Catalan referendum: 'Hundreds injured' in Catalan clashes

Re:Catalan referendum: 'Hundreds injured' in Catalan clashes by alkonaut on Sunday October 01, 2017 @10:30AM (#15378003)

I think this is about establishing that Catalonia doesn't want to be part of Spain on the current terms. If that's establish in a referendum (of any form) then they will have leverage to renegotiate their relation with Spain (much like Scotland). Spain has a lot to lose from that since Catalonia is an economic giant within Spain. So even violent quenching has better optics than allowing the referendum.

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Re:Catalan referendum: 'Hundreds injured' in Catalan clashes by notspanishflu on Sunday October 01, 2017 @10:36AM (#15378046)

This is not like England and Scotland, is more like Manchester wanting to leave England.

Catalonia was a economical power but not anymore, all Spaniards are sustaining that region using the FLA (Fondo de Liquidez Autonómica or Autonomous Liquidity Fund).

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Re:Catalan referendum: 'Hundreds injured' in Catalan clashes by pjc50 on Sunday October 01, 2017 @10:50AM (#15378113)

There's substantial bi-directional traffic between the Catalan and Scottish independence movements.

Also, Manchester doesn't have its own language which the central government tried to suppress.

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Re:Catalan referendum: 'Hundreds injured' in Catalan clashes by throwawayknecht on Sunday October 01, 2017 @10:43AM (#15378079)

> This is not like England and Scotland, is more like Manchester wanting to leave England.

In what way?

(Let's ignore for now the fact Manchester did have a semi-serious independence movement during the Scotland referendum, and no police were necessary.)

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Re:Catalan referendum: 'Hundreds injured' in Catalan clashes by sbmassey on Sunday October 01, 2017 @10:43AM (#15378078)

Catalonia has it's own language though, whereas Mancunians may speak strangely, but it is still considered English.

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