Childless at 36, Gisbert calls Spain's PM Sánchez a madman
Rubén Gisbert, 36 and with no known children, called Pedro Sánchez a madman. The response came quickly: critics pointed back at his own lack of offspring.
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Gisbert calls Sánchez a madman and gets reminded he has no children
A curious move: at 36 and with no known children, Rubén Gisbert has branded Spain's prime minister a madman. The label, colloquial and harsh, has produced the predictable outcome: a response aimed at the messenger rather than the message.
One camp has fired back with the most uncomfortable question: How many do you have?, referring to the critic's childlessness. The argument: before judging other people's sanity, it would be wise to review one's own life coherence.
Others, however, have defended the original insult. The phrase the one in the mud is right has surfaced in the conversation, though without clarifying exactly who that nickname referred to.
There is more to this anecdote: the substantive debate has been buried under a layer of personal attacks. Not a single fact about policies, governance or the future. Just family jibes and an insult that adds nothing.
Is this really all that is left of public debate? Or are there simply no arguments to discuss Sánchez's record without sinking into the mud?
A curious move: at 36 and with no known children, Rubén Gisbert has branded Spain's prime minister a madman. The label, colloquial and harsh, has produced the predictable outcome: a response aimed at the messenger rather than the message.
One camp has fired back with the most uncomfortable question: How many do you have?, referring to the critic's childlessness. The argument: before judging other people's sanity, it would be wise to review one's own life coherence.
Others, however, have defended the original insult. The phrase the one in the mud is right has surfaced in the conversation, though without clarifying exactly who that nickname referred to.
There is more to this anecdote: the substantive debate has been buried under a layer of personal attacks. Not a single fact about policies, governance or the future. Just family jibes and an insult that adds nothing.
Is this really all that is left of public debate? Or are there simply no arguments to discuss Sánchez's record without sinking into the mud?
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