Tonight
on Chanel 6 we have a debate between all the candidates in the forthcoming
election in Catalonia. The election,
forced on Catalonia by the minority right wing national Spanish government
after they had invoked article 155 of the Constitution which gave them the
power to sack the Catalan government and take over the running of the country,
is for the whole parliament, but this evening we have a debate between the
leaders of the different political parties.
Although
there are seven podia for the debaters representing a range of opinion which
stretches from the left with CUP to the right with Cs and PP, there is really
only one question and one choice: independence or not? With that basic question in mind there are
three parties who have pledged to the concept of independence, all the rest are
opposed.
The
opposition to independence includes PP, the right wing party of the national
Spanish government who, in spite of only having a 9% popular vote have now
assumed control of the Catalan government, they are aided and abetted by C’s a
hard right party, as can be seen from their voting record where they have voted
with or usefully abstained to help PP.
Shamefully
these wasters have been joined by the Spanish equivalent of the Labour Party in
Catalonia, PSC. This party has the word
‘Socialist’ in their title, but in their response to the problems in Catalonia
I have seen little to justify their use of the concept. On the question of independence, PSC is
clearly opposed and they voted with PP and Cs to allow the imposition of 155 and
the destruction of the Catalan parliament: they have been in demonstrations
side by side with PP and Cs. To their
shame.
The
party that most mirrors my general political attitude has been Podemos, a
recently formed party with a refreshing and clean outlook. Their attitude is one that says that there
should be a binding referendum on independence for Catalonia.
This
sounds reasonable enough, but PP and the joke Rajoy have ruled out any break up
of Spain and they have said that any referendum must include the whole of Spain
voting, not just Catalonia! So, although
I think that Podemos has a reasonable point of view, there is no way that the
political powers in the tight grip of PP (with the active help of their
lickspittle lapdogs Cs) will allow any Catalan specific referendum which might
lead to the break up of Spain.
As
Podemos will be in a minority, opposed by PP, Cs and PSOE, they will never have
the political clout to get any real referendum to take place. So a vote for Podemos is, in effect, a vote
against independence. They can say what
they like, but there is no way that they are going to have the power to make
their pious statements a reality.
The
polls have not been encouraging with Cs being predicted to gain as many seats
in the new parliament as the party of the exiled President! How, in the name of the living god, can
people in Catalonia vote for such a bunch of right wing sluts? Some, I know are going to vote for PP, a
decision I find frankly incomprehensible.
PSC have lost all credibility in Catalonia, and Podemos are advocating a
policy that they will not be able to bring to fruition.
The
man who deposed our Catalan president, the walking joke Rajoy, has already made
it clear that he will not countenance any discussions with independentists,
whatever the result of the election.
As I
have said before, I do not trust the Spanish government, which is in control of
Catalonia at the moment. I have a real
fear that the election will be stolen.
We need all eyes on the process and the counting. The 21st of December is going to
be a pivotal day in the history of Catalonia and that of Spain!
Wish
us luck!
