With the events in Catalonia this week, and Scotland's re-referendum on the not-too-distant horizon, there seems to be a quite dramatic contemporary challenge to democracy.
For example, Spain's central government describes any suggestion of a vote for secession as 'anti-democratic' which is as far removed from my comprehension of democracy as can be imagined.
On the other hand, can Scotland continue running referendums until they achieve sufficient numbers and consequently commit to a then irreversible course?
Would a victory in either nation spell a wave of similar movements in Western democracies?
What are the actual logical arguments for opposing self-determination?
For example, Spain's central government describes any suggestion of a vote for secession as 'anti-democratic' which is as far removed from my comprehension of democracy as can be imagined.
On the other hand, can Scotland continue running referendums until they achieve sufficient numbers and consequently commit to a then irreversible course?
Would a victory in either nation spell a wave of similar movements in Western democracies?
What are the actual logical arguments for opposing self-determination?