,CATALUNYA3 ,A ,WEEK ( ,ESCALATION 

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,/>T+ ,MONDAY1 9 RESPONSE TO DRACONIAN S5T5CES IMPOS$ ON POLITICIANS :O PROMOTE ,CATALAN 9DEP5D5CE1 T5S ( ?\S&S ( PEOPLE ACROSS ,CATALUNYA HAVE 5GAG$ 9 SU/A9$ RIOT+ & DISRUPTION4 ,AL?\< ! MAJORITY ( ! MOVEM5T REMA9S PACIFI/IC1 A FEW ?\S& P>TICIPANTS HAVE REJECT$ ! LEAD]%IP ( POLITICAL P>TIES & ORGANIZATIONS1 OPT+ = OP5 CONFRONTATION ) POLICE4 ,! V>I\S MOBILIZATIONS >E /ILL TAK+ PLACE 9 CONFLU5CE1 H[EV]1 MAK+ IT V]Y DIFFICULT = ! POLICE TO CONTROL4 ,PROTE/]S HAVE REPORT$LY US$ CALTROPS1 ,MOLOTOV COCKTAILS1 & PA9T BALLOONS TO DISABLE POLICE RIOT VANS1 :ILE KEEP+ 9DIVIDUAL (FIC]S AT A DI/ANCE ) LAS]S & SL+%OTS & DRIV+ AWAY HELICOPT]S ) FIREWORKS4 ,9 ! FOLL[+ REPORT1 WE REVIEW ! EV5TS ( ! PA/ WEEK & EXPLORE :AT IS AT /AKE 9 ?IS /RUGGLE4 

,AS AN>*I/S1 WE HAVE A MORE ROBU/ CONCEPTION ( SELF-DET]M9ATION ?AN M]E NATIONAL SOV]EIGNTY4 ,ALL GOV]NM5TS >E BAS$ ON ! ASYMMETRY ( P[] BETWE5 RUL] & RUL$2 NATIONALISM IS JU/ ONE ( SEV]AL MEANS BY :I* RUL]S SEEK TO TURN US AGA9/ EA* O!R SO WE DON'T UNITE AGA9/ !M4 ,WE CONSID] IT 9/RUCTIVE ?AT ! ,CATALAN POLICE HAVE WORK$ CLOSELY ) ,SPANI% NATIONAL POLICE ?R\<\T ! LA/ SEV]AL YE>S ( REPRESSION2 EV5 IF ,CATALUNYA GA9S 9DEP5D5CE1 WE >E C]TA9 ?AT 9DEP5D5T ,CATALAN POLICE & C\RTS WILL CONT9UE TO REPRESS ?OSE :O FI<T AGA9/ CAPITALISM & SEEK TRUE SELF-DET]M9ATION4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 !RE IS A LONG/&+ TRADITION ( AN>*I/ & ANTI-/ATE ACTIVITY 9 ,CATALUNYA1 & WE >E 9SPIR$ TO SEE SOME ( ?IS COM+ TO ! =E 9 RESI/ANCE TO ! VIOL5CE ( ! ,SPANI% /ATE4 ,IT IS POSSIBLE ?AT ! LATE/ ESCALATION ( CONFLICT 9 ! /REETS ( ,CATALUNYA WILL BE A /EP T[>DS ! RADICALIZATION ( ! 5TIRE MOVEM5T & ! DELEGITIMIZ+ ( /ATE SOLUTIONS4 

