Leire Díaz: from plumber to fabulist in the Socialist narrative
The same people who demanded respect for Leire Díaz now call her a fabulist and a lunatic. The shift in the Socialist narrative exposes the internal war within Spain's PSOE over the Koldo case.
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Leire Díaz, from shield to target: the Socialist spokespeople change their talking points
What until yesterday was a shield of presumption of innocence has turned into a hail of insults. After months of demanding respect and calling her by her name, the very people who once protected Leire Díaz now brand her a «fabulist», «crazy» or «birdbrain». A script change that reveals the internal seams of Spain's PSOE in the middle of the Koldo case.
The change of orders in the Socialist machine
Sources close to the party leadership suggest that the top brass themselves decided to discredit Leire Díaz in order to minimize the impact of her statements. In private conversations, terms like «manipulator» and «fantasist» are already circulating, and her real weight within the organization is being questioned. The irony is double: the same apparatus that until recently insisted she not be called «the plumber» is now leading the verbal lynching.
The threats and the Santos Cerdán factor
The name of Santos Cerdán emerges as a key piece. His release from prison without a final conviction, while Ábalos remains under indictment, suggests a power struggle. Leire Díaz already warned that if they let her fall, there will be consequences. And the participation figures in the internal forum – talk of an «army of 61 hitman spokespeople» – indicate that the narrative war has only just begun.
Feminism as a selective umbrella
«What peine to 'women must always be believed'?», people ask in the debate. The answer is uncomfortable: the activism is applied out of convenience, not conviction. When the woman under fire was Leire, the shield worked. Now that she is the target, the discourse fades away.
With such volatility in the editorial line, the question is what new nickname they will invent tomorrow.
Related debates in the forum
What until yesterday was a shield of presumption of innocence has turned into a hail of insults. After months of demanding respect and calling her by her name, the very people who once protected Leire Díaz now brand her a «fabulist», «crazy» or «birdbrain». A script change that reveals the internal seams of Spain's PSOE in the middle of the Koldo case.
The change of orders in the Socialist machine
Sources close to the party leadership suggest that the top brass themselves decided to discredit Leire Díaz in order to minimize the impact of her statements. In private conversations, terms like «manipulator» and «fantasist» are already circulating, and her real weight within the organization is being questioned. The irony is double: the same apparatus that until recently insisted she not be called «the plumber» is now leading the verbal lynching.
The threats and the Santos Cerdán factor
The name of Santos Cerdán emerges as a key piece. His release from prison without a final conviction, while Ábalos remains under indictment, suggests a power struggle. Leire Díaz already warned that if they let her fall, there will be consequences. And the participation figures in the internal forum – talk of an «army of 61 hitman spokespeople» – indicate that the narrative war has only just begun.
Feminism as a selective umbrella
«What peine to 'women must always be believed'?», people ask in the debate. The answer is uncomfortable: the activism is applied out of convenience, not conviction. When the woman under fire was Leire, the shield worked. Now that she is the target, the discourse fades away.
With such volatility in the editorial line, the question is what new nickname they will invent tomorrow.
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