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In reply to the discussion: Scotland leader to tell party she's 'never been more certain' of independence [View all]DFW
(54,370 posts)I have lived there, still go back once a month or so, and I speak Catalan.
The independence movement there was a very vocal minority. They didnt even represent all Catalan-speaking people in Spain, since the Balearic Islands all speak Catalan, as well as the coastal areas down to Valencia. Puigdemont only cared about « les cuatre,» in other words, the four provinces constituting the official administrative area of Catalunya because that is where the money is. The majority of Catalans, having achieved the linguistic and cultural autonomy they were denied under Franco, are not interested in setting up a new national entity that will have to negotiate entry into the EU, the Euro, and NATO. They are also against belonging to a separate political entity from their Catalan-speaking brethren in the rest of Spain.
The case for Scotland is far stronger.