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@coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Part of the reason that the EU is 100% involved, the EU is now in dispute with Catalonia as to who are and are not EU citizens and where the borders of the EU exist. The declaration of independence from Spain, given the EU's response, is a defacto independence from the EU, as well.
That's troubling. So Scotland would be in the same boat if their independence movement continued to build steam.
Yes, and the EU told them quite clearly that they would be cut off and shunned if they did it. Then the Brexit happened and it is happening to them anyway. Basically, in the case of Scotland, the EU has kicked them out, period. No option for remaining no matter what they did.
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@nerdydad said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
It's weird to me that you would expect the EU to get involved in what appears to be an internal conflict, at least as it pertains to currently understood country borders.
So if west Texas declared independence from Texas, do you think that the US should not be involved AND automatically revoke American citizenship for all of its people there - especially if they only left Texas and not the US? Or do you think that the US should be involved on things that happen within its borders and that affect its citizens?
This would depend on the wishes of the local government of that province. Do they want to become their own state or their own country? If they just want to become a state, Spain needs to honor their wishes and EU needs to condone it. If they want total sovereignty, then the EU needs to honor it and let them separate entirely.
Yeah, no one is letting any of that happen.
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@coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:
@nerdydad said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
It's weird to me that you would expect the EU to get involved in what appears to be an internal conflict, at least as it pertains to currently understood country borders.
So if west Texas declared independence from Texas, do you think that the US should not be involved AND automatically revoke American citizenship for all of its people there - especially if they only left Texas and not the US? Or do you think that the US should be involved on things that happen within its borders and that affect its citizens?
This would depend on the wishes of the local government of that province. Do they want to become their own state or their own country? If they just want to become a state, Spain needs to honor their wishes and EU needs to condone it. If they want total sovereignty, then the EU needs to honor it and let them separate entirely.
Regardless of either of those. Catalonia declared their independence from Spain not the EU. There are still EU citizens within Catalonia and the EU has the obligation to protect and support them in this instance.
The EU negates your citizenship on the spot. That's the problem. Do something the EU doesn't like, they just kick you out so it isn't their problem. Then they give the people that abused you unlimited rights to keep you from coming back later.
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Been about 100 years since the last civil war in Spain. That was also when Catalonia was assimilated into Spain.
I don't think this ends well for citizens of Catalonia; despite their wishes for independence, it isn't going to happen. Spain would become a 3rd world nation in western Europe without the economic benefits Catalonia provides to the rest of the country. -
@momurda said in Non-IT News Thread:
Been about 100 years since the last civil war in Spain. That was also when Catalonia was assimilated into Spain.
I don't think this ends well for citizens of Catalonia; despite their wishes for independence, it isn't going to happen. Spain would become a 3rd world nation in western Europe without the economic benefits Catalonia provides to the rest of the country.Yup, really it is the EU that is going to be torn apart by this. Staunch EU supporters are rethinking its place in the world because of the power of the EU being used to clamp down on regional freedoms and to remove democracy.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
It's weird to me that you would expect the EU to get involved in what appears to be an internal conflict, at least as it pertains to currently understood country borders.
So if west Texas declared independence from Texas, do you think that the US should not be involved AND automatically revoke American citizenship for all of its people there - especially if they only left Texas and not the US? Or do you think that the US should be involved on things that happen within its borders and that affect its citizens?
If, and only if the EU is as responsible for the EU citizens as the US Gov't is for US citizens, then yes, the EU should get involved - but if they are not, then I don't see the EU getting any more involved than France or other countries did when we had our civil war.
How is this any different than our civil war?
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@dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
It's weird to me that you would expect the EU to get involved in what appears to be an internal conflict, at least as it pertains to currently understood country borders.
So if west Texas declared independence from Texas, do you think that the US should not be involved AND automatically revoke American citizenship for all of its people there - especially if they only left Texas and not the US? Or do you think that the US should be involved on things that happen within its borders and that affect its citizens?
If, and only if the EU is as responsible for the EU citizens as the US Gov't is for US citizens, then yes, the EU should get involved - but if they are not, then I don't see the EU getting any more involved than France or other countries did when we had our civil war.
How is this any different than our civil war?
So you think that the US should not have been involved in its own civil war? How can a country not be involved in its own war?
This is about if the EU should or should not be involved. It is an EU war, the EU is 100% involved, no matter what.
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@nerdydad said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
It's weird to me that you would expect the EU to get involved in what appears to be an internal conflict, at least as it pertains to currently understood country borders.
So if west Texas declared independence from Texas, do you think that the US should not be involved AND automatically revoke American citizenship for all of its people there - especially if they only left Texas and not the US? Or do you think that the US should be involved on things that happen within its borders and that affect its citizens?
This would depend on the wishes of the local government of that province. Do they want to become their own state or their own country? If they just want to become a state, Spain needs to honor their wishes and EU needs to condone it. If they want total sovereignty, then the EU needs to honor it and let them separate entirely.
