faraway saint Posted October 29, 2017 Report Share Posted October 29, 2017 Seems todays demonstrations against this move show it's not a done deal. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/29/spain-barcelona-set-for-huge-rally-against-catalan-independence-catalonia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TPAFKATS Posted October 29, 2017 Report Share Posted October 29, 2017 Yorkshire will be next then? Dunno, does Yorkshire meet the criteria for being a country?If so it's something the people of Yorkshire should decide, not the rest of England. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted October 29, 2017 Report Share Posted October 29, 2017 Just now, TPAFKATS said: Dunno, does Yorkshire meet the criteria for being a country? If so it's something the people of Yorkshire should decide, not the rest of England. So, if Yorkshire decided it wanted to be an independent country then other counties could? My oh my as I said, why restrict it to counties? Where is the line drawn? Anyhow, while I'm being slightly flippant the situation in Spain is far from clear or decided. Interesting days/weeks/months ahead. Cheap deals can be had for a holiday in Barcelona I hear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TPAFKATS Posted October 29, 2017 Report Share Posted October 29, 2017 So, if Yorkshire decided it wanted to be an independent country then other counties could? My oh my as I said, why restrict it to counties? Where is the line drawn? Anyhow, while I'm being slightly flippant the situation in Spain is far from clear or decided. Interesting days/weeks/months ahead. Cheap deals can be had for a holiday in Barcelona I hear. You're not being flippant, you're ignoring my responses and just repeating what you said previously. No one is suggesting counties become countries, apart from you that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted October 29, 2017 Report Share Posted October 29, 2017 1 minute ago, TPAFKATS said: You're not being flippant, you're ignoring my responses and just repeating what you said previously. No one is suggesting counties become countries, apart from you that is. My point, some way back, was where does this cry for independence stop? You never answered so I threw a few suggestions. The current situation in Spain is that a region is wanting to be independent. Not a country, and area of a country. Anyhow, as I've also mentioned this is another vehicle for the hurting indy crew to get their teeth into something to heal the wounds of a democratic vote that was lost. TBH, I don't really care. Fire in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TPAFKATS Posted October 29, 2017 Report Share Posted October 29, 2017 My point, some way back, was where does this cry for independence stop? You never answered so I threw a few suggestions. The current situation in Spain is that a region is wanting to be independent. Not a country, and area of a country. Anyhow, as I've also mentioned this is another vehicle for the hurting indy crew to get their teeth into something to heal the wounds of a democratic vote that was lost. *TBH, I don't really care*. Fire in. Aye, ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TPAFKATS Posted October 29, 2017 Report Share Posted October 29, 2017 Looks like they've been bussing in the fascists for pro Spain rallies in Catalonia again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepaisleypanda Posted October 30, 2017 Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 5 hours ago, faraway saint said: Yorkshire will be next then? Yorkshire was never a country! - Catalonia was! Scotland was! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oaksoft Posted October 30, 2017 Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 13 hours ago, TPAFKATS said: Far be it for me to defend oakstur but he's entirely correct on this 5 hours ago, TPAFKATS said: You're not being flippant, you're ignoring my responses and just repeating what you said previously. No one is suggesting counties become countries, apart from you that is. He is engaging in false equivalence. I am not interested in wasting my time with such arguments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintnextlifetime Posted October 30, 2017 Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 7 hours ago, thepaisleypanda said: Yorkshire was never a country! - Catalonia was! Scotland was! I don't know that Catalonia was ever a country but it does have its own identity as mentioned by Tony , and a greater population than Scotland. . It is interesting to note what in Europe makes for an independent country if you consider places like Lichtenstein and SanMarino , which are "countries" not much bigger than Johnstone. The allies made Kosovo a country, even though it had never been one before because it suited their political agenda . . l suppose if Catalonia wasn't a country it wouldn't have an autonomous government. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TPAFKATS Posted October 30, 2017 Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 I don't know that Catalonia was ever a country but it does have its own identity as mentioned by Tony , and a greater population than Scotland. . It is interesting to note what in Europe makes for an independent country if you consider places like Lichtenstein and SanMarino , which are "countries" not much bigger than Johnstone. The allies made Kosovo a country, even though it had never been one before because it suited their political agenda . . l suppose if Catalonia wasn't a country it wouldn't have an autonomous government. . EU president lecturing Catalonia on their right self determination. He was previously PM of Luxembourg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintnextlifetime Posted October 30, 2017 Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 14 minutes ago, TPAFKATS said: EU president lecturing Catalonia on their right self determination. He was previously PM of Luxembourg. Well Luxembourg is about the size of Edinburgh . Maybe Edinburgh could become independent and all year round theme park . They could have their own fitba league and Jamboz could play the Hipz every week . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintnextlifetime Posted October 30, 2017 Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 18 hours ago, TPAFKATS said: Looks like they've been bussing in the fascists for pro Spain rallies in Catalonia again. Yeah , I bet all the guys on the right of the picture were bussed in too. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salmonbuddie Posted October 30, 2017 Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 Yeah , I bet all the guys on the right of the picture were bussed in too. . Aren't they the local polis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintnextlifetime Posted October 30, 2017 Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 5 minutes ago, salmonbuddie said: Aren't they the local polis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TPAFKATS Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 Aren't they the local polis? I think so, but it's still funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salmonbuddie Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 I think so, but it's still funny. I know, that's why I liked it in the first place... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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