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For Catalonia, the parallels to and, more importantly, the lessons to be learned from, the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong are clear. @joshuawongcf/1169807421314781186Permalink On twitter.com
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- the widespread arrests and prosecution of the perceived leaders of what is, in reality, a grassroots revolution with no defined leadershipPermalink On twitter.com
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- the vindictive targeting of activists who had worked to de-escalate the tension. In Catalonia, Jordi Cuixart and Jordi Sachez who had acted as intermediaries between the crowd and the Spanish police in September 2017 are still in jailPermalink On twitter.com
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- decentralisation - the Chinese government cannot imprison the leaders of a leaderless movement. In Catalonia we need to revialise the CDR movement that effectively led the way in late 2017Permalink On twitter.com
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- clear demands, clearly articulated. In Catalonia, there is no such roadmap. Until we decide together where we want to go, there's no chance of getting anywherePermalink On twitter.com
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- The overwhelming refrain on #1Oct was, in my recollection, 'after this, there's no going back.' That, and the realisation that the EU was not coming to help us. Catalonia, like Hong Kong, knows it's on its own. That's OK, because in the end, only the people will save the peopleOn twitter.com
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