Secessionism

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Spoiler: It wasn’t about the Sugar Act or the Stamp Act. It wasn’t about Taxes nor Tea either.
Breaking Up is Hard to Do

Is your state (or country) next?
Should We Stay or Should We Go? Negative Mood Is Increasing the Potential for Secession in Europe

At least six European countries, Denmark, Belgium, France, Spain, the UK and Italy, have secession movements underway.
Spain Divided: What Can the Stock Market Tell You About Europe’s Secession Fever?

Catalonia declares and then suspends its independence from Spain.
The Catalonian Divide: Revisited

“We want out!” That was the message Catalonia sent to Spain.
Brexit is Like So 2016. 2018’s Hot Style: Calexit

Not exactly secession, but may keep the federal government’s nose out of the state business.
[Mood Riffs] #Calexit — Secessionism Brews in the Golden State

Donald Trump’s election victory is what he calls a “Brexit plus-plus-plus.”
[Mood Riffs] Brexit Sparks Other Calls for Independence

Britain’s June 23 vote to leave the European Union is the first spark in what Brian Whitmer called “The Developing European Tinderbox.”
[Mood Riffs] Brexit: Should EU Stay or Should EU Go?

Negative social mood is driving Euroscepticism: Polls suggest a close vote.
[Article] A Tale of Two Moods

Chuck Thompson outlines twelve notable social expressions of these contrasting mood trends.

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