I see some folks who
had before now used the Catalonia struggle for self-determination as an example
of ideal government reaction now trying to downplay the events of this weekend
in Spain.
Some have said what
happened between the Spanish government and ‘Catalonian agonists’ is way better
than what happened in Abia state a few weeks ago because no one died. I actually think there really isn't any
difference; people don't have to die before we can call violence exactly what
it is.
It is unfortunate
what happened in Abia on account of IPOB. Such is a potential though avoidable
result of rebellion against any sovereign state. I'm not sorry that I think
those who absolve Kanu and IPOB of all blame are insincere. If you don't think
his actions are treasonable then you exist in an imaginary world. This however
is about Catalonia.
The Spanish
authorities got court orders, seized materials and eventually rolled out police
and special military forces to put down the referendum. They may not have used
live ammunition or ordered people to roll in muddy water but I want to ask if
it is possible to be killed by rubber bullets or from repeated baton strikes to
the head?
The images from the
events are not pretty. The young and the elderly, male and female were pulled
by the hair, struck repeatedly with batons and dragged out of the voting areas.
Is this then acceptable because no one has died yet? There's a strike ordered
now all across Catalonia and Barcelona teams are joining. We haven't seen the
last of this conflict.
Spain is fighting
because if they let one go, Spain may as well cease to exist as a country. The
EU and UN know this, I doubt there'd be too much said against Spain in the
coming days. No one wants to deal with potential problems in the UK, Turkey, Cameroon
and a few other locations across the globe at the same time.
At least Catalonia
has been on this struggle for a while and hasn’t been aggressive like their
violent neighbors in Spain. I don't think it is right to try to bamboozle
Nigeria for a referendum after a few weeks of struggle and then threaten to blow
up Nigeria and kill the people if not granted.
No nation will accept that and silence isn't how they respond.
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