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

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CountDeMoney


Iormlund

The head of Catalonian police accepts his dismissal by Rajoy and steps down.

celedhring

The Director of the Catalan regional police - dismissed by Madrid's government after the intervention - has issued a letter where he accepts his firing. This is hugely good news.

EDIT: Iormlund'd

celedhring

Canada officially refuses to recognize the Catalan Republic.

Habbaku

Quote from: celedhring on October 27, 2017, 05:17:55 PM
Canada officially refuses to recognize the Catalan Republic.

Well, time to pack it in now.
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celedhring

Funnily Spanish Congress passed CETA right after passing the intervention of Catalonia  :hmm:

Oexmelin

Quote from: grumbler on October 27, 2017, 04:11:57 PM
No separatist, racist, or neo-Nazi movement is ever illegitimate, because popular support is irrelevant to legitimacy.  Groups gain legitimacy by declaring themselves legitimate.

Legitimacy is too rich a concept to be reduced to such unproductive caricatures.
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Josquius

Quote from: garbon on October 27, 2017, 03:38:25 PM
Quote from: Duque de Bragança on October 27, 2017, 03:25:55 PM
Quote from: mongers on October 27, 2017, 02:29:00 PM
Maybe there's more legitimacy to our Wessex nationalist cause than I guessed.  :bowler:

I'm afraid France will only use it as a bargaining chip for the Brexit negotiations.   :frog:

Fuck France.

:wub:  :hug:

Quote from: celedhring on October 27, 2017, 05:17:55 PM
Canada officially refuses to recognize the Catalan Republic.

The official statement was something like "Um. We are. Um. Awfully sorry. Um. Spain is a real good friend and um. We are really sorry we really don't mean to do this. But um. Under current circumstances. Um. So so sorry. Please don't hate us. We love you we do. Please don't hate us. But um. Yeah. No. We can't. Say you're um. Independent so. Um. Very sorry. We are terrible we know"?
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grumbler

Quote from: Oexmelin on October 27, 2017, 05:38:22 PM
Legitimacy is too rich a concept to be reduced to such unproductive caricatures.

Legitimacy is too important a concept to be reduced to such vague platitudes.
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For Catalonia to be legitimate, wouldn't Spain and France need to get hitched?
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Quote from: celedhring on October 27, 2017, 03:11:05 PM
Quote from: derspiess on October 27, 2017, 02:57:16 PM
The company I consult with is noticing an uptick in debit/credit card declines in Catalonia.

Can you ellaborate? Like today or for the past weeks, or...? Is it a large uptick?

Sorry, not a huge uptick but statistically enough to make note of, and only for the American card issuers (financial institutions) we work with.

edit: uptick started Friday morning. Memo came out late afternoon but I'm seeing the increase starting mid--morning local time.
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Quote from: mongers on October 27, 2017, 02:29:00 PM
Maybe there's more legitimacy to our Wessex nationalist cause than I guessed.  :bowler:

Raise the dragon standard at the Vale of the White Horse and seize any Danes you encounter  :bowler:

garbon

Quote from: CountDeMoney on October 27, 2017, 04:28:07 PM
Quote from: garbon on October 27, 2017, 03:38:25 PM
Fuck France.

You really have gone native.

I can read in the papers about all that pollution they send over the channel to poison residents of London!
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celedhring

Quote from: derspiess on October 27, 2017, 11:56:49 PM
Quote from: celedhring on October 27, 2017, 03:11:05 PM
Quote from: derspiess on October 27, 2017, 02:57:16 PM
The company I consult with is noticing an uptick in debit/credit card declines in Catalonia.

Can you ellaborate? Like today or for the past weeks, or...? Is it a large uptick?

Sorry, not a huge uptick but statistically enough to make note of, and only for the American card issuers (financial institutions) we work with.

edit: uptick started Friday morning. Memo came out late afternoon but I'm seeing the increase starting mid--morning local time.

Thanks! interesting. I don't think there's many people - besides tourists - using American issued cards over here though.