,LET'S LOOK CLOS] TO SEE4 

,MONDAY1 ,OCTOB] #ad 

,9 RETRIBUTION = ! #bag REF]5DUM & SUBSEQU5T DECL>ATION ( 9DEP5D5CE1 ,SPA9'S ,SUPREME ,C\RT S5T5C$ =M] ,CATALAN VICE PRESID5T ,ORIOL ,JUNQU]AS TO #ac YE>S 9 PRISON2 =M] M9I/]S ,JORDI ,TURULL1 ,RAUL ,ROMEVA1 ,DOLORS ,BASSA1 ,JOAQUIM ,=N1 & ,JOSEP ,RULL W]E S5T5C$ TO BETWE5 #a & #ab YE>S APIECE4 ,=M] P>LIAM5T SPEAK]1 ,C>ME ,=CADELL1 RECEIV$ #aa & A HALF YE>S = S$ITION4 ,ACTIVI/S ,JORDI ,SAN*EZ & ,JORDI ,CUIX>T W]E S5T5C$ TO #i YE>S EA*1 ALSO = S$ITION4 

,SEV]AL 9DEP5D5CE GR\PS CALL$ = DEMON/RATIONS & BLOCKAD$ MAJOR ROADS 9 ,B>CELONA4 ,E>LY ,MONDAY AFT]NOON1 ! ,TSUNAMI ,DEMOCRATIC GR\P CALL$ = DEMON/RATORS TO BLOCKADE ! ,B>CELONA AIRPORT4 ,!RE W]E ALSO BLOCKADES ON TRA9 L9ES & MANY HI<WAYS4 

,%[+ ! 9TEGRAT$ FUNCTION+ ( ALL ! DIFF]5T SUBSECTIONS ( ! /ATE1 ! ,CATALAN & ,SPANI% POLICE--! ,MOSSOS D',ESQUADRA & ,POLICIA ,NACIONAL--WORK$ TOGE!R TO REPRESS ! DEMON/RATORS4 ,!Y BRUTALLY ATTACK$ A L>GE NUMB] ( PEOPLE4 ,:ILE ! MAJORITY ( DEMON/RATORS REMA9$ 0NONVIOL5T0 9 RESPONSE1 AS !Y HAD 9 #b#a#g1 SOME BUILT BURN+ B>RICADES & PELT$ POLICE ) BRICKS1 FIRE EXT+UI%]S1 & LUGGAGE C>TS FROM ! RO(TOPS4 ,IT TOOK ! POLICE H\RS ( VIOL5T ATTACKS TO EVICT ! AIRPORT4 ,ONE CLA% 9 A P>K+ DECK />T$ >\ND #i PM & CONT9U$ UNTIL NE>LY MIDNI<T4 ,AFT]W>DS1 ?\S&S ( PEOPLE CONT9U$ TO RESI/2 SOME ]ECT$ BURN+ B>RICADES ON ! 9T]/ATE4 

,TUESDAY1 ,OCTOB] #ae 

,ON ,TUESDAY1 ! BLOCKADES ORGANIZ$ BY 0,TSUNAMI ,DEMOCRATIC0 CONT9U$ ON A L>GELY 0NONVIOL5T0 BASIS1 SL[+ & 9 SOME CASES P>ALYZ+ RAIL1 C>1 & AIR TRANSIT4 ,MORE PROTE/S BROKE \T ?AT NI<T4 ,GOAD$ BY POLICE VIOL5CE1 MORE & MORE PEOPLE BEGAN TO FI<T BACK1 ?R[+ HEAVI] OBJECTS & SETT+ FIRES 9 ! /REETS4 

,! ,ASSEMBLEA ,NACIONAL ,CATALANA 70,CATALAN ,NATIONAL ,ASSEMBLY10 ,A,N,C7 & V>I\S POLITICAL P>TIES HAD CONV5$ COLUMNS TO M>* FROM ACROSS ,CATALUNYA />T+ ,W$NESDAY1 TAK+ ! HI<WAYS & ?US BLOCK+ !M1 9 ORD] TO >RIVE 9 ,B>CELONA ON ,FRIDAY = A G5]AL /RIKE & PROTE/4 ,! PLAN WAS = ?IS ACTION TO BE TOTALLY PACIFI/4 ,?IS WAS BASICALLY A REPETITION ( !IR #bag /RATEGY1 9 :I* !Y ORGANIZ$ DEMON/RATIONS ON ,OCTOB] #c1 TWO DAYS AFT] ! MASSIVE POLICE BEAT+S ?AT OCCURR$ DUR+ ! REF]5DUM ON ,OCTOB] #a1 WAIT+ AN EXTRA DAY BE=E HOLD+ ! PROTE/ 9 RESPONSE TO GOV]NM5T REPRESSION SO ?AT PEOPLE W\LDN'T BE REACT+ IMM$IATELY TO ! VIOL5CE )\T A *ANCE TO CALM D[N4 

