I agree that there is very little reason to want to secede from Spain, the problem is that the way Spain handled the issue adds a reason. I am not from USA, and

I agree that there is very little reason to want to secede from Spain, the problem is that the way Spain handled the issue adds a reason. I am not from USA, and in the region i live (ex USSR and middle east) i have seen multiple times how excessive force against separatism devolves into war where no one could expect it. I am not saying that situation in Catalonia is close to that, but it is important to not escalate and to have empathy for the other side.