During the protest, the party’s leader delivered a speech which referred to the destruction of the country’s institutions, the loss of Spanish sovereignty, and the need for a patriotic reaction.
The violent protests we saw last weekend could mark a significant shift in the mood of what had previously been considered a largely compliant citizenry.
Protesters have blocked roads using trucks, agricultural machinery, cranes, and burning tires, wearing green shirts stamped with the Brazilian flag evocative of support for the current president.
Theirs is performative activism—a self-indulgent pastime to signal luxury beliefs. Pouring milk all over the floor at Harrods doesn’t save the planet, it just shows how little they care about the staff who have to clean it up.
Demonstrators called for the government’s resignation, sanctions against Russia to be scrapped, and for the country’s withdrawal from NATO, the EU, UN, and the WHO.
The spark which set the tinder alight was the suspicious death of Mahsa Amini, who had been detained by Iran’s morality police because she wore the hijab too loosely.
