Because our democracy works this way:

> People vote what we want: democracy works
> People vote another thing: nothing happened

>>61636617

There was not referendum.
But referendum like polls without real legal power.
So the situation is still blockaded between a Catalan Government which claims that want to be free and a Spanish Government which doesnt know what politics are for.

>>61636617
if the confederacy seceded in 1861, why is it still part of the USA?

>>61636617
There was no referendum, only independentists claimed to be such thing, and yet the poor bastards lose.

>>61636836
That isn't a reasonable analogy.

>>61636617
It wasn't sanctioned by the Madrid government. So it wasn't a referendum

>>61636617
>Second spanish civil war confirmed.
Where do I sign up?

>>61636617
Socialism hates democracy.

>>61636870
Hue

>>61636836
Because it is under occupation. The Confederate government was never officially toppled or disbanded. The men just went their own way. The same with Texas. Texas was annexed. To this day both governments are still legitimate.

>>61646176
You do know the Republic of Texas was a temporary arrangement and they wanted to join the USA.

>>61644175
Wanna help me reactivate the International Brigades or the CNT?