> Image if the EU Council could, at any time, invoke a article to take control over what the member states themselves should decide over. This is what Catalans

> Image if the EU Council could, at any time, invoke a article to take control over what the member states themselves should decide over. This is what Catalans feel right now is happening. Such thing has happened, but it's not the current state of affairs. The central state took control of the Catalan institutions until elections were held, not past that. And of course such thing didn't happen in a vacuum. Not to mention that this is a pretty standard procedure in most countries. > leads me to believe that you're not thinking the same way as me regarding understanding both sides I can understand why you think that. I have been following this issue for the last, maybe, ten years. I've worked for politicians in political marketing for a consultant company so I know how they think. I'm an "insider" to political propaganda if you like, so I'm not just sitting back watching events like am a neutral observer. Thankfully I've moved to another totally different field, but it affected my ability to read the really deeply, I'd say.