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This will end badly...

• matthew349hall 9y ago
  Yup. I don't see any outcome here where at least one party doesn't start flipping out.
• gonvaled 9y ago
  It could, but let's remember that the Catalan process to independence has been extremely peaceful for over 40 years.
• icebraining 9y ago
  Eh, I think it depends. If the Spanish government now takes over the Catalonian government and schedules new elections, and the anti⁻independence parties win by a reasonable margin, it may deflate the whole thing. If there's actual major popular support for independence, then yeah, I don't see how the Spanish government can defuse that grenade without major concessions, which I don't see Rajoy accepting, so it could get very messy. (Don't take my opinion very seriously, though; while I have close ties to Spain I don't have any particular knowledge about this situation)
  • pbhjpbhj 9y ago
    If Catalonia somehow cedes from Spain/EC then there will probably be repercussions around Europe. I was extremely surprised the other day to see a Welsh person who I'm acquainted with calling for civil war against the English. I sincerely hope there are not enough with such madness to make any thing viable in that respect, but the do seem to be substantial communities in other regions of the EC where things could kick off too.
• VMG 9y ago
  Like Norway and Sweden?