BNG, a mafia that is already targeting all Galicians who love Spain

For many years, the left has labeled everyone who does not share its views as "fascists," in an attempt to demonize any dissent.

The BNG does not condemn violence against Vox and even uses it for electoral purposes
Far-left violence in La Coruña aimed at preventing Vox from expressing itself freely

Yesterday, I mentioned here that fascism originated as a form of nationalist socialism. It was an anti-liberal and anti-democratic movement that viewed its own ideas as justification for employing violence against political rivals, with the undisguised goal of establishing a dictatorship in which no one could dissent from the fascist elite (exactly the same thing that the communist elite did in Russia).

A few hours later, the far left staged a display of genuine fascism in A Coruña, resorting to harassment and violence in an attempt to prevent a democratic party, Vox, from expressing its ideas in an autonomous community where that political organization is already the fourth most-voted party.

The Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) has not only refused to condemn this violence, but its youth wing, Galiza Nova, has even threatened more of it. This is not the first time we have seen such mafia-like behavior from these far-left dens. In February, the BNG refused to condemn a series of attacks on the offices of the People's Party (PP). Not content with rejecting this gesture of democratic decency, they went further by mocking the party, accusing it of "whining" and "playing the victim"—an attitude typical of a gang of thugs.

In case anyone has already forgotten, this is the same BNG that, in 2013, refused to condemn the terrorist group Resistencia Galega in 58 municipalities—following numerous attacks by that criminal group, which—coincidentally—was both separatist and far-left, just like the Bloque itself. This is the same BNG that, year after year, boasts of the support of an antisemitic terrorist group responsible for murdering many people for the sole reason that they were Jewish. These are the very people who now go around calling their political rivals "fascists."

It is worth remembering that the BNG originated from what was known as the Bloque Nacional-Popular Galego (BNPG)—the Galician National-Popular Bloc—established in 1981 as a coalition between a Maoist communist party, the Unión do Povo Galego (UPG), and the Partido Socialista Galego (PSG). I have often wondered whether the term "National-Popular" was chosen because "National-Socialist" was already taken by others; after all, it is a term that accurately describes a form of nationalist socialism, such as that of the BNG. As I explained here a few days ago, until 1985, the BNG served as the Galician partner of Herri Batasuna (HB)—the political wing of the terrorist group ETA. Regarding the tactical nature of the split between the two parties, one need only recall that in September 2000, the BNG refused to sign a declaration in the European Parliament condemning ETA’s terrorism.

It is worth keeping these things in mind so as not to feign surprise when faced with images like this one: yesterday, the youth wing of the BNG, Galiza Nova, called for "smashing Spain apart" with the slogan "get the 'Spanishists' off our streets," which makes their antidemocratic conception of politics very clear. The RAE (Royal Spanish Academy) defines "españolismo" as "love for or attachment to things Spanish," a love shared by the majority of Galicians, as we feel Spanish and love our country. Thus, the BNG seeks to prevent the majority of Galicians from going out into the streets simply because we do not hold the same views as that intolerant minority.

With such antidemocratic attitudes, the BNG and its youth wing behave like a mafia, aiming to turn our beloved Galician land into a dictatorship—a vast prison where those of us who do not think as they do would not even have the right to set foot on the very sidewalks we pay for with our taxes. It must be remembered that in a democracy, "anything goes" is not the rule: there are norms for coexistence that are binding on everyone. In Spain, these norms are enshrined in the Spanish Constitution, which was approved in a referendum by an overwhelming majority of Spaniards. Article 6 of the Constitution states:

"Political parties express political pluralism, contribute to the formation and expression of the popular will, and serve as a fundamental instrument for political participation. Their creation and the exercise of their activities are free, provided they respect the Constitution and the law. Their internal structure and functioning must be democratic."

By now, it is evident that the BNG is not a democratic party; if it were, it would respect political pluralism and the right of citizens with diverse viewpoints to be represented by parties that advocate for their ideas through peaceful, democratic means—unlike the far-left savages who injured 12 police officers in A Coruña yesterday—yet the BNG has not offered even the slightest criticism of these acts of aggression. If the BNG is not a democratic party, if it refuses to condemn violence, and if it acts like a mafia, why does it remain legal? In Spain, other totalitarian political parties have already been outlawed—and rightly so—because they supported violence and failed to respect the norms of our coexistence. Democracy cannot grant free rein to those who seek to destroy it.

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Photos: Galiza Nova.