1.0CATBLOChttps://daguer.blogactiv.eudaguerhttps://daguer.blogactiv.eu/author/daguer/<div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;font-size: small">21.02.2012</span></div> <div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;font-size: small"> </span></div> <div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;font-size: small">On Tuesday</span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;font-size: small">,</span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;font-size: small"> </span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;font-size: small">February 21st</span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;font-size: small">,</span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;font-size: small"> Mr. <strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Carretero_i_Grau">Joan Carretero</a></strong>, President of<strong> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reagrupament">Reagrupament</a></strong>, was interviewed in <strong>Jordi Graupera</strong>´s <em>Gent que m'estimo </em>(People I love) section of <strong>Jordi Basté</strong>´s program <em>El món a RAC1 </em>(radio).</span></div> <div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;font-size: small"> </span></div> <div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;font-size: small">You can listen the interview (in Catalan) <a href="http://soundcloud.com/premsa-reagrupament/entrevista-a-joan-carretero-a">here</a>.</span></div> <div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif"> </span></div> <div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif">Here you can read a summary of the most relevant answers of the interview.</span></div> <div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif"> </span></div> <div> <div><img src="http://silsdelaselva.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/foto-carretero-comunicat.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></div> <div> <div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;font-size: small">"</span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;font-size: small">This (<em>Catalonia</em>)</span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;font-size: small"> </span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;font-size: small">is a country</span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;font-size: small"> </span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;font-size: small">of</span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;font-size: small"> </span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;font-size: small">Catholic tradition</span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;font-size: small"> </span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;font-size: small">in which</span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;font-size: small"> </span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;font-size: small">there are many</span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;font-size: small"> </span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;font-size: small">non-practicing</span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;font-size: small">Catholics</span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;font-size: small">, and also </span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;font-size: small">many</span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;font-size: small"> non-</span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;font-size: small">practicing independentists</span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;font-size: small">"</span></div> <div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif"> <span>"</span>This <span>country</span> <span>is always looking for</span> <span>euphemisms</span>. The fact is, in practice, people want to be Spanish... a different kind of Spanish, because Catalans always look for strange things, but ultimately, we want to play against Real Madrid"</span></div> <div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif"><span> </span></span></div> <div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;font-size: small">"</span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;font-size: small">It is possible that</span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;font-size: small"> those who have tried to lead, have not known enough. We did not give people a chance to trust us."</span></div> <div><span> </span></div> <div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif">"Most</span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif">citizens want to define themselves in one way, but to act differently".</span></div> <div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif"> </span></div> <div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif">"I've always said, and I keep it, that every country has what it deserves"</span></div> <div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif"> </span></div> <div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif">"The main obstacle to Independence is that Catalans do not really demand it"</span></div> <div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif"> </span></div> <div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif">"Independence is not something that is given by someone. You take it. If Catalans want it, we will get it"</span></div> <div><span> </span></div> <div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif">"The Spanish state has no say if Catalans decide to be independents"</span></div> <div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif"> </span></div> <div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif">"We always want others to do our job. I've heard silly things such as hope Madrid will get tired of us, and expel us..."</span></div> <div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif"> </span></div> <div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif">"The problem is not the lack of unity to share a few pro-independence votes... the problem is that they are few!"</span></div> <div><span> </span></div> <div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif">"Reagrupament continues because we are convinced we are right... The problem is that, until now, our countrymen don't accept that ... since we are die-hard people, we will keep trying it"</span></div> <div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif"> </span></div> <div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif"><img src="http://www.elsingulardigital.cat/cat/img2/entrevista_jordi_pujol_475.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></span></div> <div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif"> </span></div> <div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif">"<strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Converg%C3%A8ncia_Democr%C3%A0tica_de_Catalunya">Convergència (Democràtica de Catalunya)</a></strong> is the greatest invention in politics in recent years because they always succeed. First they talk about economic pact, after about a fiscal pact only, and now they agree on a rebate of only 6 bilions of euros".</span></div> <div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif"> </span></div> <div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif">"Mr. <strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordi_Pujol">Jordi Pujol</a></strong>, fooled us for years. Moreover, he ridiculed and despised pro-independence militants. He treated us as we were all crazy, people without a clear roadmap. But now he agrees that may be we are right"</span></div> </div> </div> <div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif"> </span></div> <div><span>Author: Rcat Web Team</span></div> <div><span>Translation: JS</span></div>rich