OE Watch Commentary: It seems unlikely from the accompanying reportage that political instability in Catalonia has gone away. The first of the accompanying excerpted references, from OK Diario, claims what seems to be an ominous turn, at least rhetorically. If the separatists are insisting that the situation in Catalonia requires resolution by terrorism or civil war, one might reasonably fear they are preparing to effect such a future. The second reference, from La Gaceta and evidently from a writer who favors the Spanish political right, points out that thousands of businesses have left Barcelona due to political uncertainties. It also notes a piece of stylistic messaging that supports the separatist assertions reported in the first reference. The Catalonian left paid homage to an historically prominent, radical communist from the time of the Spanish Civil War. These writers remind their readers that the Catalonian independence movement is being led and spurred by the radical left. End OE Watch Commentary (Demarest)