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22/10/2017

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Catalonia crisis: Spanish prime minister wants region's leaders removed
450,000 march in protest
"The government had to enforce Article 155. It wasn't our desire, nor our intention. It never was," Rajoy said. "But in this situation, no government of any democratic country can accept that the law is ignored."

The word "democratic" has lost all meaning. Not Rajoy's desire nor intention?  He (Spain) has desired and intended it since the very first whisper of "separation". He respects the law?  Don't bet on it.  He respects power, and that comes from money, and Catalonia is Spain's moneymaker, and Article 155 is its manacles.

Catalonia is being robbed at gun point, so to speak. And, in light of this exposure of the underside of "freedom", it will be interesting to see how Canada's national parliament reacts if Quebec ever does get serious (again) about "freedom".

Remember the FLQ crisis - The October Crisis (1970)? I was living in an Ottawa apartment overlooking the highway on which, under cover of darkness in the wee hours of the morning, lorry after lorry full of military personnel, in a line stretching as far as the eye could see, rolled surreptitiously into town.

Not sure what woke me, or why I went to look out the window, but it was a lasting object lesson for me in the lengths to which Canada would go in order to keep Quebec its prisoner. Some members of the FLQ decided to show some politicos what it felt like to be a prisoner.

Canada's "War Measures Act" - enacted for the very first time in its history - ultimately allowed hundreds of Quebeckers to be yanked from their beds in the middle of the night and hauled away to jail - on suspicion only.

Not to defend such sad and desperate actions, but would it ever have escalated to life-threatening violence (on both sides) if the national government had truly believed in "freedom"?

The Quebec Sovereignty Referendum that took place in 1995 lost by a hair and now lies at the bottom of a dust bin. Could that be because there are a lot more Anglos living there now? I'm just asking.

English Canada has done its duty by allowing French to be the official language of Quebec. The Spanish government bestowed a similar pittance on Catalonia. But "let them speak French (or Catala)" sounds a lot like "Qu'ils mangent de la brioche"
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Beestyng
25/10/2017 11:51:41 am

Reminds me of Rick Mercer's rant...
Re: Quebec. I am glad that it is still part of Canada because its social progressive tendencies counteract the reactionary ones from the Midwest. I also like the European feel for most things in Quebec. I know that there is also a deep overt racism. just as it does in Europe. However that it is so visible in Quebec is so much better than the stealth racism that exists elsewhere in Canada.

There are two major differences between Catalonia and Quebec: one is rich the other not; one is different amongst many other different cultures, while the other is alone in the middle of a sea of Anglo cultures. I doubt whether Quebec would remain the vibrant society it is outside Canada, either a "reserve" or totally assimilated.

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Yayacanada link
25/10/2017 12:28:03 pm

Beestyng! So honoured by your taking the time to comment. I value your opinions highly, and would like to see more of them here for the benefit of my readers (if there are any ;-)

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