https://revolting-europe.com/2013/03/31/must-workers-be-sacrificed-yet-again-for-the-good-of-spain/ On Europe, the left, labour and social movements Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:33:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ https://revolting-europe.com/2013/03/31/must-workers-be-sacrificed-yet-again-for-the-good-of-spain/#comment-6185 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:34:54 +0000 https://revolting-europe.com/?p=6475#comment-6185 A large part of the problem in Spain is that social movements like the indignados and 15M fail to recognize the need to actually take part in politics. Sure, the social democratic PSOE shares many of the same policies as the conservative PP (who have a large majority and form the government). Refusing to support PSOE makes sense given their record in government, but what does not make sense is this stubborn refusal to become a ‘political’, as opposed to just a social, movement. The social movements in Spain have brought a lot of attention to the problems confronting the Spaniards, but, now, what is their solution? If the social movements are not able to articulate a clear programme for the working people then people will eventually become frustrated and this mass movement will become splintered. At the end of the day, politicians make the decisions regarding policy and by supporting nobody or refusing to become political they are giving the green light to the conservatives.

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