Death wish for Sánchez found on Madrid Christmas tree

Death wish for Sánchez hangs from official Madrid tree

What happens when Madrid's most photographed Christmas spot becomes a showcase for a death wish? At the Real Casa de Correos, seat of the regional government and hub of Puerta del Sol, the so-called Bosque de los Deseos (Wish Forest) allows visitors to hang cards with their hopes for the new year. Amidst usual requests for health and happiness, one appeared asking to kill Pedro Sánchez. The card, listing three wishes by priority, placed this fate ahead of "going to sleep" and "health and happiness." eldiario.es published the finding, sparking immediate reactions.

What is the Wish Forest at Puerta del Sol?

The installation, set up next to the Real Casa de Correos, invites people to write wishes on paper cards and hang them from fir branches. It is a participatory Christmas device, with no known prior filtering, where everyone records what they expect from the coming year. The card in question was not anonymous in content, but its author remains unknown. No one has claimed responsibility, and there is no record of any investigation.

The news came with a detail that raised suspicions: the coincidence between the message's appearance and the presence of a journalist from the outlet that published it. Many reactions pointed to a setup. "A sign like that wouldn't last long on the tree, and precisely the journalist was there," summarizes one of the most supported comments. Reasonable doubt remains: whether someone wrote the wish or placed it for the photo, the material resolves nothing.

From wish to suspicion of journalistic fabrication

Skepticism is not new. Several messages recalled previous episodes of alleged information fabrication: the envelope with bullets, the sniper who turned out to be an amateur, the letter from a six-year-old child asking to kill those who abort, written with two impeccable lines and no errors. The pattern drawn is always the same: a striking find, a timely photo, and a controversy that lasts as long as it takes to debunk it. The comparison with those cases serves here as an argument for distrust, not proof.

Some go further, arguing the outlet published the message to reinforce an editorial line against the Community of Madrid government. This theory lacks documentary support but explains why the conversation quickly shifted from the wish's content to the identity of whoever hung it.

Hatred toward the president as a recurring phenomenon

Beyond the specific episode, the material reflects a discussion on the intensity of rejection toward prime ministers. It recalls that Aznar, Zapatero, and Rajoy also concentrated intense animosity at times, without leading to anything. The conclusion drawn is that death wishes for a president are not new but recurrent, often ending in nothing.

Against this reading, another current argues that rejection of Pedro Sánchez is of a different magnitude. "Pedro is much more hated," they claim, based solely on perception. The material provides no polls or data to compare intensities, leaving the statement as mere opinion.

Alternative wishes: illness, baldness, and dolls

The conversation drifted into a catalog of alternative wishes revealing the general tone. Some proposed a long, painful, degenerative illness instead of death. Others opted for baldness as punishment. One participant confessed wearing Feijóo's name on one shoe and Sánchez's on the other, stepping on them constantly. Another announced searching for a doll of the president to hang on the tree. The original wish became an anecdote in a competition of witticisms.

Wishing for left-wing rule so right-wingers suffer

One of the most striking turns occurred when a participant declared having more desire to see those who imprisoned him and subjected him to experimental treatments suffer than to see the president die. His conclusion: those people deserve four or eight more years of Sánchez's socialism to leave no stone standing. This argument inverts the logic of the original wish, turning political punishment into collective condemnation.

Fight over sectarianism and false closure

Much of the final segment consumes itself in an exchange about who is the sectarian. One side accuses the other of brainwashing for voting for certain parties; the other responds that those who don't accept differing views are the sectarians. The discussion gets tangled in amateur psychiatric diagnoses and accusations of manipulation. No one changes position. The death wish that started it all is buried under a neighborhood quarrel.

In the end, the card remains what it was: a piece of paper hanging from an official fir tree. If anyone expected it to herald something, they will have to wait.