How corruption, cuts and despair drove Spain's protesters on to the streets

[alp227]

The arrival of the table, a battered piece of Formica bashed on top of four rough, oversized legs, raised a cry of joy. Never mind that anyone on a normal chair would barely be able to see over the top – here was another small triumph of the new Spanish revolution, the gathering of angry Spaniards of all colours, ages and persuasions that is sweeping across the country and beyond its borders.

The table that arrived in Madrid's Puerta del Sol square was part of the swirl of creative chaos, naive enthusiasm and pent-up frustration that has transformed it into a makeshift camp for thousand of protesters who call themselves los indignados, the indignant ones.

Tents and mattresses, armchairs and sofas, a canteen, portable toilets and solar panels have sprung up in a remarkable display of organisational prowess. And the mass of people jostling around, each pursuing their own dream or demand, or just watching others doing the same, seemed more like something transported from the Arab spring in north Africa than from Europe.

As the protests continued to swell on Friday, with 60,000 people defying authorities to obey the campaign's "Take over the square!" slogan in dozens of Spanish cities, and with copycat demonstrations across Europe, the question was whether this was the new May 1968 – a youth-led popular revolt against an establishment deemed to have failed an entire generation.

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Now I wonder if the US media will cover this as much as they did the Tea Party protests? Nothing on ABC, CBS, NBC, or PBS on Friday's newscasts.

[txlibdem]

1. Capitalism is a corrupt and festering corpse, yet the maggots can feast for a little while longer

Nobody wants to admit it or even talk about it. But it is the truth. Capitalism and its puppet governments will topple within the next 20 years.

There are 2 paths that will emerge from the ruins:
1) Despots, dictators and psychopaths take over and the human race eventually dies. Or,

2) The people of all colors, all races, religions, orientations, unite and stand strong for a just and equitable society.

[dkf]

2. How does this just equitable society instantly create jobs for everyone?

Don't jobs require the production of something that has value that people will pay for? How does Government dictate production?

I've never really understood this part of how a socialist economy works.

[txlibdem]

3. Sorry that I have no time to be your tutor - may I suggest google and the "interwebs"

If your question is in earnest then you will find a wealth of information that will explain it far better than I ever could.

If you're just being a thorn in someone's side, well, I have no time for you. I wish you a long and healthy life.