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That what you see on TV is only a small part (often completely viased) of the big picture out there is something we should bear in mind. And when it comes to political issues, even more. After shamelessly filtering out the boos at the Spanish anthem during King’s Cup final, TVE (the [...] “Basquitis” is a human behavior, basically seen among Catalans, by which one feels an awe-inspired fascination by anything related to the Basques and the Basque Country. Many pro-independence Catalans suffering basquitis regard the Basques as the almighty example to follow, as if an hypothetical independence of the Basque Country would automatically translate into [...] Iniciativa Internacionalista leaflet The Basque “abertzales” left-wing pro-independence parties have been repeatedly banned from taking part in local and national elections, on the grounds that all these parties had links with terrorist group ETA. But Europe is not Spain, specially when it comes to illegalizing political parties without blinking an eye, and this [...] Expected as it was, the Spanish national anthem was tremendously booed by both the Catalan and Basque supporters as the Spanish monarchy took their box seats at Mestalla stadium for the King’s Cup final. The jeers and whistles which greeted the anthem were so loud that not even the thundering power at which [...] Tomorrow FC Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao will play the King’s Cup final at Valencia’s Mestalla stadium. Beyond the sport rivalry and the fact that tomorrow marks the 25th anniversary of the last Copa title conquered by Athletic Club (precisely against FC Barcelona) the political side of the match is unmistakable. Catalans and [...] |
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