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Yes, we all remember the time Hungary and Czechoslovakia behaved illegally. Quite right that the Soviets lawfully, according to their own laws, shut that down.
by Tech-Noir 9y ago
Yes, we all remember the time Hungary and Czechoslovakia behaved illegally. Quite right that the Soviets lawfully, according to their own laws, shut that down.
- marcoperaza 9y agoI'm not making any claims about what the Spaniards should or should not have done, only about what they did accomplish: undermining the legitimacy of the referendum.
- Tech-Noir 9y agoBut by arguing/accepting that you're essentially saying all a state has to do to prevent a secession (however popular) is disrupt the election/referendum process.
- jwhitlark 9y agoIt is frequently quite popular to violate people's rights. Holding polls are not the final word in a free society, they are only one leg of the stool.