July 2010 Entries

  • En la II República

    En la II República   Al grito de Viva España después de escuchar el himno al grito de Viva España canto un fandango gitano y en él llevo puesta mi alma como buen republicano.   En abril se proclamo la República Española. La bandera que enarbola por la que el pueblo luchó tres colores acrisola.

  • ¡Ole Catalunya! The end of bullfighting in Catalunya

    It ended in tears, joy and applauses, but following three months of intense public debate, Catalonia has exercised its autonomy by giving a big "no" to bullfighting, and in doing so joins the Canary Islands (they did so in 1991) in banning this tradition. The debate and vote in the Catalan parliament, and within the wider Catalan community, was the result of a democratic response to a popular petition to prohibit bullfighting in Catalonia, one that was supported by more than 180,000 signatur

  • Racist fachas estilo Al Andalus

    Here's someone who likes to mess with words - addressed to me: A ver, hijo de puta guiri, ¿quién eres tú para decir lo que es Andalucía o no? Vete a joder a tu país con tus hijos de puta fanáticos. Otro gilipollas extranjero que viene buscando playita y flamenkito de mierda... ANDALUCÍA NO ES Y NO SERÁ NUNCA EUROPA EUROPA ES PARA PERROS INGLESES, como tú from some youtube person named: ylahumanidad And my reply: Otra vez, un ignorante y mal educado racista de cupón. And humanity .. my arse. Racist, nationalist and fascist scum.

  • Spain's socialist moment

    Spain's socialist moment The left in Spain is involved in a process that will culminate in a practical political programme, with a focus on social rights.   Article in The Guardian at Comment is Free

  • Too clever for your own good

    Even before the Duke of Gloucester had berated Edward Gibbon for his "thick, square book", the encouragement of ignorance was already a powerful force in the English speaking world.

  • Este blog se solidariza con Baltasar Garzón

    Este blog se solidariza con Baltasar Garzón, el juez que se atrevió a juzgar los crímenes de la dictadura franquista.