Catalonia independence

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DamnTastic said:
I'm against full independence but more like catalonia being a state like in the US.
If catalonia becomes independent it's gonna start a chain in Europe where a lot of places want independence. Like here in Belgium with Flanders and Scotland and a bunch more

The problem with most European countries and their different regions is that those said regions are "burnt" out or completly alienated from their own central goverment.

For example, here in Portugal, the entire north region of the country suffers heavily from the centralization of funds and resources around the Lisbon area. While Porto, Braga and Aveiro districts are the main industrious force of the country (more than 45% of Portugal's Entire GDP is located in those three districts alone), 90% of the european funds go entirely to Lisbon. More and more there's talks of at least forming a regional goverment of the north so we can at least get a much fairer share, or else the situation will be unsustainable in the near future.

Not saying that's the case with Flanders (didn't knew that there was a separatist feeling in Belgium, we don't get that many news from you guys over here sadly) or Scotland, but situations like that can quickly erode a nation.