Scottish Independence Referendum Act 2013 set out the arrangements for the referendum and was passed by the Scottish Parliament in November 2013, following an agreement between the devolved Scottish government and the Government of the United Kingdom. The independence proposal required a simple majority to pass.