Is Civil War about to break out in Spain?

[Col Hogan]

Catalonia will declare independence from Spain in a matter of days, the leader of the autonomous region has told the BBC.
In his first interview since Sunday's referendum, Carles Puigdemont said his government would "act at the end of this week or the beginning of next".
Meanwhile, Spain's King Felipe VI said organisers of the vote put themselves "outside the law".
He said the situation in Spain was "extremely serious", calling for unity.
Hundreds of thousands of people across Catalonia have been protesting over Spanish police violence during the vote, during which nearly 900 people were hurt.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41493014

The two sides are not talking, and when asked what would happen if the Spanish government tried to intercede, Puigdemont said it would be "an error which changes everything".

[dbackjon]

yikes - that is ugly

[CID1990]

The police and the military have most of the guns in Spain

Should be a short revolution


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[mrklean]

The police and the military have most of the guns in Spain

Should be a short revolution


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That's what they said about Vietnam and Cuba

[CID1990]

The police and the military have most of the guns in Spain

Should be a short revolution


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That's what they said about Vietnam and Cuba

Yes I'm sure France will start a Robespierre Minh Trail and ship weapons to the Catalonians



(theyve never been fired and only dropped once)

Cuba was AWASH in guns - as was Vietnam. Nobody EVER said anything of the sort about either country


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[Skjellyfetti]

Yes I'm sure France will start a Robespierre Minh Trail and ship weapons to the Catalonians

Russia would be eager suppliers. But, it won't come to that.

[CID1990]

Yes I'm sure France will start a Robespierre Minh Trail and ship weapons to the Catalonians

Russia would be eager suppliers.

If not for that pesky Spanish Navy that would lock it down like a brick- they can get a few guns through in the mail I guess

This will not last long - the Spanish government has already whipped their tails and that was just over a referendum

The only hope they have is in the court of public opinion - and they will not only be against Spain but the EU as well


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[Jjoey52]

The last Civil war in Spain was quite nasty.


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[houndawg]

Russia would be eager suppliers.

If not for that pesky Spanish Navy that would lock it down like a brick- they can get a few guns through in the mail I guess

This will not last long - the Spanish government has already whipped their tails and that was just over a referendum

The only hope they have is in the court of public opinion - and they will not only be against Spain but the EU as well


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Interesting photo of Catalan firemen in their gear standing between the the civilians and the spanish cops this morning.

As for weapons, the Basques next door are said to have lots of them.

[kalm]

I've known too may Spaniards...

[houndawg]

I've known too may Spaniards...

If I had to live in a city, Barcelona would be on the short list

[grizzaholic]

I've known too may Spaniards...

If I had to live in a city, Barcelona would be on the short list

[CID1990]

If not for that pesky Spanish Navy that would lock it down like a brick- they can get a few guns through in the mail I guess

This will not last long - the Spanish government has already whipped their tails and that was just over a referendum

The only hope they have is in the court of public opinion - and they will not only be against Spain but the EU as well


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Interesting photo of Catalan firemen in their gear standing between the the civilians and the spanish cops this morning.

As for weapons, the Basques next door are said to have lots of them.

They do, but Madrid has already demonstrated that they will beat this down before it goes too far

[89Hen]

Watched Seve: The Movie last night.

[Grizalltheway]

This is all Messi's fault.

[AZGrizFan]

I've known too may Spaniards...

No good...

[bandl]

I've known too may* Spaniards...

*many

[GannonFan]

Interesting photo of Catalan firemen in their gear standing between the the civilians and the spanish cops this morning.

As for weapons, the Basques next door are said to have lots of them.

They do, but Madrid has already demonstrated that they will beat this down before it goes too far

Yes, any "Civil War" will be very short lived - they'll march in, arrest the leaders, take them to Madrid, sentence them to a long time in prison, and this will be over. Could be a lot of violence and casualties to get to the leaders, but I think Madrid has made it clear that they will accept any level of casualties, especially on the Catalan side, to end this as they see fit.

[Col Hogan]

Both sides continue to talk at each other...but no official or formal discussions are taking placed or planned...

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41498685

[GrizFanStuckInUtah]

Why on earth would the people of a modern nation ever need to have weapons? The government will always take care of your health and safety. Things like revolutions and bad governments are things from the past, they certainly can't happen in today's societies.

Spoiler: show

[CID1990]

Why on earth would the people of a modern nation ever need to have weapons? The government will always take care of your health and safety. Things like revolutions and bad governments are things from the past, they certainly can't happen in today's societies.

Spoiler: show

yes but its Europe

it could never happen in the US


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