Publié à l’origine en espagnol. Daniel Gascón. Letras Libres. Dans le numéro de septembre de Letras Libres, Miguel Aguilar explique un des malentendus liés à la question catalane. D’un côté, il y a la question du financement et l’integration de la Catalogne dans l’ensemble de l’Espagne. De l’autre, il y a l’aventure manifestement illégale enterprise par le gouvernement […]
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The cruel reality
Originally published in English. Sandra Leon. El Pais It is possible that from now on the economy becomes the moderating factor in the ‘procés’ The answers to the actions initiated by the Government of Catalonia during the last few weeks can be summarized, following an old theory, in the types: Loyalty, Voice and Exit. Whereas […]
The sound and the fury – a Catalonia of patrons of the arts
Published originally in Spanish. Manuel Jabois. El País The social force of the pro-independence movement is that of Òmnium and ANC, two associations protecting the roadmap of the independence process. In Catalonia, Joan Baptista Cendrós was such an important man that he became a smell. Strong and mentholated. His was the fragrance of Floïd, an […]
Flags of our Fathers
Published originally in Spanish. Manuel Arias Maldonado. The Objetive The October 8th was a day of flags and is understandable that it had caused some unrest to anyone with historical awareness: collective disasters where no flag was raised are rare. But there are reasons to ask if the flags we saw last Sunday in Barcelona […]
‘Reality bites’
Originale: “Reality Bites”. Manuel Arias Maldonado. El Mundo. Nessun piano resiste il contatto col nemico: la frase del innovatore maresciallo prussiano Helmuth Von Moltke si adatta perfettamente alla situazione in Catalogna negli ultimi giorni. Senza escludere, certamente, che quando sará pubblicata questa nota le cose siano nuovamente cambiate. ¡Angoscia di giornalista! Non sembra. Tutto sembra […]
Lose to win
Published originally in Spanish. Juan Claudio de Ramón. El País Nationalism needs to lose so that it can vindicate. That’s why today it blocks the alternative narrative, too. It was Jon Juaristi, in El bucle melancólico (The melancholic loop), who synthesized in the most effective way the strategy of nationalism: lose to win. To recreate […]
Don’t exaggerate, your Majesty
Published originally in Spanish. Manuel Cruz. El Confidencial A common view in Catalan public opinion is to classify as excessive any initiative coming from Madrid that questions the Govern decisions at any level “Do not exaggerate, your Honor” was the sentence, already famous, with which agents from Mossos d´Esquadra replied to the head of the […]
On Violence
Published originally in Spanish. Manuel Arias Maldonado. El Mundo It is inevitable: when the events overflow the law, violence appears. And along with it, the reflections on violence. This has been happening since last Sunday, after the police action to prevent the holding of the illegal referendum. The tension accumulates since then; the Catalan insurrection […]
Leaving the Hate Circus
Published originally in Spanish. Ignacio Martín Blanco, Joan López Alegre. El País Catalonia is facing onto the abyss of separation; the wind of rupture with the rest of Spain and EU —but above all, of discord between us, the Catalans—, is blowing. These days, Catalonia hurts to many of us. One question that almost everyone […]
Addio al circo dell’odio
Originale: “Adiós al circo del odio”. Joan López Alegre, Nacho Martín Blanco. El País La nostra presenza su TV3 e su Catalunya Radio è nociva, serve solo come alibi Di Ignacio Martín Blanco e Joan López Alegre La Catalogna si affaccia sull’abisso della separazione, soffiano venti di rottura con il resto della Spagna e con […]