This page is a permanent link to the reply below and its nested replies. See all post replies »
Sicarium · 46-50, M
Northern Spain, southern France. Suppose to be beautiful, but never seen it. There's a fairly small political independence movement, mainly as a leftover from the conflict in the 1950s. The terrorist group ETA rose out of that movement. There's been a number of ceasefires over the years, the last one in 2012, which is still ongoing.
EuskalEsnea · 26-30, F
Oh you're Good but 'fairly small' is debatable
Sicarium · 46-50, M
Anything is debatable. But ETA and ENAM have never held enough popular support to accomplish anything meaningful politically. I'm also going on the trend of nationalist parties rising in Europe, with the exception of ENAM. They haven't gotten any more traction despite the more nationalist political environment in Europe, meaning they're not very popular to begin with. That is an interpretation, admittedly, but it seems a reasonable one.
EuskalEsnea · 26-30, F
There's more to an independence movement than the violent parts. Of course ETA and ENAM didn't gather public support. They're illegal. If everyone started publically supporting them there would be a lot of arrests to be made 😂
Sicarium · 46-50, M
@EuskalEsnea: Never said otherwise. But ENAM was made illegal after it came into existence, because of it's support for ETA's violence. If ENAM had chosen a different path, they might have accomplished something. There was a point when ENAM could've been a legitimate political movement. If they had more popular support, they probably would've chosen that path. But they didn't, they failed, and now they've been relegated to history's trash can.
EuskalEsnea · 26-30, F
There are plenty of political independence movements. We don't need more to divide us. We need more unity. Basque history has been plagued with division of opinions and fighting amongst ourselves. I must say I never thought I'd find someone who actually knew stuff about Euskadi here 😂 Good to meet you.