# Independence

**Published by:** [mettodo](https://paragraph.com/@mettodo/)
**Published on:** 2023-11-30
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@mettodo/independence

## Content

In recent times (I wrote this on November 2014), we have heard about the issue of “Independence” increasingly occupying the minds of the people as a decisive factor in their determination of being independent. Catalonia decided on acquiring its independence in a non-binding referendum two weeks ago. Scotland did the same thing last month, and in this case, the referendum was totally conclusive. These are two main examples of what is going on in the world nowadays. More and more citizens feel a lack of freedom and want to be independent. This is a real fact. But what are the reasons behind this trend? Why do people want to be considered different from other people? Countries, lands, borders and all kinds of political differences come from the past. When we are born, and as soon as we come to the world, we are told that we are from a certain country; that there are these many countries in the world and so on. People we don´t know at all, tell us and decide for us “what we are”, and in that way, they somehow modify our circumstances, without even asking us if we accept them or not. Then, little by little, time goes by…We grow up, and before we notice it, all that “bullshit” (too strong a word for this writing,- rubbish or nonsense would be better) is already inside our beings. We say we are “…..ish”.We support our national teams and we could even hate some people in other countries who we have never met. It is total nonsense. Up to this point, my opinion could perfectly match with how the pro-independence countries think… or maybe not. Anyway, I would just say: “Borders? No, thanks”.Photo by Christian Lue on UnsplashThere are many kinds of people who are in favour of independence. However, if we consider their reasons, there is only one I find “reasonable”. “I feel different; why should I be part of something I don´t feel attached to?” Any other political or economic point (I hate this argument) is just rubbish for me. But as mentioned before, it is better to accept reality as it is and say: “Okay, some papers (laws of similar) say that I belong to this country, but I don´t feel the same way. Anyway, who cares? I don´t. I just know what I – and my neighbours - think and feel. And that´s all for me. Everything besides this is only paper and ink. For those who think that this argument is stupid and still think they would like to cut this connection with their actual country, I have the following question: Are you going to live in better conditions in your new situation, and are your former companions (country mates) also going to have, at least a new life as good as before, with the new borders? If the answer is yes, we have found an efficient alternative and of course, we should go for it. In the end, what is most important is that everybody lives in a proper way, having a decent life. That is what we should mainly fight for. To sum up, the way a place in the world is politically organized should not be bound to what their inhabitants feel their nationality is. Once we learn to separate these two ideas, it will be possible for us to find the most efficient and beneficial way to organize ourselves, so that we can make the best world ever. Cover photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash

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