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In Madrid I saw a huge number of Spanish flags draped over people's balconies and hanging in windows. It was very striking indeed.

Not knowing the city, I cannot be sure that this isn't normal. However, I suspect it is not.

My guess - though it is only that - is that it is a response to events in Catalonia. The Catalan government declared independence after a referendum that the Spanish government judged to be illegal.

The prospect of Catalonia wanting to break away has perhaps prompted a response from those who wish to reaffirm the unity of the Spanish state.

One display of nationalism generates another: an equal and opposite reaction.

Madrid, as the national capital, may have a disproportionately high number of people of that view. Hence the number of flags on display.

Though there are many in Catalonia itself who are opposed to independence too.
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