He's right in that they used an appropriate level of violence to shut down an election. I mean, they could have just machine gunned everyone, which would have been a bit disproportionate. That will come later. The real question is why were they shutting it down in the first place? On what authority?
The regime wants to suppress the most productive people in the region? If the regime is sucessful, do they expect the Catalans to maintain their current hard work? I can understand Spain wanting to keep things together, but they should look inward and implement major reforms. Perhaps in offering to do so and following through, the Catalans may be willing to reach an agreement with Spain. The EU would probably love that outcome.
Spanish Government Issues Veiled Death Threat To Catalan Leader In a quite shocking escalation of the rhetoric in Spain, a spokesman for the ruling People's Party just issued a (barely) veiled death threat to the Presdident of Catalonia. http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-...ent-issues-veiled-death-threat-catalan-leader