The shit in Spain falls mainly in the fan

[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]

My Spanish ETF did bounce back today.

[celedhring]

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

[viper37]

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...

[viper37]

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?

[Valmy]

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.

[Eddie Teach]

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.

[celedhring]

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]

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.

They are about 20% of the voters.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_secession_movements#Opinion_polling

[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?

[Iormlund]

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

[Eddie Teach]

They are about 20% of the voters.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_secession_movements#Opinion_polling

Ok. I don't know any vocal ones.

[Valmy]

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.

[celedhring]

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.