Catalan Parliament Declares independance from Spain

[Galant]

The heavy-handedness from Madrid was all too expected. Spain's in a bad way right now, corruption is rife (especially government corruption), the government is barely hanging onto it's mandate (how many election attempts did it take this time - three?), and now with a serious threat to the nation's political unity the government took the course of action that comes most naturally to it - heavy handed coercion/policing.

Spain is a young democracy and although the law and principle of democracy are in place, the heart is not. A massive change is needed in Madrid, and through Spain. Is that a problem the EU can solve? Doubtful. And they don't want nationalism and separation anyway. Is it a problem the current Spanish government want to solve? No.

In Spain, on a large scale and on many fronts the oppression is palpable. Catalonian independence is just one of those fronts.

[TeePee]

Is anyone still defending Madrid, given the latest arrest warrants? Bueller?

[Xlucine]

Some good news:
Catalonia crisis: Spain could allow referendums, says FM (BBC)
It's essentially the same position (no independence unless the rest of spain grants it), but it's a start for negotiations