,YET !Y ALSO GAVE !IR APPROVAL TO ,TSUNAMI ,DEMOCRATIC1 :I* HAD PLANN$ ALL ALONG TO ORGANIZE FLA%-MOB-/YLE PROTE/S IMM$IATELY FOLL[+ ! V]DICT4 ,!SE PROTE/S1 TOO1 W]E 9T5D$ TO BE COMPLETELY NONVIOL5T1 BUT TO TAKE A MORE EFFECTIVE APPROA*--T>GET+ 9FRA/RUCTURE RA!R ?AN M]ELY SYMBOLIC PO9TS4 ,EI!R ! ORGANIZ]S UND]E/IMAT$ H[ MANY PEOPLE W\LD %[ UP & /AY 9TO ! NI<T1 OR !Y OV]E/IMAT$ !IR ABILITY TO IMPOSE PACIFISM AFT] ! #bag EXP]I5CE4 

,/>T+ ,TUESDAY NI<T1 EV5TS W]E CLE>LY \T ( !IR H&S4 ,9 ,CATALUNYA1 ! EXT5T TO :I* PEOPLE EMPLOY COMBATIVE & DE/RUCTIVE TACTICS IS G5]ALLY A USEFUL 9DICATOR ( ! AUTONOMY ( A P>TICUL> DEMON/RATION1 EV5 ?\< 9 & ( ITSELF UTILIZ+ MORE CONFRONTATIONAL TACTICS DOESN'T NECESS>Y IMPLY A RADICAL AG5DA4 ,! P>TIES HAVE ALWAYS 9SI/$ ?AT EV]Y?+ MU/ BE PEACEFUL1 JU/ AS !Y HAVE WAT]$ D[N ! MEAN+ ( 09DEP5D5CE10 US+ NATIONALI/IC DISC\RSE TO & SUPPRESS+ ! ANTI-CAPITALI/ OBJECTIVES ?AT US$ TO *>ACT]IZE ! MOVEM5T4 

,IT'S NOT EASY TO SUMM>IZE ! POLITICAL IDEAS ( PEOPLE FI<T+ 9 ! /REETS ON ! BASIS ( !IR CONDUCT1 BUT IT SEEMS ?AT ! PACIFI/S REMA9 UND] ! IDEOLOGICAL DOM9ANCE ( ! P>TIES & 0CIVIL SOCIETY0 ORGANIZATIONS LIKE ,A,N,C & ,OMNIUM1 :]EAS ?OSE PUTT+ UP B>RICADES APPE> TO BE OP5 TO A MU* WID] VISION ( :AT ! 5EMY IS & ! OBJECTIVES ( ! ACTIONS C\LD BE4 ,! =M] T5D TO BE MIDDLE-CLASS 7OR ASPIR+ MIDDLE-CLASS7 & EXCLUSIVELY ,CATALAN SPEAK]S2 ! LATT] GR\P IS MU* MORE DIV]SE1 9CLUD+ ,SPANI% SPEAK]S 7?\< /ILL MO/LY ,CATALAN SPEAK]S71 IMMIGRANTS1 & O!RS4 ,:5 ! MORE CONFRONTATIONAL DEMON/RATORS EXPRESS !MSELVES1 !Y T5D TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION TO ! POLICE1 0! FASCI/ ,SPANI% /ATE10 & TO M5TION MORE ECONOMIC ISSUES4 

