Catalonian referendum

[Ric]

What an absolute mess. Riot police wading in to prevent people exercising their democratic rights, and reports of rubber bullets being fired at voters.

Anyone who has watched City in Spain probably won't be surprised by their heavy handed tactics.

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

it's not their democratic right when it is against both Catalan and Spanish law.

Stay at home and behave yourselves.

 

[bluekeith]

I thought you was running a vote

 

[jimharri]

it's not their democratic right when it is against both Catalan and Spanish law.

Stay at home and behave yourselves.

Arguing with the bossman? You're a braver man than I!

 

[blueinsa]

Madrid needs to wake and see that action like this just reaffirms the position of many in catalonia even further and will bring even more to thinking independance is the way forward.

It will get very nasty from here on in i think.

 

[1961_vintage]

I don't understand why the Spanish government are so in fear of this referendum that they resort to such heavy handed violence - images of which will be communicated around the globe and will only motivate the Catalans to push harder for what they want.

 

[blueinsa]

I don't understand why the Spanish government are so in fear of this referendum that they resort to such heavy handed violence - images of which will be communicated around the globe and will only motivate the Catalans to push harder for what they want.

It isnt just the Spanish government in fear here.

Factor in the French with their Basque population as well as the EU.

 

[malg]

Is it only old people? Those pictures just look like it's kicking off outside a retirement home.

 

[urban genie]

it's not their democratic right when it is against both Catalan and Spanish law.

Stay at home and behave yourselves.

It goes against the constuitution that Spain is indivisable, hower the spanish courts have cinstantly stopped amendments to give catalan and basque regions more autonomy under the constitution, maybe if they had then a full independence vote wouldn't have happened.

Using riot squads to assault civilians is not the answer.

 

[bluethrunthru]

To be honest their attitude baffles me - surely best to maintain the line that the vote is against the law that the result will not be recognised and blame the Catalan Govt for wasting a lot of time and money - then just ignore the whole thing. Bashing old folks over the head and all what is gong on just makes the Govt look like the ones acting outside the law and repressing people.