Spain does not surrender: some reasons to keep hope alive during these dark days

@ElentirENG ES 11·17·2023 · 7:01 0

Yesterday a dark stage in the history of Spain began with the re-election of Pedro Sánchez in the midst of a socialist coup against the rule of law.

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Some dark and sad days for Spain

Millions of Spaniards live with concern at this moment. Some have shed tears when they see how an unscrupulous guy, who has lied to his entire country, has managed to cling to power by buying the support of Spain's enemies by promising to demolish the pillars of our democracy and put our national unity at serious risk. Right now, Spain has the most corrupt government in Europe, a corruption that consists of granting criminal privileges in exchange for some votes in parliament.

I am not going to tell you not to be sad, because at a time like this only those who despise the separation of powers and equality before the law can see reasons for joy and, above all, those who want a Spain weak and disunited. However, just because in these dark days there is no reason to be cheerful does not mean that we should lose hope. I know that it will be very difficult for younger people to understand, that at 15 or 20 years old it is very discouraging to see your country in this state, but we must not allow ourselves to be overcome by discouragement and despair.

The sacrifices of our ancestors in other dark times

It is especially in the dark days when we must remember what we are: Spanish. Our town has a long history of which we like to remember the days of glory, but there were also times of misfortune. Spain was invaded several times and our ancestors managed to free it, first from the Muslim yoke and then from the French yoke, at the cost of many sacrifices.

In the last century, Spain was one of the few countries in Europe that managed to defeat communism and avoided becoming a satellite of the Soviet Union. Besides us, only the Greeks can boast of both. In both cases, the price to pay was three years of bloody civil war. Spain not only owes its mettle to victories, but also to difficult days. It is those hard moments that have especially tested who we are, our values, our principles and our capacity for resistance.

Spain has not experienced a war for many years and the vast majority of us are fortunate not to know that misfortune firsthand, but we must never forget that we are free because others assumed many sacrifices, because they did not give up and made the decision to fight when everything seemed lost.

The lights we have in the middle of the darkness

Many young people who today participate in the protests these days against the socialist coup in Spain were children or had not even been born when another civic rebellion against socialism took place, when Zapatero governed. Before that, Spain experienced another civic rebellion against the ETA terrorists after the kidnapping and murder of Miguel Ángel Blanco in 1997. Our history is full of examples of healthy rebellion from which we should draw inspiration at the current moment. strong> A moment that is dark but in which we do not lack lights to guide us.

Today, the socialist coup has numerous institutions against it, among which we must highlight 171 opposition deputies, 11 regional governments and a large part of the Judiciary, including associations of judges and prosecutors until now related to the PSOE, as well as numerous organizations of state officers, lawyers, notaries, businessmen, etc. To this we must add that the socialists and their allies only control one of the two chambers of the Spanish Parliament, the Congress. The opposition has an absolute majority in the Senate.

We must keep in mind that the PSOE has less regional and municipal power than ever. This could serve as a basis for opposition to its measures at multiple levels. It is our duty to encourage and support this opposition, because we are not talking about the government going to take more or less debatable political measures, but rather that is going to try to demolish our rule of law. Outside our borders we will not lack support either. We must look for them and ask them to speak out.

On the other hand, never in the history of Spain has it been seen a civic mobilization against the left for two weeks in a row like the one that many Spaniards are carrying out these days against the socialist coup. We are making history. These protests have not ended. This weekend there are more mobilizations called in Spain (you can see them here) and also in other countries (France, USA, Luxembourg, United Kingdom) to denounce the socialist coup in our Nation.

We must banish defeatism, demotivation and discouragement

There is something that we must banish these days and they are defeatist speeches, words of discouragement, demotivating messages and calls for us to give up. For hundreds of years, many Spaniards have made enormous sacrifices without being sure that they would see their fruits. They did it out of love for their country, out of the generosity of wanting to leave a better Spain for those of us who were yet to come. Our duty is to defend Spain without despairing about the result, even keeping in mind that perhaps our role in the history of our Nation is to keep the flame of resistance alive to pass it on to others and for them to be closer to victory.

The strength of the Spanish lies in our unity and also in our spirit of service and sacrifice. It is precisely in the dark days that what we are is tested, so dry your tears, put aside discouragement and start thinking about what you can do, no matter how small, to achieve a better Spain. You can achieve this by getting into politics, demonstrating, studying, working, doing activism on social networks or with a blog. I have been publishing Counting Stars for 19 years and I refuse to give up.

Long live Spain!

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