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re: Tensions Are High Between Spain and Catalonia
Posted on 9/30/17 at 9:43 am to SCLibertarian
Posted on 9/30/17 at 9:43 am to SCLibertarian
Can someone give me a primer on the situation? Why do some Catalonians want to separate?
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Posted on 9/30/17 at 9:51 am to Jimbeaux
Why?
1. Identity politics. Language.
2. Barcelonans think they would piss less tax $$ away than the central authorities. The economy is robust.
3. Before the fascists, they were autonomous. Good old days. In comparison the central authority has struggled.
4. Freedom.
1. Identity politics. Language.
2. Barcelonans think they would piss less tax $$ away than the central authorities. The economy is robust.
3. Before the fascists, they were autonomous. Good old days. In comparison the central authority has struggled.
4. Freedom.
Posted on 9/30/17 at 10:09 am to Jimbeaux
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Why do some Catalonians want to separate?
The short version, they are better off economically and think the rest of the country is a bane on them.
At least this is how I heard it when I was over there a few months ago.
Posted on 9/30/17 at 10:10 am to Jimbeaux
The War of Spanish Succession laid the foundation for the discord. Charles II was the last Habsburg King of Spain. He appointed Philip, who was the grandson of Louis XIV of France and second son of the French Dauphin, as his successor. The Crown of Aragon, which included Barcelona, revolted against Philip, while the Crown of Castile, which included the Spanish capital of Madrid, supported Philip. Relations between the two have never recovered since the early 18th century.
Posted on 10/1/17 at 5:33 pm to Jimbeaux
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Why do some Catalonians want to separate?
It's the new worldwide fad.Nobody wants to be connected to nor allied with anybody. Strange times.
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