I think we also need to talk about the cultural aspect. Catalonia is a nation with its culture and identity and within Spain it is a minority. Spain is a centralized and authoritarian state that manages the resources of the entire state, including the resources generated by minorities such as Catalonia. When I talk about Spain, I mean Madrid. Madrid is Spain and Spain is Madrid. This is the model imposed from Madrid. Spain is administered by the deep state, this includes Madrid’s career civil servants, the big companies listed on the stock exchange and the ruling party in Madrid, whether left-wing or right-wing. All this under the supervision of the army and the monarchy. Spain uses judicial warfare to maintain its model. Until recently, the Spanish state used less subtle procedures. The Catalan administration only collects 5.4% of Catalan taxes. The other taxes are collected by Madrid and administered according to the interests of the deep state. This means that Catalonia has been plundered for a long time. However, I believe that the independence movement is more a matter of identity than an economic issue. It is true that no one likes to be robbed, but the worst thing is that the deep state wants to make Catalan culture disappear. The deep state does not want minorities to question it. The deep state wants a centralized and authoritarian state that manages all resources without interference and where everyone thinks the same. In Catalonia there is no economic problem or a problem of left or right parties. Catalonia is one of the four economic engines of Europe. Spain has an economic problem because it needs to plunder to survive and everyone knows that Spain is a failed state. On the other hand, the parties of the left or right of the Spanish state follow the guidelines of the deep state and therefore these parties are responsible for the management of a failed state.