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I’m sorry but I find almost everything you say on this matter to be a bit condescending. You attempt to lay out the facts, but caveat them with opinions. I appreciate that you have a strong opinion on this subject and the fact that you’re living in Spain makes your contribution to this thread informative, but I’m sorry but I just can’t agree with most of what you say on this subject. If the Catalans don’t want to be part of Spain they should have the right to vote on that. The fact that Madrid has now chosen to ban separatist politicians says a lot about the country you now call home.
Have you done much research into it ? Obviously you'll want to avoid anything by Oxbridge academics, but much of what I read in Ghosts of Spain ties in with what IH tells us.

One thing that comes to mind for me is that Spain is not our favourite EU cousin because of Gibraltar. Is it possible that much of what we are told here has a bias against Madrid?

Consider how IndyRef 1 was reported by our beloved Beeb. A lot can be made of the way you frame a shot, or by the people you speak to.

I also agree with IH about the use of education as a tool by the nationalists, and see some parallels with the growth of Gaelic schools here.