> I reflected on why the referendum had become a footnote in history rather than the trigger for violent conflict
Because all the propaganda around catalan independence is bullshit.
It gas nothing to do with gray hair, which, BTW, are mostly tourists, mostly from UK, people that can afford to travel in autumn and that don't enjoy the same climate, if not much better, of catalonia at their homes (or if they can afford to travel go somewhere else, because they are not old!)
Because all the propaganda around catalan independence is bullshit.
It gas nothing to do with gray hair, which, BTW, are mostly tourists, mostly from UK, people that can afford to travel in autumn and that don't enjoy the same climate, if not much better, of catalonia at their homes (or if they can afford to travel go somewhere else, because they are not old!)
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