A
potential way forward for a renewed Southern independence movement: A call for greater autonomy (for the South as
a whole or for each State on her own) before a call for secession. This seems to be working well in Northern
Italy:
Mr. Kofman, how does
Donbass see the events in Catalonia and in Northern Italy where referendums
took place?
Unfortunately, I can
say already now that Catalonia’s attempt at becoming independent has failed
totally. Although I am pretty sure that this is a temporary victory for Spain
and that in the near future students will study Barcelona as the capital of a
sovereign state. But for now it seems that these times haven’t yet arrived, as
mass rallies in support of a united Spain support this notion.
In my opinion, the
difference between the situation in Catalonia and Northern Italy is that
Catalans, instead of holding a referendum on extending regional authorities’
rights, tried straight away to gain independence. In fact, it happened to be
the same as in Donbass in 2014.
We demanded
federalization that contradicted neither the Constitution, nor international
law. Nevertheless, Ukraine preferred to start a punitive operation against its
own citizens [2 May in Odessa; 9 May in Mariupol] with the help of illegal
nationalist battalions. This step provoked the Donbass people whose patience
were tested beyond the limit and that resulted in a referendum on independence.
I would also like to
mention that, unlike Catalans who had displayed a more than detached position
towards Donbass, representatives of Northern Italy supported us in every
possible way. There were a lot of delegations from this region who came to
Donbass to express their support and to join our campaign in sharing true and
objective information about what was really going on in the Donetsk and Lugansk
People’s Republics.
Taking into
consideration the procedure of holding referendums in Veneto and Lombardia, I
can confidently say that our consultations with political representatives of
these regions left an impression. I remember very well how I was trying to
prove to our Italian guests that fighting for independence needs a gradual,
slow approach, using federalization as a first move.
So, considering the
pretty calm reaction of “big” Italy to the proposed referendums and the absence
of punitive measures against these regions, I foresee a measure of success
regarding their claims for federalization, firstly in economic terms. Thus,
Veneto and Lombardia will become richer, more successful and developed and that
will inevitably lead to rallies firstly for federalization and then sovereignty
in Europe.
. . .
Source: Manuel Ochsenreiter, http://freewestmedia.com/2017/11/06/catalonias-attempt-at-becoming-independent-failed-totally/,
opened 14 Nov. 2017
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Holy
Ælfred the Great, King of England, South Patron, pray for us sinners at the Souð, unworthy though we are!
Anathema
to the Union!
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