How not to handle a referendum #catalunya
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With absolute dispair I watch the news from Barcelona, Gerona, Figueres... in Catalunya.
I know this region pretty good, as I have been there 7 or 8 times on holiday. It is a wonderful place with very friendly people, but most of them don't feel Spanish, they are Catalans. And it is their human right to feel like that.
Catalunya has been demanding for separation from Spain for years. Now finally a referendum was planned, but declared illegal by the Spanish government.
Now today is the day of the referendum about the independance of Catalunya, and footage of horror in the streets of Barcelona and other cities reaches us. People are getting thrown and kicked out of the voting posts by the Guardia Civil. The police litteraly tries to stop people from voting with violence... I find that horrific for an evolved and western nation like Spain.
This action by the Spanish government, is the stupidest thing they could have done. This will make the resistance and demand for separation even harder.
If this would happen in a dictatorial regime, I would at least have a little understanding... But this, how stupid can politicians be?
(Catalan anthem before game between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid)
The people of Catalunya deserve this vote, and the result will be what it will be... Then politicians can talk about what needs to happen...
But not this, police trying to keep people from voting, a government that declares this illegal... I thought Donald Trump was the worst politician I had ever seen, but Mariano Rajoy proved me wrong.
Let's hope this evolves peacefully.
Sincerely,
Pele23
The police are gonna start a fucking civil war... What the hell are they playing at?
It's nuts, never seen anything like this in a western european country during my lifetime...
And what makes it even worse, is that except for the Belgian prime minister, no other european leader has condemned these actions! It's scary, to say the least
So much nationalism nowadays... Everybody wants independance... But togeather we are stronger and it is better for the world in general.
WTF is happening to the world?
the politicians of spain are some corrupt and they are ruining the country and people are very tired already ..
It seems to me like much of the nationalism these days is a result of the ever growing centralization and globalisation.
I'd rather live in a tiny autonomous region than under a world 'government'.
stronger for what? war?
It seems an incredibly stupid move by the Spanish government. Referenda like these are not acknowledged by their law afaik, so they could have simply ignored it. Instead, they sent the police, and the whole world talks about it. As J.F. Kennedy puts it:
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freedom for barca
These policemans are not male .He was not even shemales . He torchered women Even the age of grannies. Males didn,t do that
#shame no you
This shit is totally unacceptable...
https://steemit.com/catalonia/@jlb/did-you-know-did-you-hear-something-about-the-silent-majority
I am really worried about this. Like you, I also don't like the way Madrid is handling this. This is very very dangerous. Unfortunately, I have no faith that the incompetent dopes that run Europe have any idea how to handle this situation.
Well, if Angela is going to get involved it could escalate very quickly...
Very disturbing
I thought democracy was about letting the will of the people prevail. Such a shame what happened in Spain. Catalans deserve to be free from Spain, why should Spain impose itself on them, this is the type of thing that happens in Africa, never thought I would see it in Europe!!!!!
Catalan need military force to form a nation which they don't currently have.