Not all Catalonians want to secede. So far the people who want to secede have been doing all the talking while others wait quietly. Juan Rosell and José Manuel Lara were the first to speak out against the major consequences that independence would entail for Catalonia and the rest of Spain.
These men have rallied more citizens to express publicly that they oppose secession. Yesterday Rosell repeated loud and clear as if nobody heard him the first time, "Most Catalonians don't want us to go, and we aren't going to." This statement comes just as a big group of German businessmen with major interests in Catalonia signed a manifesto warning against the "heinous" fallout that would follow. Europe is increasingly opposed to independence movements that challenge EU cohesion. But nationalists are also starting to dissent. Duran Lleida, the Convergence and Union party leader, thinks that Catalonia might run early elections, his party could split up and other ruptures could affect the Spanish Socialist Workers Party, Peoples Party and United Left.
Esquerra (also known as the Republican Left of Catalonia) would be the only winner if Catalonia secedes. This is reason enough to keep that from happening according to anti-secessionists. They are speaking up to let others know that not everyone in Catalonia wants the region's independence and to try and add some rational thought to the dialogue. Recently, this happened between some French and Walloon communities in Belgium. They have decided to rewrite the rules of the game for the future's sake. New voices from Catalonian symbolize a major step forward for the region. So where do they go from here?
