Parasitic leaders in Spain to go to any lengths to avoid independence referendum

RIA Novosti
Fri, 19 Sep 2014 18:18 UTC

© AP Photo/ Emilio Morenatti

Girls wearing “estelada” flags, that symbolizes Catalonia's independence, sit on the street in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Sept 11, 2014.

Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo said the Spanish government will use every possible legal measure to prevent Catalonia's secession, Europa Press reported Tuesday.

"There is a line that should not be crossed. The government will use all legal tools available to prevent a separation referendum that contradicts Spanish law, ignores the international community, and that will have dire consequences for Catalonia, Spain and the European Union," the minister was quoted as saying by the agency.

Comment: For those who bow down to IMF austerity and psychopathy that brutalizes innocent people there are no boundaries, there are no rights, and only the fearless self-determination of communities saying "enough" can prevail under these circumstances:

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"Spain's integrity is not the property of the government or parliament," he added, saying that the country's integrity was enshrined in the constitution.

A referendum on the Spanish region's independence has been set for November 9. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and the Constitutional Court of Spain have repeatedly stressed that they would not recognize the results of the vote, which they consider illegal.

Catalan President Artur Mas expressed his determination to go ahead with the referendum, regardless of what the Spanish government may do to hamper it. Should the Spanish authorities attempt to hinder the referendum, Mas is ready to call new elections by 2016 at the latest, which will become a referendum on independence.

Comment: Fascism is back but with a mustache trim. The Catalonians fought against the psychopathic "Gladio" experiment of Francisco Franco the first time around, and still fight for their rights today:

The [Spanish Civil] war stripped away many illusions that led [George] Orwell to this personal crusade against Generalissimo Francisco Franco. Orwell quickly discovered that hard-line communists Stalin sent to stiffen the ranks of the resistance were in reality no better than the fascists in both their methods and ideology. Were he alive today, Orwell would wring his hands at the plight of Catalonians, finding themselves once again crushed by ruthless foreign invaders and looters.

I am speaking of the EU imposed austerity measures which have wrenched the entire Spanish economy to a shuddering standstill. Catalonia, which accounts for a fifth of Spain's total GDP, has responded by rekindling the spirit of independence. The province is already semi-detached but its unfortunate destiny marks it as the Spanish Tibet - lashed to Madrid, tossed some morsels of quasi-self determination but its people denied the sovereign freedom to make their own choices.