On sovereignity
Ladies and gentlemen, in my honest opinion, the decision of Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and his People's Party government not to allow a referendum on Catalan independence shows yet more of his contempt for the freedom and democratic rights of the people of the various regions of Spain-as he has already shown in his willingness to impose crippling Troika-led austerity and his call for a ban on unauthorised demonstrations outside the Spanish Congress.
Polls show that consistently over half of the people of Catalonia would vote for Catalan independence, and due to the economic crisis' significant effects on Catalonia this proportion is increasing.
Mr. Rajoy's arguments that 'an independent Catalonia would be forced to exit the EU' and that 'Catalans should not follow Scotland's example' reveal much about his authoritarian rule of Spain and his unwillingness to recognise that international finance was responsible for this economic crisis. The unemployment rate in Spain exceeds 25%, and is at least double that for young people in Spain. Only Greece's economic situation is worse in Europe.
Given the current situation, Catalonia would be wise to do as much as possible to break away from Spain, in the manner Scotland is trying to do so with respect to Great Britain. It should not be deterred by the threat of being forced to leave either the EU or NATO if it breaks away from Spain, as no nation wishing to respect its own sovereignity or the sovereignity of other nations should ever be a member of either the EU or NATO, which has shown itself to be nothing more than an international, pro-imperialist and terrorist organisation that has not been brought to justice yet.
I hope this will also prompt greater support for peaceful Basque independence from Spain.
On the issue of another important type of sovereignity-food sovereignity, Brazil's Congress is threatening to repeal a law banning the use of terminator seeds (which are sterile seeds designed purely for corporate profit) as was wisely recommended by the UN Convention on Biological Diversity in 2000. Food sovereignity-control of one's food source-is essential for humanity, and we must do all we can to fight efforts from multinational agri-businesses such as Monsanto and Syngenta to undermine it simply to inflate the profits of their shareholders. Given that Brazil is one of the largest agricultural producers in the world, Brazil's Congress should think wisely, respect the wishes of ordinary people not major landowners, and not repeal their moratorium on terminator seeds.
Alan.
Polls show that consistently over half of the people of Catalonia would vote for Catalan independence, and due to the economic crisis' significant effects on Catalonia this proportion is increasing.
Mr. Rajoy's arguments that 'an independent Catalonia would be forced to exit the EU' and that 'Catalans should not follow Scotland's example' reveal much about his authoritarian rule of Spain and his unwillingness to recognise that international finance was responsible for this economic crisis. The unemployment rate in Spain exceeds 25%, and is at least double that for young people in Spain. Only Greece's economic situation is worse in Europe.
Given the current situation, Catalonia would be wise to do as much as possible to break away from Spain, in the manner Scotland is trying to do so with respect to Great Britain. It should not be deterred by the threat of being forced to leave either the EU or NATO if it breaks away from Spain, as no nation wishing to respect its own sovereignity or the sovereignity of other nations should ever be a member of either the EU or NATO, which has shown itself to be nothing more than an international, pro-imperialist and terrorist organisation that has not been brought to justice yet.
I hope this will also prompt greater support for peaceful Basque independence from Spain.
On the issue of another important type of sovereignity-food sovereignity, Brazil's Congress is threatening to repeal a law banning the use of terminator seeds (which are sterile seeds designed purely for corporate profit) as was wisely recommended by the UN Convention on Biological Diversity in 2000. Food sovereignity-control of one's food source-is essential for humanity, and we must do all we can to fight efforts from multinational agri-businesses such as Monsanto and Syngenta to undermine it simply to inflate the profits of their shareholders. Given that Brazil is one of the largest agricultural producers in the world, Brazil's Congress should think wisely, respect the wishes of ordinary people not major landowners, and not repeal their moratorium on terminator seeds.
Alan.
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