Message from @DanConway
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What about the referendum, should it have been prevented even if it was only symbolic (wouldnt have done anything)
I do approve of the need of a referendum, but one that is legally binding, bilateral and approved by the constitutional court. One where the entirety of Catalonia's voice is heard.
The referendum that took place was the contrary of this, it was a unilateral and illegal act. It was illegally financed, organised and put into action
they did not help that they did send in the military to calm things down, the Spanish government did only put fuel on the fire in the end
The military was not sent in. It was the national police and civil guard
And I agree, the previous conservative government led by Mariano Rajoy did little to nothing to de-escalate the tensions and social divides. It acted in the last minute, with a rash and inappropriate manner
Is that like the US's national guard?
The National Guard is the reserve?
Kind of
The Civil Guard, is like the Italian *Carabineri* or French *Gendarmes*. It is more "paramilitary" branch of the police.
I dont think we really have that in the US
We have swat teams but those vary by city and county
They have jurisdiction in the control of Borders, Urban/Mountain areas, Coast and traffic. The National Police have jurisdiction in the Cities
While it was not amusing, it is interesting how the US people react to Secession done by other countries. It plays to well into American Narratives
Indeed, I've seen a lot of people, mostly Americans, draw parallels between the Catalonian and American independence movements. In my opinion they could not be more different
Americans love indepence
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I can imagine yeah, given that's how they were born as a nation
Cross post for archiving:
@@Timcast
https://kotaku.com/how-youtube-fueled-the-anti-social-justice-movement-1829207455
Holy shit, don't read the comments section. Pure cancer.
I wont
thank you for doing the jobs no one
else wants
"right side of history"
Oh we are on the right....
who is christine?
@Fitzydog holy shit that fart huffing right there
a bunch of <:thronk:441701565607444482> <:high_iq:382980759012638731> intelllectuals
holy shit some people are stupid XD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjQSmtQWlVo
there are some great people in there though
"I'm trisexual"
"I've never even heard of that!"
"Yeah, I try everything, see what I like"
lol
*Drop the mic*
Apparently Ford's lawyer jerked Grassley around for a few more days, looks like it'll be wednesday now
Well that statement says to contact today *or* the vote is monday. So i take that as the hearing day was open to negotiation