Spain and the EU: realms of uncertainty
Economical crisis, policies, polarization and struggles opened the year with more doubts than certainties in the immediate future.
Uncertainty, EU version. Following an endless economic crisis, They have announced massive layoffs at Vodafone and Ford branches in different countries. The British Parliament has flatly rejected the pact Brexit of Prime Minister Theresa May to block out as agreed, and stretching the crisis deepening existing. French President Emmanuel Macron has launched a "Great debate" national to look for a "New contract for the nation". It is a slap of drowning at the loss of credibility suffered against the claims of "Yellow jackets". So goes the winter, with more doubts than certainties in view of the elections to the European Parliament in May. The imperialist bloc, exploitative and oppressive of the European Union is a quagmire for which no progressive proposals or euro skeptics right nor the Europeans, look the sign look.
It polarizes. The streets of Paris are still burning. Greek teachers were mobilized and faced police repression. Alcoa workers in A Coruña have managed to extend their jobs fighting. Polarization is a sign of the times. Fighting face to face with the fascist minority -these- they are increasing. And the women of the Spanish State mobilized to interpellate right and ultra: Popular party (PP), citizens (Cs) and Vox. Again in the first line, as against Trump and Bolsonaro; putting pressure on trade union lines for the 8M also call a general strike.
To important definitions. President Pedro Sanchez (PSOE) He has presented the State Budget (PGE) We negotiated, the highest since the 2010. So far they are mostly rejections. But for different reasons, right-wing parties and nationalists have announced that they will support them. If this keeps What will the president? Will you try to rule by decree extending the budget of M. Rajoy? Are you exhausted a legislature that was stillborn in which only account 84 own deputies? Will call general elections? Nobody has the answer.
Between lie and maneuver. Sanchez presented the PGE as "progressive, social and very favorable to Catalonia ". We should make an imaginative exercise to see progressive Spanish budgets controlled by Brussels, armed by a government no one voted, whose production did not participate the population and seek to be redeemed for alleged advances, leaving aside the existence of political prisoners. There are few who believe that the development of PGE was an electoral maneuver Sánchez: knowing that would not be approved nor opposition, nor by the EU, he huffed and her makeup, for those who do not support him pay a political cost to the people. We will see.
Freedom. The MP-monarchical '78 democratic demands against the regime are the agenda: against censorship, repression and Gag Law. It is imminent start of the trial to the Catalan separatists. It is arbitrary, based on political considerations and trumped-up charges of sedition, rebellion and embezzlement. Freedom of political prisoners, exiles; absolution recognition of the right of peoples to self-determination are basic rights. They should defend those who call themselves "democratic, Republicans or left ".
The crisis and their tormentors. The crisis of the capitalist economy has caused: labor reforms, liquidation of the welfare state, poverty, inequality, continuity of unemployment, low salaries, unachievable rentals, cuts in health and education. And prepares new episodes. Be in Madrid, Barcelona or wherever, are the politicians of the bourgeois parties that favor a handful of big business to the detriment of the needs of large popular majorities.
Strike and mobilization. Hence the huge need to support workers / as fighting for their rights follows, solidarity with claims, promote the coordination of claims to be stronger, meetings and assemblies where democratically decide what to do and require the overall majority union lines to call a strike and fight plan.
Triangle horror. Faced with the emergence of ultra Vox, the full spectrum of the right makes your business: the PP "unapologetic" takes part of his speech and signing agreements. CS does not sign with Vox to camouflage themselves in the center, but it does with the PP. Among the three have formed a Bermuda Triangle of politics ugliest, anti workers, anti-feminist and anti-democratic to govern Andalusia. You have to face them in the streets and at the polls.
false choices. For its part PSOE and we can take the opportunity to say "Watch out, right and ultra are being. Support us to stop " PSOE has no face! Decades ago alternates with the PP in power, business, the corruption, the defense of the monarchy and the regime. Of them can only be expected maneuvers and traps, yes with varnish "Advance". From 15M, We had an excellent opportunity to "Kick the board", but he did not, it was increasingly adapting charges, Leaving aside the mobilization and held in the margins of capitalism. The center-left is not output and responsibility goes far beyond. applying adjustments, lying and being inconsistent with their commitments, have caused disappointment among broad sectors of the population and, Consequently, They have facilitated the advancement of the right. PNV nationalist parties as, ERC and PDeCAT not break this mold ruling for bourgeoisie.
That the new road opens. The old options and new recycled, They are plunging the country and can still be worse. You need to build a new alternative, Left and anticapitalist. With workers and peoples mobilized for their rights, with pensioners and feminist groups, with Republicans and consequent progressive, with revolutionary expressions, with organizations like CUP among others, with democratic and combative neighbors such as those in the CDR, with critical expressions and rebels can, with all those independents who see the need to enlighten another way. Let's get to work to build a new alternative, but the old policy, a clean face or makeup, we will continue getting dizzy in the vicious circle of course "Lesser evil" it always ends up leaving things as they are.
