Catalonian Independence?

[Kynes]

haxxiy said:

Troll_Whisperer said:
To be honest if we (Basques) ever gain independence I'd prefer if we wouldn't join the EU. I think we'd be better off with real independence, our own currency, etc. like Switzerland or Norway.

I also want to say it's sad that the oldest nation, with the oldest language alive in Europe is not allowed to decide what it wants be.

There's no such thing as an older or newer language. Their study should be interpreted under a dialetical aspect instead of something of means and ends, for they evolve and change as time passes. Basque evolved from proto-basque who in turn came from pre-proto-basque and so on. Every language spoken on Europe has a background as rich, if not much richer - since they were subject to the contact with way more cultures - than Basque. 

I want to add something, the Basque language that is taught in schools is a laboratory language. There were several very different dialects, and they decided to normalize the language in the Euskara Batua (literally unified basque language) that is very different to the dialects. It's funny when sometimes they "create" new words, taking words from other languages and adding a suffix to sound basque.