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Catalonia still suffers from “Basquitis”

“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 [...]

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