On Sun, Oct 01, 2017 at 10:20:20AM +1100, Zenaan Harkness wrote:

A nice little overview comparison of a few of the "secessionist" movements over the last few decades:

** CATALONIA: Not Iraq nor Yugoslavia, but a uniquely EU problem http://theduran.com/catalonia-not-iraq-nor-yugoslavia-but-a-uniquely-eu-prob... ------------------------------------------------------------ CATALONIA: Not Iraq nor Yugoslavia, but a uniquely EU problem Every independence movement has its own characteristics and therefore must be understood based on these unique circumstances rather than through a prism of universality.

And a freedom of speech bonus for those who still care:

** Persecution of whistleblowers makes a mockery of Magna Carta http://theduran.com/persecution-of-whistleblowers-makes-a-mockery-of-magna-c... ------------------------------------------------------------

Incredible stuff, no one could have predicted Twatter would (((shut it down))): Twitter takes down “Voice of Europe” account during Catalonia vote Twitter does the EU’s censorship bidding. http://theduran.com/twitter-takes-down-anti-eu-voice-of-europe-account-durin... Lauren Tha Kang Weinstein is proudski — here's his latest thunderbox poølemics: - Twitter Could Do a Lot More to Curb the Spread of Russian Misinformation http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2017/10/twitter_could_... - Facebook details changes in response to Russian ads http://money.cnn.com/2017/10/02/media/facebook-changes-ads-russia/index.html Spain evidently building the love with their fellow countrymen from Catalonia: Spanish Police Storm Polling Stations to Block Catalan Vote https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-30/catalans-reach-referendum... http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/09/30/spain-shuts-down-catalonia-independe... http://uk.businessinsider.com/spain-riot-police-stop-catalan-independence-re... https://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Catalans-Get-Ready-to-Defy-Government... Which has evidently “worked”: Catalan referendum: preliminary results show 90% in favour of independence https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/01/dozens-injured-as-riot-police-... Obviously those dastardly Russians don't know how to run a peaceful referendum, whilst the EUrocrats are all in por favor of democracy … or something: Photos highlight huge differences between EU-Catalonia referendum and Russia-Crimea referendum http://theduran.com/these-photos-highlight-huge-differences-between-eu-catal...