Uh - what? you think that any location should be able to just cede from the country they are currently part of if the local citizens vote to do so?
I'm not saying I agree or disagree, just asking.
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@coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:
@nerdydad said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
It's weird to me that you would expect the EU to get involved in what appears to be an internal conflict, at least as it pertains to currently understood country borders.
So if west Texas declared independence from Texas, do you think that the US should not be involved AND automatically revoke American citizenship for all of its people there - especially if they only left Texas and not the US? Or do you think that the US should be involved on things that happen within its borders and that affect its citizens?
This would depend on the wishes of the local government of that province. Do they want to become their own state or their own country? If they just want to become a state, Spain needs to honor their wishes and EU needs to condone it. If they want total sovereignty, then the EU needs to honor it and let them separate entirely.
Regardless of either of those. Catalonia declared their independence from Spain not the EU. There are still EU citizens within Catalonia and the EU has the obligation to protect and support them in this instance.
Can you do that? Doesn't the EU have the right to say - hold on there charlie - you just changed the rules.. basically you just demanded your own seat at the table.. you can't simply demand that.
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@dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:
@nerdydad said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
It's weird to me that you would expect the EU to get involved in what appears to be an internal conflict, at least as it pertains to currently understood country borders.
So if west Texas declared independence from Texas, do you think that the US should not be involved AND automatically revoke American citizenship for all of its people there - especially if they only left Texas and not the US? Or do you think that the US should be involved on things that happen within its borders and that affect its citizens?
This would depend on the wishes of the local government of that province. Do they want to become their own state or their own country? If they just want to become a state, Spain needs to honor their wishes and EU needs to condone it. If they want total sovereignty, then the EU needs to honor it and let them separate entirely.
Regardless of either of those. Catalonia declared their independence from Spain not the EU. There are still EU citizens within Catalonia and the EU has the obligation to protect and support them in this instance.
Can you do that? Doesn't the EU have the right to say - hold on there charlie - you just changed the rules.. basically you just demanded your own seat at the table.. you can't simply demand that.
That's one perspective. But the other is that the EU just banned them from membership, forever, favouring one set of existing citizens over another set of existing citizens. The EU took sides and did something even more drastic and outrageous that you are stating.
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@dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
Uh - what? you think that any location should be able to just cede from the country they are currently part of if the local citizens vote to do so?
That's the general view of half of the US. They lost the war for that right, but it's the belief known as "state's rights."
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@dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@nerdydad said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
It's weird to me that you would expect the EU to get involved in what appears to be an internal conflict, at least as it pertains to currently understood country borders.
So if west Texas declared independence from Texas, do you think that the US should not be involved AND automatically revoke American citizenship for all of its people there - especially if they only left Texas and not the US? Or do you think that the US should be involved on things that happen within its borders and that affect its citizens?
This would depend on the wishes of the local government of that province. Do they want to become their own state or their own country? If they just want to become a state, Spain needs to honor their wishes and EU needs to condone it. If they want total sovereignty, then the EU needs to honor it and let them separate entirely.
Uh - what? you think that any location should be able to just cede from the country they are currently part of if the local citizens vote to do so?
I'm not saying I agree or disagree, just asking.
SHOULD they be able to? If we are just talking about things that are good and bad, then yes. That's how the US exists, that's how Canada exists, that's how all countries exist, really. At some point the locals decided they weren't willing to be a part of someone else controlling them. Otherwise, the US would be part of the UK, which would be a part of the Viking empire, which would be a part of Rome.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
Uh - what? you think that any location should be able to just cede from the country they are currently part of if the local citizens vote to do so?
That's the general view of half of the US. They lost the war for that right, but it's the belief known as "state's rights."
yeah, and Texas is still a state why? They've been trying to leave since practically right after they joined.
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The question here, though, is if a nation has the right to decide if it will be sovereign or not. The question is - should sovereign nations exist where nations have chosen to be, or should "might make right" and whoever can conquor, does.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@nerdydad said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
It's weird to me that you would expect the EU to get involved in what appears to be an internal conflict, at least as it pertains to currently understood country borders.
So if west Texas declared independence from Texas, do you think that the US should not be involved AND automatically revoke American citizenship for all of its people there - especially if they only left Texas and not the US? Or do you think that the US should be involved on things that happen within its borders and that affect its citizens?
This would depend on the wishes of the local government of that province. Do they want to become their own state or their own country? If they just want to become a state, Spain needs to honor their wishes and EU needs to condone it. If they want total sovereignty, then the EU needs to honor it and let them separate entirely.
Uh - what? you think that any location should be able to just cede from the country they are currently part of if the local citizens vote to do so?
I'm not saying I agree or disagree, just asking.
