Cars burn in Barcelona as protesters ignore calls for calm

Less than 44% of Catalonian's are separatists

That's a huge number considering the political oppression going on. There is good reason to think its far more who are hiding their true opinion since their leaders are getting arrested. I really would not trust that number. And even if I did, you have to consider the remaining 56 percent will consist of people who don't give a darn either way, which could easily make separatists a majority.