,WE %\LD ALWAYS *ALL5GE ! ASSUMPTION ?AT A MOVEM5T IS AB\T ONE ?+4 ,A MOVEM5T IS ONLY AB\T ONE ?+ :]E !RE IS AN EFFECTIVE LEAD]%IP CONTROLL+ IT4 ,LEFT TO !MSELVES1 PEOPLE DON'T T5D TO R$UCE !IR CONC]NS TO S+LE ISSUES4 ,REALITY IS 9T]SECTIONAL4 

,HATS (F TO ! AN>*I/S & O!R ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN ACTIVI/S :O HAVE SP5T ! LA/ TWO YE>S SPREAD+ NON-/ATI/1 NON-NATIONALI/ P]SPECTIVES & ANALYSIS RELAT+ TO ?IS ISSUE & CREAT+ ! AUTONOM\S1 HORIZONTAL SPACES ?AT HAVE CROPP$ UP 9 ?IS MOVEM5T S9CE #b#a#g1 \TSIDE ! DOM9ANCE ( ! POLITICAL P>TIES & ! ,M>XI/-,L599/S :O DOM9AT$ ! 9DEPE MOVEM5T BE=E #b#a#c4 ,! EM]G5CE ( ?IS AUTONOM\S SPACE IS ! KEY DIFF]5CE ?AT DI/+UI%ES :AT IS HAPP5+ TODAY FROM :AT HAPP5$ 9 #b#a#g--& WE'RE SEE+ ITS FRUITS 9 :AT IS TAK+ PLACE 9 ! /REETS4 

,ANO!R MAJOR FACTOR 9 ! WAY ?AT PEOPLE 9 ,CATALUNYA HAVE BEHAV$ UNGOV]NABLY ?IS WEEK IS ?AT ! ,SPANI% /ATE WAS /UPID 5\< TO IMPRISON ! PACIFI/ POLITICIANS & 0CIVIL SOCIETY0 ACTIVI/S :O HAD EFFECTIVELY PACIFI$ ! MOVEM5T 9 #b#a#g4 ,! ONES :O HAD ALREADY EFFECTIVELY KILL$ ?IS MOVEM5T1 IT SEEM$1 UNTIL N[4 

,NEV] UND]E/IMATE /ATES4 ,ALSO1 NEV] UND]E/IMATE /ATI/ /UPIDITY4 

,W$NESDAY1 ,OCTOB] #af 

,ON ,W$NESDAY1 HI< S*OOL & UNIV]SITY /UD5TS DECL>$ A /RIKE1 :I* CONT9U$ ?R\< ,FRIDAY4 ,A,N,C M>*ES & HI<WAY BLOCKADES SET \T FROM MANY MAJOR CITIES4 ,9 ! EV5+1 PEOPLE 5GAG$ 9 V]Y S]I\S RIOT+ 9 ,B>CELONA2 SUB/ANTIAL RIOT+ TOOK PLACE 9 ALL ?REE O!R PROV9CIAL CAPITALS1 NOT TO M5TION SMALL] CITIES LIKE ,MANRESA4 ,MANY ( ! CLA%ES OCCURR$ \TSIDE ! ,DELEGATIONS ( ! 7,SPANI%7 GOV]NM5T OR ,GU>DIA ,CIVIL B>RACKS4 ,!RE HAD ALREADY BE5 SIGNIFICANT RIOT+ 9 ,LLEIDA & ,T>RAGONA ON ,TUESDAY NI<T4 

,CATALAN PRESID5T ,QUIM ,TORRA & EX-PRESID5T ,C>LES ,PUIGDEMONT DECL>$ ?AT ! RIOT]S W]E 09FILTRATORS10 BUT ONLY ! IMM$IATE FOLL[]S ( ?OSE POLITICIANS W]E /UPID 5\< TO BELIEVE ?IS4 ,! USUAL ABSURD CONSPIRACY !ORIES SPREAD ACROSS SOCIAL NETWORKS AB\T MASK$ PROTE/]S GETT+ PAID 9 5VELOPES ( CA%4 

