Joyous news today, folks! Wonders never cease, and finally we see some REAL democracy in the EU's Spain, as Catalan leaders are finally dealt justice with harsh multi year jail sentences - the longest for 13 years. This might finally teach Liberal EU citizens that democracy is putting its foot down when it comes to citizens organizing their own referendums! Really, what were these plucky Catalonians even thinking? Running a referendum for independence in the face of a centuries long willful stand by the majority of Catalonians? Please, compliance -is- willfulness for all you funny rebels :) At least someone, Spain's Supreme Court in this case, had the balls to slap down these plucky "the people's' will first" campaigners. Democracy shall NOT be slighted. At least not the EU. LOL, so funny. The prison roll from the last couple days: Weep For Catalonia - Separatist Leaders Handed Vicious Prison Terms https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/weep-catalonia-separatist-leaders-han... https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2019/10/weep-for-catalonia-weep-for-... As The BBC reports, Spain's Supreme Court has sentenced nine Catalan separatist leaders to between nine and 13 years in prison for sedition over their role in an independence referendum in 2017. The prosecution had sought up to 25 years in prison for Oriol Junqueras, the former vice-president of Catalonia and the highest-ranking pro-independence leader on trial. Junqueras was handed the longest sentence of 13 years for sedition and misuse of public funds. Others to receive prison sentences for sedition were: - Dolors Bassa, former Catalan labour minister (12 years) - Jordi Turull, former Catalan government spokesman (12 years) - Raül Romeva, former Catalan external relations minister (12 years) - Carme Forcadell, ex-speaker of the Catalan parliament (11.5 years) - Joaquim Forn, former Catalan interior minister (10.5 years) - Josep Rull, former Catalan territorial minister (10.5 years) - Jordi Sànchez, activist and ex-president of the Catalan National Assembly (9 years) - Jordi Cuixart, president of Catalan language and culture organisation Òmnium Cultural (9 years) The nine leaders, who had already spent months in pre-trial detention, were acquitted of a more serious charge of rebellion. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49974289 That an attempt to organise a democratic vote for the Catalan people in pursuit of the right of self determination guaranteed in the UN Charter, can lead to such lengthy imprisonment, is a plain abuse of the most basic of human rights. I was forced to withdraw my lifelong personal support for the EU when, in response to the vicious crushing of the Catalan referendum by Francoist paramilitary forces, when the whole world saw grandmothers hit on the head and thrown down stairs as they attempted to vote, all the institutions of the EU – Council, Commission and Parliament – lined up one after the other to stress their strong support for the Madrid paramilitary action in maintaining “law and order”. Today we see the same thing. As the Catalans are imprisoned for efforts at democracy, the EU Commission stated that it “respects the position of the Spanish judiciary” and “this is, and remains, an internal matter for Spain, which has to be dealt with in line with its constitutional order.” The Commission here is simply ignoring what is very obviously a fundamental breach of basic human rights. This is far worse than anything Poland or Hungary have done in recent years, and the Commission is also showing a quite blatant hypocrisy in its relative treatment of its Western and Eastern members. ... A million people are expected to march on Saturday in support of the EU. That is the EU which has just expressed its active support for the jailing of Catalans for holding a vote. They join Julian Assange as political prisoners in the EU held for non-violent thought crime. OMG, grandmothers being hit on the head by police - so funny what humans think they can get away with - VOTING of all things? LOL! JUSTICE for democracy and the EU at last! Spread the word folks, the system strikes back and stability of democracy is put first in Spain! Just as well millions are marching against Brexit and FOR the glorious neo Roman Empire, the EU!