Independence from Rome! Venice floating away unnoticed as Crimea steals show

[DeSwiss]

RT ·Published on Mar 17, 2014

While the Crimean referendum tops world media headlines, an attempt at secession is going on in Veneto, Italy, with its major city Venice. But as it is being virtually ignored by media, people in Europe are hardly aware of what's happening next door.

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[TreasonousBastard]

1. Took a while to find anything reliable about this, but since the Euro press...

isn't much interested, why should we be? Scottish independence is more of interest because it might affect the price and availability of the better single malts. Venice as a country? Big deal.

RT needs some real issues to tear us away from Putin's Napoleonic gambit.

Like how Russia has no industry, or even agriculture, and its entire economy depends mainly on oil and gas sales. So they need as much of anything else they can get their hands on to survive. Like a warm water port.

[MNBrewer]

2. At this rate, the world will be filled with micro-countries

[hobbit709]

3. Exactly what I was thinking.

Makes it easier for the corporations to control.

[Fantastic Anarchist]

4. Not if we get rid of the concept of the nation-state.