,9 ,MADRID1 A FAIRLY L>GE ANTI-FASCI/1 PRO-,CATALAN DEMON/RATION TOOK PLACE AT ! SAME TIME AS A FASCI/ M>* AGA9/ 9DEP5D5CE4 ,! TWO DEMON/RATIONS CLA%$ & POLICE SEP>AT$ !M4 

,?URSDAY1 ,OCTOB] #ag 

,A,N,C M>*ES CONT9U$4 ,RIOT+ TOOK PLACE AGA9 ?AT NI<T 9 ,B>CELONA & O!R ?REE PROV9CIAL CAPITALS4 ,FASCI/S M>*$ 9 FAVOR ( ,SPANI% UNITY 9 ,B>CELONA1 ATTACK+ SOME PROTE/]S 9 FAVOR ( 9DEP5D5CE4 

,FRIDAY1 ,OCTOB] #ah 

,TODAY1 ! G5]AL /RIKE IS TAK+ PLACE 9 ,CATALUNYA4 ,A ,SPANI% JUDGE HAS ORD]$ ?AT WEBPAGES L9K$ TO ,TSUNAMI ,DEMOCRATIC MU/ BE %UT D[N--SOME?+ SIMIL> TO ,*9A =C+ ,APPLE TO %UT D[N AN APP US$ BY DEMON/RATORS 9 ,HONG ,KONG4 

,! CONS]VATIVE ,PEOPLE'S ,P>TY 7,P,P7 IS CALL+ = ! APPLICATION ( ! ,NATIONAL ,SECURITY ,LAW--ESS5TIALLY1 M>TIAL LAW4 ,MEAN:ILE1 IT APPE>S ?AT A NEW POLITICAL CONS5SUS MAY BE =M+4 ,= A C\PLE YE>S ,SPA9 HASN'T BE5 ABLE TO =M AN EFFECTIVE MAJORITY GOV]NM5T2 ELECTIONS TOOK PLACE E>LI] 9 ! YE>1 BUT WILL HAVE TO TAKE PLACE AGA9 9 ,NOVEMB]1 BECAUSE DISAGREEM5TS PREV5T$ ! ,SOCIALI/S FROM =M+ A COALITION GOV]NM5T ) ,PODEMOS4 ,! FI<T+ 9 ,CATALUNYA IS DRIV+ A W$GE BETWE5 ,PODEMOS 7:I* TAKES A S(T APPROA* BAS$ 9 DIALOGUE1 POT5TIALLY OP5 TO A 0LEGITIMATE0 REF]5DUM7 & ,SOCIALI/S 7:O TAKE A H>D APPROA* REJECT+ ANY POSSIBILITY ( DIALOGUE OR SELF-DET]M9ATION74 ,?IS CREATES ! POSSIBILITY ( A COALITION GOV]NM5T 9VOLV+ ! ,SOCIALI/S & ! ,P,P--ASSUM+ ! ,P,P1 ,CITIZ5S1 & ,VOX P>TIES DON'T GET 5\< VOTES TO COMPRISE ! MAJORITY ON !IR [N1 :I* !Y V]Y WELL MI<T NOT1 AS ,SPA9 REMA9S MAJORITY LEFT4 

,! RIOT COPS >E EXHAU/$1 PROBABLY ONLY RUNN+ ON COCA9E AT ?IS PO9T4 ,!RE >E VIDEOS CIRCULAT+ ( RIOT VANS C>\S+ D[N ! /REETS ) ! COPS US+ !IR S\ND CANNONS TO %\T 0,SOM G5T DE PAU40 ,?IS MEANS 0WE >E PEOPLE ( PEACE0--IT IS ! SLOGAN ( ! 9DEP5D5CE P>TIES1 BUT ! COPS MEAN IT 9 A MOCK+1 PROVOCATIVE TONE4 ,!RE >E CASES ( ! ,MOSSOS DISCIPL9E BREAK+1 ( 9DIVIDUAL (FIC]S BE+ ISOLAT$ & BEAT5 UP1 :I* NEV] HAPP5$ DUR+ ! /RIKES ( #ba TO #bab OR EV5 ! WEEK ( ! EVICTION ( ! AN>*I/ SOCIAL C5T] ,CAN ,VIES4 ,SEV]AL TIMES1 POLICE W]E =C$ TO RETREAT BY COMBATANTS HURL+ ROCKS & EV5 SOME ,MOLOTOV COCKTAILS4 ,EV5 AT ! HI< PO9T ( ! RESI/ANCE DEF5D+ ,CAN ,VIES1 IT WAS R>E TO SEE POLICE RETREAT2 !Y JU/ HAD TO WORK REALLY H>D TO ADVANCE1 AT :I* PO9T RIOT]S SIMPLY W5T ELSE:]E4 

