You have to defeat them in the street
The PP carried out an act against the amnesty. SCC and Vox prepare another. We should not give the street to the right and the extreme right. Strong responses and alternative political projects are needed.
Hate speech and arrogance
To the act carried out on 24 September in one of the most “Cayetan” neighborhoods of Madrid, thousands of people attended. There, The regional presidents of the PP and the former presidents Mariano Rajoy and José María Aznar deployed their speeches of hate and arrogance: supported the investiture attempt that Alberto Núñez Feijóo will make on the days 26 Y 27 of September, They vindicated the attacks on the Catalan people and strictly defended the Constitution of the '78 regime.. For Rajoy, the application of the article 155 “guaranteed coexistence with Catalonia”. That is to say, the repression of the 1-O Referendum, the imprisonment and persecution of independentists. For the arch conservative Aznar, concentration inspirer, there are still outstanding accounts: “The only historical debt is that of the secessionists with Spanish democracy, who have not paid and have to pay”. It was a retrograde concentration of the Spanish right, to which, to show off the full spectrum, The only thing missing was the presence of the PSOE barons who think the same as the PP, the King and the extreme right of Vox.
Who is more right-wing?
Although Vox shares the positions of the PP, it was not at the concentration. According to its leader Santiago Abascal, They did not attend because they were not invited. Actually, Both parties are in full dispute for the right-wing space, That is why Vox is playing to express its virulent rejection of the amnesty in the event convened by Catalan Civil Society (SCC) which will be attended by 8 October in Barcelona. The PP and Vox fight to show which of the two parties is more right-wing.
Who negotiates better with the regime?
Friction between ERC and JxCat also remains. In the midst of the debate generated by the possibility of an amnesty in exchange for Sánchez's investiture, the counterpoint is located in “Who negotiates better?” with the Spanish regime, yes, President Pere Aragonés from the Generalitat or former President Carles Puigdemont from exile. Such nonsense continues to demonstrate that they are closer to agreeing on limited autonomy than to deploying a roadmap towards the Catalan Republic.. For anyone who feels progressive, it is a joy that people can speak in Catalan in parliament., Galician and Basque, as would a complete amnesty, without making Sánchez president, who will continue trying to box in the demands for self-determination.
The best gift for the worst
Reformists of all stripes use the right for their “lesser evil” policy. Now they have strong crosses with the right around the investiture, but they are limited to the media and institutions. This is how the Madrid concentration passed by, without the PSOE, We can, Sumar and other “progressives” will call for an active boycott. Feijóo is imitating Ayuso and Abascal, who on other occasions also appealed to public demonstrations. The right and the extreme right must be confronted and defeated in the streets, passivity and silence only play into his game.
"The streets will always be ours"
The moment requires taking actions for two central reasons. First, because the debate on the adoption of democratic mechanisms to decide self-determination is not on the negotiating table, Yes, there is the demand to abandon the break with Spain as a way out. Secondly, because of the conversations made known by the investiture of Pedro Sánchez (PSOE) There are signs of a partial amnesty, when there are more than 4.000 prosecuted pro-independence activists, with ridiculous accusations of “terrorism” and false setups by the Civil Guard or by the persecution of the security forces dependent on the Generalitat. For now, The call of the Defense Committees of the Republic is positive (CDR) and other platforms to hold an Anti-repressive Day on October 1, with different actions, a central event at La Modelo and a demonstration through the streets of Barcelona.
Common action is needed from the extreme left
We reaffirm the proposals made against the acts of the right and the extreme right: boycott, against acts, mobilization and strike for total amnesty and self-determination. It would be a great step forward for the CUP, other pro-independence forces, Anti-capitalists and the entire arc that we claim to be revolutionary socialists, We would make a common manifesto promoting forceful actions and outlining an alternative political path to ERC and JxCat. The formation of an extreme left front is more necessary than ever, that fights for self-determination as an inseparable part of the strategic struggle for a socialist solution.
