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Catalonia's independence movement died before it started
Doughboy:
its treason, then.
Juncoph:
--- Quote from: Plethora on October 27, 2017, 01:10:45 PM ---In reality between 35 and 50% of Catalonians are in favor of independence (as I read it in the Wall Street Journal). The high favor in the voting booth stems in part from major leaders in the anti-independence camp discouraging participation in the vote because they feel that participation would legitimize the vote itself (and therefore the result), a point they and the central government of Spain haven't ceded.
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if you choose to not take part in a democratic choice, then your say on the matter isn't relevant when the time comes to decide.
Remurr:
--- Quote from: Juncoph on October 27, 2017, 01:40:58 PM ---if you choose to not take part in a democratic choice, then your say on the matter isn't relevant when the time comes to decide.
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this is true. not voting in something like that to avoid "legitimizing the vote" is kind of risky. what if this vote is legitimized and taken seriously? the anti-independent parties would be straight out of luck because they didn't even try, then. better to just bomb the polls with "No". if plethora/WSJ is correct, they didn't vote when the time came, and that's their own fault--not the fault of the independence-seekers
step up and vote or shut up and don't, basically
Kearn:
crush the rebellion
Plethora:
--- Quote from: Juncoph on October 27, 2017, 01:40:58 PM ---if you choose to not take part in a democratic choice, then your say on the matter isn't relevant when the time comes to decide.
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I don't disagree.
--- Quote from: Remurr on October 27, 2017, 02:22:46 PM ---if plethora/WSJ is correct
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I'll try to find some sources.