Goodman writes: "As Spain's prime minister announced deep austerity cuts Wednesday in order to secure funds from the European Union to bail out Spain's failing banks, the people of Spain have taken to the streets once again..."
A bloodied woman is detained by riot police during a demonstration by Spanish coal miners. The miners had marched to Madrid to protest government subsidy cuts for their industry. (photo: Denis Doyle/Getty Images)
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We can hope that Spain will light the fire of a world wide movement to stop this lunacy.
The really inexcusable point is that Spain, unlike Greece, Ireland and Italy, did everything "Right", played by the rules but it's the same type of suited, greedy and protected termites in the economical woodwork like Rato, that brought the country down as in the US. Housing prices over-inflated, speculative casino trading behind Chinese walls and illegal use of funds entrusted to the by their grassroots customers, who are now the victims of something they don't even understand (sound familiar yet?).
The people of Spain and Europe are seeing through the economic "Austerity theory" smoke and mirrors, who benefits from them and who loses -ask Angela Merkel, and will do something radical; they are not a cowed and dumbed-down as those who listen to the Rethugs and FOX in the "Fragmented States".
Also, they have much more to fight for like universal health care, decent infrastructure and social services and they are not over-financing a bloated military death machine to the exclusion of all else. These things are ingrained in the socio-economic structure of "Civilized" nations (US excluded) and the people WILL retain them -that's what eventually brought Frau Thatcher down!
¡Viva la patria en patriada!
Where a guy name like "Rato = raton = thief!" and who IS a rat fink and a thief, can rise to be the official conductor of WORLD MONETARY POLICY!
I call myself "Doubter" because I'm not convinced I'm not dreaming. Ever since I got sucked into WWII the world has appeared surreal, or at minimum, insane.
I thought "the world" would become rational after going through WWII; but, if anything, it has become MORE AND MORE IRRATIONAL. I remember my little daughters being taught atom bomb attack drill. How's that for insane?
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