If it’s farmers & their tractors & everyday folks on one side & military police on the other you know which side I’m on.
#CatalanReferendum
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Replying to @aral
Sorry, that narrative is attractive but false. It is mainly the local elites and the well-off who support independence.pic.twitter.com/oZpxL6VoS2
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Replying to @felipeerias @aral
Catalan society is diverse but divided along ethnic/class lines. Less than half support independence, but they wield economic&politic power.
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Replying to @felipeerias
If less than half support independence (& you don’t), that’s awesome! Let them have their referendum, let them lose, have a party!
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Replying to @aral
It is not possible to do it lawfully without amending the constitution first, which would require a referendum in all of Spain.
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Replying to @felipeerias @aral
So the Cat gov are doing it outside the law. When governments don't follow basic laws, that's not civil disobedience, that's abuse of power.
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Replying to @felipeerias @aral
In this case, I'm not sure it'd be a solution. A yes/no referendum in a divided society only divides it further. What's needed is consensus.
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Finally: should a group in a democratic society be able to curtail the fundamental rights of others? Can my neighbours make me a foreigner?
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Good question. I take issue with the primary underlying assumption that birthplace should determine special privileges to begin with.
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