The left has been behind this for years - they say they want an "Albania-like" state - and many of my friends there are very scared by this but they're even more afraid to speak out.
Think of Dems on steroids. That's what these leftist nationalist parties are like. Actually, Spain will probably be better off without them. Every intelligent Catalan I know is moving to Madrid even as we speak. And once it's down to a few leftist nationalists and foolish liberals, I think "la gran nacion de Catalunya" is going to find life a little rough going.
Interesting.