chrisbrowning

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   by chrisbrowning 9y ago

   There have also been few successful secessionist movements that weren't backed by force of arms. Anyway, I think the calculus is unique in this case. We are already seeing major companies move their headquarters out of Catalonia. Catal
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   by chrisbrowning 9y ago

   They see it as "payback" for the EU/Nato's support for Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence. Interestingly, Spain is probably the only Western nation that doesn't recognize Kosovo's independence
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   by chrisbrowning 9y ago

   I won't split hairs with you on that, but -- right or wrong -- Spain's Constitutional Court ordered the referendum stopped, and the Spanish government moved to enforce that order.
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   by chrisbrowning 9y ago

   That probably would have been the better move as far as "optics" are concerned, but the Spanish constitution states that this kind of referendum is illegal. In any case -- I think the ruling party in Spain wanted this to flare up
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   by chrisbrowning 9y ago

   For better or for worse, there will be no independent Catalonia in the foreseeable future. About 40-50% of Catalans don't support this. The EU doesn't support this, no Western nation supports this (save maybe Russia if you conside