People think that Franco and his dislike of Catalonia left Spanish politics back in the 1970s.
They are about to see that the Spanish government still wears his boots, and kept them polished just for this occasion.
Good luck, Catalans....May God help you all.
“...the Spanish government still wears [Franco’s] boots, and kept them polished just for this occasion.”
IMO that’s a stretch. Spain has been governed by Socialists since 1981, hardly something Franco would approve of.
Now...far more feared than the Spanish military is the big, bad, reviled Guardia Civil. Let’s see what their role is in the days ahead.
Remember, they tried to overthrow the King.