Will Catalonia go it alone?

[Loki]

Spain seems to be doing all it can to piss off the Catalans and get a Si vote. Do you really think this is healthy behaviour Loki?

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I believe in the rule of law. I take it you think the Spanish constitution and its judiciary should be ignored when self-determination is involved?

[Aimless]

I believe in the rule of law. I take it you think the Spanish constitution and its judiciary should be ignored when self-determination is involved?

Nobody expects the Spanish constitution.

[LittleFuzzy]

I believe in the rule of law.

See, law is another of those things I don't think has inherent virtue. You know what does? Self-determination.

[Loki]

See, law is another of those things I don't think has inherent virtue. You know what does? Self-determination.

Rule of law has no inherent value? Really?

The multiple Quebecois referenda, the Scottish referendum and various other referendums like in Micronesia etc have been spaced out over decades. They haven't led to a spate of claims.

It takes a very high threshold for enough political demand for secession to reach the point where a local area gets a majority of MPs pledging to host a referendum (as happened in Catalanoi, Quebec and Scotland). It takes even more for the referendum to be successful. The idea that this is going to be the thin end of the wedge is a fallacy.

In most of the countries I mentioned, ethnic parties already get a majority of the vote in their regions.