SHOULD they be able to? If we are just talking about things that are good and bad, then yes. That's how the US exists, that's how Canada exists, that's how all countries exist, really. At some point the locals decided they weren't willing to be a part of someone else controlling them. Otherwise, the US would be part of the UK, which would be a part of the Viking empire, which would be a part of Rome.
Yeah I get all that. I guess it just means it's time for more war assuming the old leaders aren't willing to let those who want to leave, leave.
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@dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
Uh - what? you think that any location should be able to just cede from the country they are currently part of if the local citizens vote to do so?
That's the general view of half of the US. They lost the war for that right, but it's the belief known as "state's rights."
yeah, and Texas is still a state why? They've been trying to leave since practically right after they joined.
Right, and you are showing his point. Texas doesn't want to be in the US, it's there by force, not by choice. However, Texas joined voluntarily at the beginning and was never oppressed. Catalonia was 100% taken by force, heavily oppressed to the point of their own language being completely banned.
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@dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@nerdydad said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
It's weird to me that you would expect the EU to get involved in what appears to be an internal conflict, at least as it pertains to currently understood country borders.
So if west Texas declared independence from Texas, do you think that the US should not be involved AND automatically revoke American citizenship for all of its people there - especially if they only left Texas and not the US? Or do you think that the US should be involved on things that happen within its borders and that affect its citizens?
This would depend on the wishes of the local government of that province. Do they want to become their own state or their own country? If they just want to become a state, Spain needs to honor their wishes and EU needs to condone it. If they want total sovereignty, then the EU needs to honor it and let them separate entirely.
Uh - what? you think that any location should be able to just cede from the country they are currently part of if the local citizens vote to do so?
I'm not saying I agree or disagree, just asking.
SHOULD they be able to? If we are just talking about things that are good and bad, then yes. That's how the US exists, that's how Canada exists, that's how all countries exist, really. At some point the locals decided they weren't willing to be a part of someone else controlling them. Otherwise, the US would be part of the UK, which would be a part of the Viking empire, which would be a part of Rome.
Yeah I get all that. I guess it just means it's time for more war, assuming the old leaders aren't willing to let those who want to leave, go.
That's a key reason why wars exist - because some people don't believe that nations should get to make their own choices.
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That and women, always wars over women.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@nerdydad said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
It's weird to me that you would expect the EU to get involved in what appears to be an internal conflict, at least as it pertains to currently understood country borders.
So if west Texas declared independence from Texas, do you think that the US should not be involved AND automatically revoke American citizenship for all of its people there - especially if they only left Texas and not the US? Or do you think that the US should be involved on things that happen within its borders and that affect its citizens?
This would depend on the wishes of the local government of that province. Do they want to become their own state or their own country? If they just want to become a state, Spain needs to honor their wishes and EU needs to condone it. If they want total sovereignty, then the EU needs to honor it and let them separate entirely.
Uh - what? you think that any location should be able to just cede from the country they are currently part of if the local citizens vote to do so?
I'm not saying I agree or disagree, just asking.
SHOULD they be able to? If we are just talking about things that are good and bad, then yes. That's how the US exists, that's how Canada exists, that's how all countries exist, really. At some point the locals decided they weren't willing to be a part of someone else controlling them. Otherwise, the US would be part of the UK, which would be a part of the Viking empire, which would be a part of Rome.
Yeah I get all that. I guess it just means it's time for more war, assuming the old leaders aren't willing to let those who want to leave, go.
That's a key reason why wars exist - because some people don't believe that nations should get to make their own choices.
What constitutes a nation?
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@dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@nerdydad said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
It's weird to me that you would expect the EU to get involved in what appears to be an internal conflict, at least as it pertains to currently understood country borders.
So if west Texas declared independence from Texas, do you think that the US should not be involved AND automatically revoke American citizenship for all of its people there - especially if they only left Texas and not the US? Or do you think that the US should be involved on things that happen within its borders and that affect its citizens?
This would depend on the wishes of the local government of that province. Do they want to become their own state or their own country? If they just want to become a state, Spain needs to honor their wishes and EU needs to condone it. If they want total sovereignty, then the EU needs to honor it and let them separate entirely.
Uh - what? you think that any location should be able to just cede from the country they are currently part of if the local citizens vote to do so?
I'm not saying I agree or disagree, just asking.
SHOULD they be able to? If we are just talking about things that are good and bad, then yes. That's how the US exists, that's how Canada exists, that's how all countries exist, really. At some point the locals decided they weren't willing to be a part of someone else controlling them. Otherwise, the US would be part of the UK, which would be a part of the Viking empire, which would be a part of Rome.
Yeah I get all that. I guess it just means it's time for more war, assuming the old leaders aren't willing to let those who want to leave, go.
That's a key reason why wars exist - because some people don't believe that nations should get to make their own choices.
What constitutes a nation?
The word nation stems from the Latin natio, meaning "people, tribe, kin, genus, class, flock."