,A MA9/REAM NEWSPAP] REPORT$ TODAY ?AT FULLY HALF ( ! POLICE RIOT VANS HAVE BE5 DECOMMISSION$ BY DAMAGES1 PRIM>ILY TO TIRES4 ,IT'S UNCLE> H[ QUICKLY !Y CAN REPAIR !M4 ,IF !Y LOSE !IR VANS1 !Y WILL BE P[]LESS2 !RE >E TOO MANY PEOPLE 9 ! /REET1 US+ TOO MU* =CE4 ,! /ATE W\LD HAVE TO S5D 9 ! ,GU>DIA ,CIVIL OR ! MILIT>Y PROP] TO MA9TA9 :AT !Y CALL 0ORD]40 

,! REAL QUE/ION IS :AT WILL HAPP5 ON ,SATURDAY4 ,TODAY C\LD S]VE AS A CA?>SIS1 5D+ ! UNRE/2 IT C\LD BE EFFECTIVELY REPRESS$1 IF POLICE BR+ 9 NEW RES\RCES & TACTICS2 OR IT C\LD BE ! DAY ?AT ! /ATE RECOGNIZES ?AT IT HAS LO/ CONTROL & HAS TO ESCLATE REPRESSION4 ,DUR+ ! RIOTS DEF5D+ ,CAN ,VIES1 IT WAS AFT] ! F\R? DAY ?AT ! /ATE RECOGNIZ$ IT HAD LO/2 ON ! FIF? DAY1 EV]YONE WAS EXHAU/$ SO ! M>* WAS JU/ A VICTORY LAP4 ,BUT N[1 ) P]HAPS D\BLE ! NUMB] ( POLICE BUT SEV]AL TIMES AS MANY P>TICIPANTS1 SPREAD ?R\<\T ,CATALUNYA1 ! MOVEM5T WON'T TIRE AS QUICKLY4 ,?\< ! PACIFI/S CONDEMN ! RIOT+1 !Y'RE /ILL M>*+ & BLOCK+ HI<WAYS1 !REBY ADD+ TO ! DIFFICULTY = ! /ATE4 

,! ,BACK/ORY1 ! ,FUTURE 

,! ,IB]IAN P59SULA HAS SE5 CONFLICT BETWE5 MON>*I/S1 CAPITALI/S1 FASCI/S1 & PROPON5TS ( /ATE DEMOCRACY1 ON ONE SIDE1 & AN>*I/S & O!R PROPON5TS ( LIB]ATION S9CE LONG BE=E ! ,SPANI% ,CIVIL ,W>4 ,IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMB] ?AT ! 9DEP5D5CE MOVEM5T ONLY TOOK C5T] /AGE 9 ,CATALUNYA AFT] C\NTRYWIDE ANTI-CAPITALI/ /RUGGLE REA*$ AN IMPASSE1 UND]M9$ BY MANY P>TICIPANTS' ]RONE\S BELIEF ?AT DEMOCRACY--DIRECT OR O!RWISE--C\LD BR+ AB\T ! *ANGES !Y DESIR$4 

