> Catalan elites had simply never foreseen a scenario in which the loyalty of the security forces, corporate sector, and state administration could be crucial f

> Catalan elites had simply never foreseen a scenario in which the loyalty of the security forces, corporate sector, and state administration could be crucial for achieving their goals. > Instead, both the government and the independence movement viewed these hard dimensions of power as obsolete. It’s as if Catalonia as an entity subscribes to Sovereign Citizen ideology.