[Leica] (SPAM: ?) Demonstration in the National Day of Catalonia

[John Beeching]

While I think it is fine to celebrate cultural diversity, I have always
considered nationalism to be at best reactionary and at worst dangerous.
 With Scotland, of course my major concern what independence will do to the
price of malt whisky!

John

On 12 September 2014 11:52, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote:

> I thought it was a larger factor in Thatcher's day?
>
> john
> ________________________________________
>
> Natan,
> Do you have any idea how UK finances will stack up without North Sea oil?
> That is what saved Blair, Brown and Cameron fiscally.
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
> On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 10:48 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>
> wrote:
>
> > It certainly is getting a lot of coverage in the otherwise very
> > ethnocentric Spanish radio and TV. The obvious comparisons are being
> drawn,
> > and some commentators compare the UK (where the people decide and the
> > campaign has been peaceful) favourably with Spain (where the central
> > government denies Catalonia the right to vote).
> >
> > Having said, this I see a lot of silly nationalism both on the Scottish
> > and Catalan side.
> >
> > Incidentally, if Scotland becomes independent, it may well be Spain, not
> > the UK, that blocks its EU accession, just as Spain is one of only 5 EU
> > countries (and the only important one) that has not recognised Kosovo.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Nathan
> >
> > Nathan Wajsman
> >
> > Alicante, Spain
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> >
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> >
> > YNWA
> >
>
> > On 12 Sep 2014, at 05:27, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > You must be waiting for the Scotland vote with bated breath!
> > > Cheers
> > > Jayanand
> > >
> > > On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 2:00 AM, Lluis Ripoll <
> > > lluisripollphotography at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >>
> > >> Here are some shots from the Demonstration of the Catalan People for
> the
> > >> right to vote
> > >>
> > >> Pictures processed in Capture One 7Pro with only a general automatic
> > >> adjustment, all the pictures are with Leica M9, Tri Elmar 28-50-35,
> > Elmarit
> > >> 21mm, Summicron 90 AA
> > >>
> > >> <
> > >>
> >
> http://lluisripollphotography.wordpress.com/2014/09/11/catalonia-for-the-right-to-vote-national-day-of-catalonia-2014/
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >> Thanks for looking, your c&c are welcome
> > >>
> > >> Saludos cordiales
> > >> Lluis
> > >>
>
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