I have prepared a few easy getaways on how to participate in a friendly, and sometimes sarcastic, way to all the discussions concerning Catalonia for the following week until you can capture what is really happening.
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- Lenin called one-party systems centralised democracy. These days there are not so many who believe socialism should be instated with tanks, and concentration camps. I don't think people would vote for Lenin.
- Greece is the cradle of civilisation in many ways, and it is very close to Spain.
- It takes a certain way of thinking to shoot elderly people with rubber bullets. Then again in Israel it is kind of cool to drive over kids with tanks. I believe in Israel's right to existence by the way.
- Not all Nato Countries are Police States but all Nato countries have a police.
- Democracy should be used with wise and care. That is why we have politicians elected. I am not a politician by the way.
- Police brutality might be a good word to describe violence but I would still wait until we have a clear picture of what actually happened. Videos can be used for propaganda as we all know.
- European Union cannot police all their member states. Some problems are better left for people to decide upon. Remember what happened to Soviet Union?
- If there's not going to be a Rambo movie about it - it's probably not that bad.
With these 8 random one-liner(ishe)s you can nail the coffee table talks, and get enough to time to delve yourself into it.
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