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Kate -> RE: Spanish Revolution (Jun. 22 2011 11:12:01)
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ORIGINAL: Estevan
Typical Commie wacko! [;)]
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Los Idignados, como moviemiento social, espontáneo, totalmente PLURAL, APARTIDISTA, ASINDICAL, ARRELIGIOSO y libre de banderas e insignias, pretendemos dar VOZ al las propuestas ciudanas PACIFICAMENTE dialogando. DEMOCRATICAMENTE vamos a intentar solucionar un sistema insosteniblle para los ciudanos normales como nosotros.
That's what is says on my T-shirt anyway [;)]
It was an amazing demonstration, so many of us. As we marched along Gran Via we saw Pimiento leaning out of his window taking photos. I put my hands in the air and waved at him which made Harold laugh as everyone at that point had their hands in the air waving, but to our surprise Pimiento actually saw us among the throng.
The papers report there were 20,000 of us but we were outnumbered later when Granada FC returned triumphant and 50,000 people took to the streets to celebrate.
Anyway Los Indignados are having an impact and the political parties are falling over backwards to try and come up with solutions.
Something which seriously needs looking at are the way the banks here deal with mortgage defaulters. Not only do they repossess the houses they also demand the mortgage is still paid in full. In UK it is possible to go and hand your keys into the bank, giving them your house back and cancelling the debt. In Spain the debt remains even though you may now be broke, jobless and homeless.
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