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La crisis catalana, tal y como se ha venido desarrollando, ha desconcertado a propios y a extraños. Muchos no podían dar crédito a lo que estaba sucediendo hasta que poco a poco fueron comprobando que no era la pesadilla de un sueño, sino una realidad. Es más, la crisis catalana es, sin lugar a dudas, la más grave que ha padecido España no solo en nuestro período democrático, sino desde la Guerra Civil de 1936–1939.
The development of the Catalan crisis, baffles both nationals and foreigners alike. Many could not believe what was occurring, until what was believed to be a nightmare turned into a reality. Moreover, the Catalan crisis is, without a doubt, the most serious crisis that Spain has undergone since the 1936–39 civil war. The terrorist group ETA, despite spawning more than 800 casualties, never came this close to representing a such a threat to Spain. It is a problem that will continue to be present unless it is tackled with all the weapons at the disposal of a state ruled by law, a category into which Spain falls.
