>As an outsider, it's strange that nobody here seems to question whether the referendum really makes sense. I think now that the referendum has started it shou

>As an outsider, it's strange that nobody here seems to question whether the referendum really makes sense. I think now that the referendum has started it should be really obvious why Catalonia doesn't want to be a part of Spain. Just look at twitter being filled with imagery of Spanish riot police beating up kids and old people while trying to stop the vote. https://twitter.com/SERCatalunya/status/914390058383413248/photo/1 https://twitter.com/SERCatalunya/status/914390058383413248/p... https://twitter.com/naciopolitica/status/914383283718410240 https://twitter.com/naciopolitica/status/914383283718410240 https://twitter.com/ThIsCatalonia https://twitter.com/ThIsCatalonia Who would want to live in a country where the government sends an army of masked thugs to violently attack people who are doing nothing criminal?