<nettime> Catalonia And Brexit: The Same Nationalism

[Siegel Allan <allan.siegel@mke.hu>]

Hello,
A reasonable appraisal of the situation:

“The British Prime Minister, David Cameron, will not enter the history books as an enlightened leader. However, when in 2014 he had to decide to allow the Scottish referendum, he used his brain and opened the door for the referendum. It took place on October 14, 2014. Only 45% of the Scots voted for independence. The contrast with the referendum in Catalonia could not be greater. The Spanish Prime Minister Rajoy stupidly decided to use violence to prevent a referendum in Catalonia, despite the fact that a peaceful referendum would most probably have led to a similar outcome as in Read Here: https://www.socialeurope.eu/catalonia-brexit-nationalism”;

Allan
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