The shit in Spain falls mainly in the fan

Started by celedhring, September 06, 2017, 02:44:20 PM

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celedhring

This is western Europe, the lack of firearms per square meter compared to the US will ensure things don't go full retard re: violence.

Financially though, I'm pretty worried.

Admiral Yi


celedhring

Stocks rallied after several high profile Catalan companies announced plans to relocate.

viper37

Quote from: celedhring on October 05, 2017, 01:06:39 PM
Quote from: Barrister on October 05, 2017, 01:04:46 PM
Hey Celed - are you Catalan yourself, or are you an import from somewhere else in the country?

Catalan born and bred. All my close family are separatists.
Barcelona or country side?  You indicated a fracture between the city and the countryside, earlier, I am curious...
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viper37

Quote from: Eddie Teach on October 05, 2017, 02:24:24 PM
Quote from: Valmy on October 05, 2017, 02:04:14 PM
Fortunately Catalonians are not as heavily armed as Texas secessionists.

I'll take your word, as I don't know any.
Catolonians or heavily armed Texans?
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Valmy

Quote from: Eddie Teach on October 05, 2017, 02:24:24 PM
Quote from: Valmy on October 05, 2017, 02:04:14 PM
Fortunately Catalonians are not as heavily armed as Texas secessionists.

I'll take your word, as I don't know any.

Fascinating. Tell me more about these people you don't know.
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Eddie Teach

Quote from: viper37 on October 05, 2017, 03:18:17 PM
Quote from: Eddie Teach on October 05, 2017, 02:24:24 PM
Quote from: Valmy on October 05, 2017, 02:04:14 PM
Fortunately Catalonians are not as heavily armed as Texas secessionists.

I'll take your word, as I don't know any.
Catolonians or heavily armed Texans?

Texas secessionists.
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celedhring

Quote from: viper37 on October 05, 2017, 03:16:39 PM
Quote from: celedhring on October 05, 2017, 01:06:39 PM
Quote from: Barrister on October 05, 2017, 01:04:46 PM
Hey Celed - are you Catalan yourself, or are you an import from somewhere else in the country?

Catalan born and bred. All my close family are separatists.
Barcelona or country side?  You indicated a fracture between the city and the countryside, earlier, I am curious...

Barcelona.

Separatism, unsurprisingly, is larger among "ethnic Catalans" (for lack of a better word), which are a larger % of the population in the countryside.

Valmy

Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Berkut

What is the basic beef that Catalans have anyway?

What do they imagine a world with a separate Catalan country looks like, and how is it better for them?
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Iormlund

They imagine themselves becoming a new Norway or Switzerland, basically.

Eddie Teach

To sleep, perchance to dream. But in that sleep of death, what dreams may come?

Valmy

Quote from: Iormlund on October 05, 2017, 03:45:46 PM
They imagine themselves becoming a new Norway or Switzerland, basically.

Why do people want to become like Switzerland? It is not exactly a pleasant place.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

celedhring

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Quote from: Berkut on October 05, 2017, 03:40:35 PM
What is the basic beef that Catalans have anyway?

What do they imagine a world with a separate Catalan country looks like, and how is it better for them?

A friend of mine is a hardcore socialist, and imagines it as a worker's paradise.

Another friend is an an-cap, and imagines it as Randesque utopia (well, dystopia).

Another is a fiscal conservative, and imagines it as an ultra-efficient, low-tax, business friendly nation.

Another is an anarchist, and sees it as a Bakunian collection of small collectivized communities.

That's the power of the Catalan Republic. Since it doesn't exist, it can be everything. And that's why if we ever become independent, it would be a monumental clusterfuck.

Valmy

Wow you have quite an eclectic group of friends.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."