Will any police face charges for violence inflicted on Catalonian voters? If not, Spanish “rule of law” is a charade #CatalanReferendum
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) October 2, 2017
Will the media downplay Spanish police's #CatalanReferendum attacks as merely a vast number of "extra-judicial beatings"?
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) October 2, 2017
The Spanish government's aggression against Catalonia vivifies how Leviathan is now far more important than democracy. #CataloniaReferendum
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) September 21, 2017
How much destruction is Spain entitled to inflict on Catalonia to stop citizens from voting to secede? Defining down democracy…
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) September 21, 2017
For how the world reacts, the Spanish police rubber bullets, truncheons, and brutality matter far more than vote total #CatalanReferendum https://t.co/oQHIg911QI
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) October 2, 2017
Spanish police tyrannized Catalans today but a few more days like this & people will find ways to ravage their oppressors #CatalanReferendum
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) October 2, 2017
Spanish Democracy "Consent of the Governed" – Consent or we will shoot or beat you – 700 injured by police during #CatalanReferendum
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) October 1, 2017
The Spanish police viciously attacking Catalan voters show same spirit as Alabama police who brutalized black marchers in Selma in 1965
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) October 1, 2017
The great Barcelona Brawl over secession is even better than a bullfight. Americans can learn from this ruckus. #CatalonianReferendum https://t.co/bo6P3sGLPY
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) September 30, 2017
Is the Spanish government entitled to preemptively punish Catalonia as if their voting is an act of war against Madrid? https://t.co/T9tJ1zcOkd
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) September 26, 2017
If Spanish police claim a right to confiscate ballots in Barcelona, are they also entitled to physically assault Catalunya voters?
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) September 25, 2017
At least the recent threats & crackdowns have proven that people in #Catalonia have no reason to fear an all-powerful govt. in Madrid
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) September 23, 2017
[…] heartily support Catalonia’s referendum on secession, as my prior post indicated. I hope folks appreciate that I was not biased on this […]