The Spanish left’s game of musical chairs after eight years of corruption and mafia

There are folk traditions whose origins have been lost in the mists of the past. One of them is a popular game.

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A ruthless game of political survival

The game involves arranging a set of chairs with a group of people gathered around them. There must always be one fewer chair than the total number of people. The game begins when the music starts playing, at which point the players must walk around the chairs. As soon as the music stops, everyone must scramble to find a chair and sit down. Naturally, one person is always left without a seat. The game continues with the removal of one chair at a time until only two players remain. The last person to secure a seat wins.

In many ways, this game mirrors the political survival process that plays out every four years in democratic nations. When a political party is struggling, the game of musical chairs that unfolds within its ranks can be truly ruthless. After all, this is no longer a matter of simply winning a traditional game. What the players are really after is maintaining the high standard of living that comes with a seat as a deputy or senator. This game can turn particularly dirty when the players are politicians who have shown a complete lack of moral scruples.

A Left-Wing Facing Historic Collapse

The Spanish left is currently at a very low ebb. A succession of corruption scandals and displays of incompetence and authoritarianism by Pedro Sánchez’s government, a coalition of Socialists (PSOE) and Communists (Sumar), has resulted in electoral forecasts pointing to a likely historic collapse for the left in the upcoming general election. This electoral disaster could be compounded by the serious national crisis triggered by the Moroccan-orchestrated migrant influx into Ceuta and the Sánchez government’s subservience to Morocco, all while alarming revelations come to light—such as contacts between the PSOE’s shadowy operatives and drug traffickers aimed at attacking the judge presiding over the case involving Sánchez’s brother, a tactic typical of the mafia.

Allowing themselves to be dragged along by the PSOE could have devastating electoral consequences for the far-left. Recent polls predict not only a historic slump for the PSOE but also the risk that communist electoral brands (Sumar and Podemos) will be relegated to the fringes, after spending eight years holding ministerial posts, riding in official cars, and enjoying a life of luxury. The far-left now faces the challenge of either breaking its coalition government with the Socialists or, at the very least, feigning tension with them in order to gain some advantage ahead of the next election, which must be called by 2027.

Seeking political office using evictions as a pretext

This week, the far left has once again staged protests using evictions as a pretext. It seems somewhat ridiculous to do so after eight years of left-wing governments—and socialist policies that have driven up the cost of renting and buying homes. This situation stems from a heavily regulated real estate market burdened by measures introduced by the left that encourage rent delinquency and the illegal occupation of housing—scourges that have ultimately harmed many small property owners, including some who traditionally vote for the left. Under Sánchez’s leadership, the left has eroded the Spanish middle class, creating a social and economic environment defined by a lack of opportunities, low wages, expensive housing, and skyrocketing grocery prices. This is the result of eight years of implementing the left’s absurd economic prescriptions, which—under the guise of wealth redistribution—ultimately succeed only in spreading poverty.

Trying to make us forget that we are in this state because of them

Basically, what the Left wants is for us to forget that Spain is in such a bad state because of its policies, so that it can have another chance to keep implementing them and continue the process of impoverishing our country—a deliberate process: the Left loses electoral opportunities in prosperous societies and needs desperate people who will be more receptive to the snake-oil salesmen in the socialist and communist ranks.

Ultimately, we are on the verge of a political battle that will leave many elected socialist and communist officials in the unemployment lines (albeit with the lucrative severance packages and pensions they have secured for themselves). We will see them more nervous and irate than ever, and that will be the reason why—not because of some elderly woman facing eviction. In fact, the Spanish region with the highest number of evictions (by a wide margin) is Catalonia, governed by the socialists, yet there have been no protests there. This is the clearest proof that Spain has a Left that is as corrupt and mafia-like as it is cynical.

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