[POLITICS] Catalonia, Kurdistan, Crimea, Yugoslavia et al - a comparison of modern seccessionist movements

[Zenaan Harkness]

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:
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> ** CATALONIA: Not Iraq nor Yugoslavia, but a uniquely EU problem
> http://theduran.com/catalonia-not-iraq-nor-yugoslavia-but-a-uniquely-eu-problem/
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> 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.
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> And a freedom of speech bonus for those who still care:
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> ** Persecution of whistleblowers makes a mockery of Magna Carta
> http://theduran.com/persecution-of-whistleblowers-makes-a-mockery-of-magna-carta/
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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-during-catalonia-vote/


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_do_more_to_stop_its_russian_bot_problem_and_defend_democracy.html

 - 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-day-uncertain-if-they-ll-get-to-vote
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/09/30/spain-shuts-down-catalonia-independence-vote-technology-as-tensions-rise.html
http://uk.businessinsider.com/spain-riot-police-stop-catalan-independence-referendum-vote-2017-10
https://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Catalans-Get-Ready-to-Defy-Government-over-Banned-Independence-Referendum--20170930-0019.html


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-storm-catalan-ref-polling-stations



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-catalonia-referendum-and-a-russia-crimea-referendum/