Originally Posted by
Astalnar
Mhm, if you know anything of history, you'll remember how back in the 90ies the West was initially against the disolution of Yugoslavia as well. That still didn't stop the people in their own pursuit for independence. It took two years to get the internation recognition.
EU will change the tune in due time. Because if they don't, they'll only get more backlash. And more backlash in this case means weaker EU. And weaker EU means more bargaining chips for the disgruntled Visegrad group, on one side, and Britain on the other. EU is caught between a rock and a hard place. They can deny the right to independence to Catalans in order to appease Spain, at the cost of weakening EU. Or they can support Catalans and anger the Spaniards. But in that case, EU ends up as the moral victor, who stands with the weak and oppressed. What do you think EU will do when faced with choice if the Spain doesn't deescalate the situation?