Mr Khan said:
c03n3nj0 said:
Mr Khan said:
c03n3nj0 said:
It's similar to the Scottish National Party and the Scottish referendum ordeal. I see it as more of a power statement rather than a set move towards independence.
That being said, if Catalonia ever does gain economic independence Spain is as good as fucked. (More than it is now, I guess).
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Scotland is generally a financial drain on the United Kingdom, though. They'd lose out on federal benefits if they moved, whereas Spain is messed up enough that Catalonia would likely do a better job of fixing things.
Though if Catalonia goes, it's going to herald a new age of European balkanization, where Albanian irredentism spreads further, Basque territory goes too, Belgium ceases to exist, and Greek Macedonia splits away.
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What's that Belgium thing about? Haven't read/heard about anything going on there. The rest makes sense. Especially Basque since Catalonia would be setting a clear precendent.
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Belgium didn't even have a government (only an interim government) for about 3 years or so recently, because they can't get the French-speakers of Wallonia and the Flemish-Dutch speakers of Flanders to cooperate. Since Belgium federalized in 1994, they've had a fair issue with separatism, and the country probably won't exist in 30 years.
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Ah, m'kay, thanks!
Silly Belgians. Might as well give Wallonia to France and Flanders to Holland. :P
