We lived just outside Barcelona, among communities of Spanish immigrants who helped build Catalonia into the economic power it became in the years after Spain’s democratic transition. As a young boy I learned an important word in Catalan: seny. Literally, seny means sanity, but in actuality it espouses a larger worldview governed by levelheadedness and integrity. I support the idea of a vote for Catalan independence, but not in the haphazard, unconstitutional way it’s been conducted in recent months. For Catalonia to ensure a stable future for its people, the silent majority will need to find its voice and bring seny back to the heart of Catalan and Spanish society.

Source: Washington Post October 29, 2017 18:28 UTC