The shit in Spain falls mainly in the fan

[The Larch]

Just landed in Barcelona this morning, so far nobody has asked me for my passport.

Flag sellers must have made a killing lately.

[Iormlund]

Gf had her first conflict at work. All the rest wanted to shut down the place completely for the week.

Told her to talk to her boss. She'll be working from home tomorrow.

[HVC]

what's the reasoning behind the striking?

[Iormlund]

A show of force. The Generalitat has also made sure tomorrow is as chaotic as possible by giving a paid holiday to every public employee. 

SEAT (part of VW group) has already come against the strike. Devious little bastards. I need to build stock.

[Valmy]

Well this situation sure has gone to shit.

[Tamas]

I read a comment somewhere that simply this is simply old reflexes, the kind of response Spanish politicians learned from the time of dealing with the Basques. Only difference is, we now have the Internet and mobile cameras.

Is that a valid assessment?

[celedhring]

I read a comment somewhere that simply this is simply old reflexes, the kind of response Spanish politicians learned from the time of dealing with the Basques. Only difference is, we now have the Internet and mobile cameras.

Is that a valid assessment?

It is not. Riot police actions in the Basque Country usually involved the regional police charging against small groups of actual rioters breaking/burning stuff.

[celedhring]

A show of force. The Generalitat has also made sure tomorrow is as chaotic as possible by giving a paid holiday to every public employee. 

SEAT (part of VW group) has already come against the strike. Devious little bastards. I need to build stock.

Apparently there's also a 10-day subway strike. What's the aim here? I really can't see the line linking "pissing everybody off" with "support for independence" 

Fortunately I work from home and I don't have any more scheduled meetings this week.

[Iormlund]

The subway is always on strike anyway. 

[Iormlund]

I read a comment somewhere that simply this is simply old reflexes, the kind of response Spanish politicians learned from the time of dealing with the Basques. Only difference is, we now have the Internet and mobile cameras.

Is that a valid assessment?

The Basques never did something like this. It's new territory.

It must be said that Euskadi is quite different. The situation there was orders of magnitude worse for decades. As in always looking behind your back and under your car.
The situation there is cooler now, still dominated by the business-friendly conservatives, whose votes Rajoy needs to pass the budget. And they do have control over taxes, which is what precipitated this whole thing.

[Crazy_Ivan80]

If only the PP hadn't asked the courts to gut the 2006 autonomy-agreement then. That seems to be the event that sparks the events leading up to now.

[Valmy]

If only the PP hadn't asked the courts to gut the 2006 autonomy-agreement then. That seems to be the event that sparks the events leading up to now.

2006? You are kind of reaching there aren't you?

[viper37]

The subway is always on strike anyway. 

you inherited more than a King from the French?

[Valmy]

The subway is always on strike anyway. 

you inherited more than a King from the French?

The French are hardly unique in Europe about this sort of thing.

[grumbler]

If only the PP hadn't asked the courts to gut the 2006 autonomy-agreement then. That seems to be the event that sparks the events leading up to now.

2006? You are kind of reaching there aren't you?

To which Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia do you think he should refer?

You do know the history of the 2006 statute, right?  I mean, you'd not accuse CI of reaching unless you understood the situation and had a better alternative, right?