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Spain Passes New Laws To Restrict Catalan Finances Ahead Of Independence Vote
Spain Passes New Laws To Restrict Catalan Finances Ahead Of Independence Vote With just a few weeks left until Catalonia’s proposed independence referendum on October 1st, Madrid has taken new steps this morning to restrict the finances of local governing entities to “guarantee that not one euro will go toward financing illegal acts.” Per Reuters: […]
Showdown in Spain: I Wholeheartedly Endorse the Catalonia Independence Vote
Showdown in Spain: I Wholeheartedly Endorse the Catalonia Independence Vote In a move many people thought would never happen, the Catalan parliament approved a referendum that would allow a vote on the region’s independence from Spain. The central government seeks intervention from the Constitutional Court. But short of invasion who is going to stop the vote? The Spanish government […]
Catalan Bid for Independence Seen in Broader Context of European Disintegration
Catalan Bid for Independence Seen in Broader Context of European Disintegration Catalonia’s secession movement has been growing in Spain for decades. The region has its own language and culture. On August 28, two pro-independence parties in Catalonia, the Junts Pel Sí («Together For Yes») coalition and the radical-left Popular Unity Candidacy (CUP), submitted a bill […]
We Must Declare Independence
We Must Declare Independence As Independence Day comes around again we should spend a few moments between barbecue and fireworks to think about the meaning of independence. The colonists who rebelled against the British Crown were, among other things, unhappy about taxation. Yet, as economist Gary North points out, the total burden of British imperial […]
Catalonia Threatens Spain with “Financial Bloodbath”
Catalonia Threatens Spain with “Financial Bloodbath” Catalonia’s independence would set off Spain’s debt time-bomb. On Monday El Pais published leaked excerpts from what it claims to be the Catalonian regional government’s road map to independence. The secret document includes a plan for the region to unilaterally break away from Spain should its citizens be prevented […]
A World Hangs in the Balance
A WORLD HANGS IN THE BALANCE The overwhelming number of well-funded groups “fighting for change” in this world are misdirected. Intentionally so. These groups are designed to go off track, eliminate freedom, and produce answers that bring about more top-down control. I can’t emphasize that strongly enough: —The use of dupes and pawns, organized into […]
Wayne Smith, Head Of Statistics Canada, Quits On Point Of Principle
Wayne Smith, Head Of Statistics Canada, Quits On Point Of Principle OTTAWA — Statistics Canada chief Wayne Smith has resigned, saying the independence of his agency is compromised by new information-technology arrangements. It marks the second time in just over six years that a chief statistician has quit over a point of principle. In an […]
So What?
So What? Becoming intellectually, emotionally and spiritually independent is an act of power that instantly and irrevocably detaches one’s consciousness from channeling the unreality broadcast of the construct. It is a natural, beautiful and easy thing to do. So what stops so many intelligent people from doing it? There are many answers, but one that […]
Fumbling Toward Independence
Fumbling Toward Independence Some blogs focus on single-word subjects like knitting or superheroes. This one wanders a bit; one week I might write about our neighbors here in rural Ireland, the next about our garden, then about old black-and-white movies or reading with my daughter. All of it, though, deals with our attempts to discover […]
Should Texas Secede? Texans May Have Ballot Question to “Reassert Its Status As Independent Nation”
Should Texas Secede? Texans May Have Ballot Question to “Reassert Its Status As Independent Nation” The question of secession on a ballot it is a one. Secession might make a powerful statement to voice defiance government tyranny, but it could also set off sparks. Now, it appears that the biggest and most independent-minded state in […]
Preparedness Critics Are History’s Cannon Fodder
Preparedness Critics Are History’s Cannon Fodder The world is entering a kind of no man’s land, in between the realms of insane denial and utterly obvious crisis. Europe is now destabilizing amid the Greek soap opera (an event that I predictedin January would occur in 2015); China’s stock market bubble is bursting; and the U.S. dollar’s […]
Our Social Depression
Our Social Depression This erosion of opportunities to complete life’s stages and core dramas is rarely recognized, much less addressed. The consequences of economic stagnation are not limited to finance: stagnation is causing a social depression. We can best understand this social depression by examining how the natural stages of human life are being disrupted. Each stage has […]
It’s Official: Spain is Unraveling | Wolf Street
It’s Official: Spain is Unraveling | Wolf Street. While the Rajoy government fiddles in its endemic culture of corruption, the people simmer with anger. By Don Quijones, freelance writer, translator in Barcelona, Spain. Editor atWOLF STREET. Mexico is his country-in-law. Raging Bull-Shit is his modest attempt to scrub away the lathers of soft soap peddled by political and […]
Catalans hope for big turnout in symbolic independence vote | Reuters
Catalans hope for big turnout in symbolic independence vote | Reuters. (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of Catalans are expected to back independence from Spain on Sunday in a symbolic referendum on secession being held across the northeastern region, despite opposition from Madrid. The “consultation of citizens” follows a legal block by the central government against a […]
