Catalonia

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

Maybe they have more guts than you might think, in understanding that they failed and there's no hope for success. Insisting on stubborn resistance is often just about saving face (and sometimes political careers) of the high ups while the people are worse off.

You may be right, but that still makes them bad leaders.

It will be interesting to see if the former Catalan President returns to face the music, having seriously harmed his "country."