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I think being connected to a huge EU single market is a natural stance to take TBH and it's a healthy economic one albeit the fact that the EU is not perfect. Also in Scotland's case, severance of trade with other UK neighbours would not suddenly cease as falsely insinuated previously by shameless unionists - it wouldn't happen! In Catalonia's case, that would have been part of the dialogue that Puigdemont suggested to subsequently follow with the Spanish govt - trade with Spain as normal but with new trade 'terms of reference'. Again cross border trade would not cease as too many long established trade links anyway and the logistics favour all trading partners!
Re Catalonia's 'isolation', there are many ways that people in all Euro countries can still muster support and show the Catalans that they are 'not on their own'! I hope 'decent human nature prevails' and that kinda positive action is applied in spite of the disappointing political isolationism coming from Euro govts and others. IMO independence is ultimately dependent on the resolve of the supportive population and decent control of press and media would not go amiss either! That's where Catalonia has had an advantage over Scotland where my country is still inundated with a disproportionate flood of unionist/anti Scottish govt media shit (incl the bbc!) for a very long time and yet the SNP still 'hold firm' up here and are finally attracting additional support again to the detriment of other unionist political parties that 'do not impress'.