Friday, June 17, 2011

Globe Missed Month of Spanish Sit-In

What else have they missed?

"Spain protesters clash with police in Barcelona" June 15, 2011|Hernan Munoz, Associated Press

About 2,000 demonstrators angry about planned budget cuts in education and health clashed with police outside a regional parliament in Spain on Wednesday....

The demonstration was part of nationwide protests over the past month by young and unemployed people angry at the country’s handling of the economic crisis. The highlight of the movement was a near monthlong, round-the-clock makeshift protest camp in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol plaza.  

That is the FIRST I HAVE READ OF IT in my NEWSPAPER! 

I guess they wouldn't want to be giving Americans ideas, although those Americans they are worried about are not reading the Boston Globe.

The vast majority of the protests have been peaceful although 100 people were injured in Barcelona when riot police charged protesters in a main city square May 27.

Wednesday’s protest was criticized by politicians across the country.

“Aggressions and insults against politicians are aggressions and insults against the people’s representatives,’’ said Ramon Jauregui, spokesman for the Spanish central government.

“I can accept the protest by 2,000 people but I would remind those 2,000 people that 3.2 million people voted those deputies that were hassled,’’ he said.  

What is the Spanish word for arrogance?

But Gaspar Llamazares of the United Left coalition said the protests represented a “social fracture’’ in Spain, where the economic crisis has left close to 5 million people unemployed.

Last week, hundreds of protesters gathered outside the national parliament in Madrid to demonstrate against labor reforms.

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Also see: Spain bank chief, family in tax probe

Bankers are scum no matter where they are found.