Ceuta: response to fascist aggression against migrants and humanitarian organizations
A new step has been taken in the persecution of migrants.
Thursday 26 of August, a group of 400 Y 500 people physically attacked migrants who had taken refuge on the beach, destroying and throwing into the sea their few belongings and shelters. These same people blocked the way for the Red Cross vehicles that had arrived to deliver food.. The organizers of the “Ceuta Unida” demonstrations, who call themselves in defense of Ceuta and its inhabitants, They disassociated themselves from this violence and emphasized the peaceful nature of their protests.. They also highlighted the presence among the attackers of individuals from outside Ceuta, possibly peninsula provocateurs, and the newspaper Público reported calls from far-right groups from several countries to come and "expel the Moors" from Ceuta.. Among these neo-Nazi groups is Save Europe Act, that was ridiculed by gathering less than a hundred protesters on 22 August in Barcelona.
Nevertheless, It would be a mistake to underestimate the seriousness of fascist aggression by focusing solely on the number of perpetrators., a minority perhaps, but not insignificant. This shows that the most violent sectors of the extreme right feel strong enough to move from words to actions, knowing that they enjoy total impunity; today are the cheers, tomorrow maybe the revolvers. The fascists “Squadristi” of Mussolini began with “truncheon” —the garrote— and castor oil…
further, the right is careful not to openly condemn this violence. VOX, several of whose spokespersons have called for the expulsion of immigrants, even by force, is complicit in these command-type actions, and the Popular Party, apparently more law-abiding, sees Thursday's violence as a mere understandable demonstration, although somewhat excessive and regrettable, of popular exasperation.
When Feijóo talks about invasion, deliberately uses military vocabulary, and Sanchez, by denouncing an attack on the territorial integrity of Spain and Europe, operates on the same ground. If the “homeland” and “civilization” are in danger, any means is justified to defend them, and fascists are simply a little more consistent ultra reactionaries.
The supposed coexistence in the colonial enclave
The local right, disguised as “apolitical”, invokes the deep unity of the inhabitants of Ceuta and their coexistence, that transcends cultural and religious differences. In summary, It was a paradise before the hordes of immigrants arrived and disrupted the lives of the people of Ceuta., and it will be again once they leave.
But this idyllic vision does not reflect reality. Although all Ceutíes have Spanish nationality, the ID (National Identity Document) not enough to equal them. There is real segregation in employment and housing, and the “Spanish Moors” of Ceuta are second class citizens. There is, indeed, a cultural barrier, which is actually a class division, a classic phenomenon in all colonial situations.
In a city where VOX (the Union of Voters of Spain) has more than 20% of votes, the extreme right can hardly defend the “remigration” of people who are in their homeland, but many “moros” They denounce racist and Islamophobic comments directed against them, and even assaults, incidents that have multiplied since the massive arrival of migrants.
It is no coincidence that it was in the working-class neighborhoods where, despite the fear and shock, Solidarity with men quickly emerged, women and children who were left homeless and without even food. Nor is it a coincidence that it was mainly the residents of these same neighborhoods who forced the fascist agitators from the mainland to flee under police protection..
There is, indeed, a division between “dos Ceutas”, a class division that demands harmony cannot be overcome because it is inherent to the capitalist system, that is based on exploitation and oppression and that will only disappear with it.
Confronting racism and fascism
As we have already emphasized in several articles, racism is not inherent in human nature; It is a tool of the rich to divide the working classes, who constitute the vast majority. It is the capitalists who, with governments and the media at your service, they instill racism through their propaganda. What Ceuta reveals is how far they are willing to go, even going so far as to present women and men who seek a better life as criminals, barbarians who threaten our “civilization”, vile statements that can provoke real pogroms, Thursday's attack being just a small example. The government's response: tighten immigration laws and send even more police and military to “defend the border” (Y, especially, repress migrants).
It is not an antidote to racism; reinforces it
The so-called security forces were already much more numerous in Ceuta than anywhere else in Spain.: 1.200 police and 2.600 soldiers for 84.000 population. They are not at all a bulwark against fascism, and their large number undoubtedly explains in part the electoral success of VOX. Only the naive (or the cynics) They might believe that their role is to defend democracy. We must show our solidarity with migrants so that they are immediately guaranteed decent living conditions. We are in full solidarity with the Red Cross volunteers and other organizations that have been attacked by fascists. We demand that the authorities respect their work and provide them with the necessary resources to carry it out..
We condemn the lukewarm response of the "progressives" and the inertia of the main union leaders, whose responsibility is to organize the fight against racism and fascism. Unions must mobilize, do not give the streets to the right: nationals and immigrants, a single working class! This is even more crucial now as fascist groups resurface: We must put them in their place before it is too late. Against fascist gangs, vigilance and organized self-defense are essential. This fundamental task cannot be left solely in the hands of immigrants, although they must participate. It is the responsibility of the labor movement, who must understand that if the fascists advance, will also be threatened.
A regime friendly to French imperialism and its elites
Mohamed we, King of Morocco, It is part of the framework that uses immigrants according to their convenience and collaborates with the construction of the walls of the “Europe Fortress”. This is not a temporary reactionary policy, comes from many years ago, with the same dynasty in power.
The king of Morocco, Hassan II1, symbolized for many Westerners modernism and dialogue in the land of Islam. But these affable appearances hid the monarch's secret garden, the shadow of conspiracies and prisoners, torture and disappearances, and misery. Kingdom, I love everything and everyone, crushing through repression, corrupting through corruption, manipulating through fraud and bending through fear. Although he did not invent absolute power, Its peculiarity lay in covering it with a disguise designed to deceive those foreigners who willingly allowed themselves to be seduced.. They are “democracy” witnessed an average of four political trials a year, more than one hundred since independence, which on each occasion resulted in the death sentence or years in prison of several activists. Torture in Derb Moulay Cherif, the living dead of tazmamart, the ordeal of the Oufkir children, the night of the sahrawi disappearances… Fear was the basis of their system. like hell, had his own circles. Everyone, regardless of the horror of their fate, I could be sure that someone else had suffered worse..
1.- Hassan II (1929-1999) He was king of Morocco from 1961 until his death in 1999. your son, Mohamed we, He succeeded him to the throne that same year and continues to serve as king of Morocco.. Both belong to the Alawite dynasty and their reigns are closely linked to the continuity of the Moroccan monarchy., of its colonialist and repressive policies against Western Sahara.
