3 ms·
I think we should also take into consideration the fact that the referendum was illegal according to spanish state, so you have bunch of people who don't want t
by capableweb 7y ago
I think we should also take into consideration the fact that the referendum was illegal according to spanish state, so you have bunch of people who don't want to vote, only because it's illegal.
If there was a fair and legal vote, we'd see some actual numbers that can be trusted.
- beerandt 7y agoBut isn't this essentially the argument all empires or dictators use to suppress colonies, etc. ? Declaring independence, more times than not, is an illegal act in someone's eyes.
- capableweb 7y agoYes, I agree. I'm not saying it's wrong/right for a referendum, just giving a possible reason we can't trust the numbers of the referendum that happened (or didn't really happen, if you're the spanish government). There are a few cases where the independence referendum was legal and recognized by whoever they were trying to get independence from. Algergia, Guinea, Samoa, whole bunch of ex Soviet Union countries. There are future referendums planned that are recognized as well. So it's not impossible. It just won't work with the current Spanish Government (a referendum. Indepedence, maybe)