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Els Països Catalans al teu abast

Divendres, 29 de març del 2024
Edició 2073

Els Països Catalans al teu abast

Divendres, 29 de març del 2024

Recommended: “Catalonia’s fight for independence: Are there lessons from the Dutch revolt?” (CNN)

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We would like to recommend Professor Hans-Joachim Voth's article in today's CNN (“Catalonia's fight for independence: Are there lessons from the Dutch revolt?”).

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A small, wealthy region feels at odds with Spanish rule. Taxes are too high; political representation is limited; the elite feels unheard and ill-treated; unrest and popular opposition spread. Hardliners in Madrid advocate repression and have the ear of a new ruler. Turmoil ensues and escalates until a major confrontation is inevitable.
The situation in Catalonia in 2012? No.
This is the Netherlands, in the 1560s and 1570s – another prosperous region ruled by Spain, where citizens felt that their values and way of life were not respected by Madrid policies.
Instead of political negotiations and enlightened discussions, there has been a wave of threats and a campaign of disinformation: Spain will throw an independent Catalonia out of the EU; it will saddle it with sky-high debts; it will stop buying Catalan products, or send in the tanks.

Any overreaction to the coming referendum on Catalan independence today has the potential to similarly blacken its image for decades to come, and to give the lie to the image of peace and prosperity that earned the European Union the Nobel Peace Prize this year.

 

 

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