Today the leaders and fellow travelers in the Catalonian independence movement again made it evident that confrontation with the Spanish government whenever, whatever and however is a constant objective of their cause. The majority of Catalans according to the Generalitat´s bureau of statistics is against independence and they prefer to remain a part of Spain with the generous autonomy they now enjoy. As is they are in full control of education, culture, language use, the police, the justice system, etc. When they forced the issue of independence by open violation of the Spanish constitution which 95% of the people of Catalonia voted for, the did exactly what forced Abraham Limcoln´s hand vis-à-vis South Carolina. Having sworn to uphold the Constitution, the Spanish Prime MInister had no option but to charge and prosecute the secessionists for treason.
The open manifestations of the mayor of Barcelona and the president of the regional parliament to the presence of Felipe VI at the Mobile World Congress is evidence of their urge to always place politics above the real interests of Barcelona where over 3000 companies have left since the dreams of nationalists seriously threatened to place them outside of Spain and the European Union where over 85% of their products and services are protected. In such an environment the Mobile World Congress would do well in looking for a host city where populist conflicts and antagonisms are not sought out. Outside the European Union Catalonia is just another small country looking for a destiny in the contemporary world where it would be just a third shoe that interests nobody.
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