Quote Originally Posted by Gilrandir View Post
"Groundswell support" may be also ambiguous. It depends on what the groundswell is ready for - to get together, wave flags and go home after that or stay on the square and put up resistance in case they are pressed into submission.
I meant support for the idea from Madrid, and was being a touch whimsical in word choice.

There was enough in Catalonia itself, over 40% of the population favoring independence. That was a higher percentage than existed in British Colonial America in 1775.