Catalonia

[Gilrandir]

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.

Then they have no wits. One doesn't have to be Nobel prize winner to figure out how Madrid would have reacted. Did they know it? If yes and still went on with independence and after that backed out they have no guts. If no - they are plain stupid. Either conclusion doesn't reflect a great credit upon current Catalan leaders.