,9 #b#a#a1 ! #a#e,M MOVEM5T1 A =]UNN] ( ,OCCUPY1 BROKE \T 9 ,SPA91 OCCUPY+ PLAZAS & CLA%+ ) POLICE4 ,?AT WAS JU/ ONE *APT] 9 A PHASE ( /RUGGLE >GUABLY PEAK$ ON ,M>* #b#i1 #bab ) MASSIVE RIOTS DUR+ A NATIONWIDE G5]AL /RIKE4 ,ALL >\ND ! WORLD1 ?IS WAS A HI< PO9T ( GRASSROOTS /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! 9EQUALITIES ( CAPITALISM & ! VIOL5CE ( ! /ATE4 

,YET RA!R ?AN CONT9U+ TO 9VE/ 5]GY 9 GRASSROOTS DIRECT ACTION AS A MEANS ( 5ACT+ *ANGE1 MANY :O HAD PROMOT$ DIRECT DEMOCRACY 9 ! PLAZA OCCUPATIONS %IFT$ TO TRY+ TO REHABILITATE /ATE DEMOCRACY VIA NEW P>TIES LIKE ,PODEMOS4 ,ULTIMATELY1 AS WE *RONICL$ H]E1 ! RESULTS W]E DISAPPO9T+1 S]V+ TO PACIFY ! SOCIAL MOVEM5TS )\T A*IEV+ !IR ORIG9AL GOALS4 

,9 ! 5SU+ VACUUM1 ! 9DEP5D5TI/A MOVEM5T GA9$ MOM5TUM1 PROPOS+ A REF]5DUM AS A WAY TO MAKE ,CATALUNYA 9DEP5D5T--PROMIS+ A /ATE SOLUTION TO ! PROBLEMS ?AT HAD ORIG9ALLY 9SPIR$ PEOPLE TO MOBILIZE AGA9/ CAPITALISM & GOV]NM5T OPPRESSION4 ,:5 ,SPA9 CRACK$ D[N VIOL5TLY ON ! REF]5DUM1 ?IS LEFT AN>*I/S 9 AN AWKW>D POSITION1 WANT+ TO OPPOSE POLICE VIOL5CE BUT NOT TO 5DORSE NATIONAL 9DEP5D5CE AS ! SOLUTION TO ! PROBLEMS 5G5D]$ BY CAPITALISM & ! /ATE4 ,( C\RSE1 IT WASN'T JU/ ,SPANI% POLICE P>TICIPAT+ 9 ! CRACKD[N--IT WAS ALSO ,CATALAN POLICE4 ,ALL ! 9/ITUTIONS ?AT W\LD SUPPOS$LY S]VE ! PEOPLE AFT] 9DEP5D5CE W]E ALREADY BE+ US$ AGA9/ !M1 AS !Y SURELY WILL CONT9UE TO BE IF ,CATALUNYA DOES AT SOME PO9T BECOME AN 9DEP5D5T /ATE4 

,ALL ?IS %[S ! PROBLEMS ) NATIONALISM & DEMOCRACY4 ,WE SUPPORT PEOPLE 9 ,CATALUNYA DEF5D+ !MSELVES FROM POLICE1 C\RTS1 & O!R 9/ITUTIONS ( P[]2 ?IS IS :Y ! EV5TS ( ?IS WEEK HAVE BE5 9SPIR+4 ,BUT ULTIMATELY SELF-DET]M9ATION MEANS ABOLI%+ !SE 9/ITUTIONS1 NOT RE=M+ OR RE9V5T+ !M4 ,! QUE/ION REMA9S :E!R ! CURR5T /RUGGLE 9 ,CATALUNYA WILL RADICALIZE MORE ( ! P>TICIPANTS T[>DS AN>*I/ SOLUTIONS OR SIMPLY T[>DS MORE VIOL5T MEANS ( PURSU+ NATIONAL SOV]EIGNTY4 ,BUT ?OSE AT ! =EFRONT ( EV5TS WILL SURELY HAVE DISPROPORTIONATE 9FLU5CE ON ! ANSW] TO ?AT QUE/ION4 

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