Maricarmen, the 87-year-old eviction that has filled the streets again
The eviction of Maricarmen, 87, sparks rallies in several cities and a call for a general strike over housing.
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Protests for Maricarmen: the street, the accounts, and the standoff
An 87-year-old woman, Maricarmen, has been evicted in Madrid. The company identified by the organizers, Urbagestión, already has its Valladolid headquarters turned into a scene of police crackdowns. Within hours, the protest has spread to several cities and ended with a call for a general strike over housing. The pattern repeats: the streets fill up quickly when the grievance has a name and surname.
From Valladolid to Granada: the protest is replicated in several cities
Police crackdowns were reported outside Urbagestión's headquarters in Valladolid, with images of a young female protester on the ground. In Granada, the rally ended at the city hall, with criticism directed at the Regional Government (Junta) and the Central Government. In Huelva, hundreds of people occupied Berdigón street, in front of the Government's sub-delegation. Several cities in 48 hours, a pace that does not match the calls from the other side of the spectrum, according to those who defend this asymmetry.
The PP also likes demonstrations
The counterargument arrives with links to media outlets: protests are also called from the other side, covered by Euronews, RTVE, La Razón, La Región, and Europa Press. The rebuttal from the opposing side is that these calls happen "once every six months, with great difficulty." There is no official count of attendees for this exchange, only estimates from each side.
Turnout failure or victory by hours?
Some argue that the mobilization was a failure. The response is that no judgment can be made in 48 hours. It's the classic metrics standoff: protesters counted, cities covered, and months passed between one call and the next. Underlying this is an uncomfortable economic point: those who sustain the system with their work cannot always afford to join the protest.
The calculation of who mobilizes more still lacks a common denominator. Each side measures with its own stopwatch. And their side always wins.
An 87-year-old woman, Maricarmen, has been evicted in Madrid. The company identified by the organizers, Urbagestión, already has its Valladolid headquarters turned into a scene of police crackdowns. Within hours, the protest has spread to several cities and ended with a call for a general strike over housing. The pattern repeats: the streets fill up quickly when the grievance has a name and surname.
From Valladolid to Granada: the protest is replicated in several cities
Police crackdowns were reported outside Urbagestión's headquarters in Valladolid, with images of a young female protester on the ground. In Granada, the rally ended at the city hall, with criticism directed at the Regional Government (Junta) and the Central Government. In Huelva, hundreds of people occupied Berdigón street, in front of the Government's sub-delegation. Several cities in 48 hours, a pace that does not match the calls from the other side of the spectrum, according to those who defend this asymmetry.
The PP also likes demonstrations
The counterargument arrives with links to media outlets: protests are also called from the other side, covered by Euronews, RTVE, La Razón, La Región, and Europa Press. The rebuttal from the opposing side is that these calls happen "once every six months, with great difficulty." There is no official count of attendees for this exchange, only estimates from each side.
Turnout failure or victory by hours?
Some argue that the mobilization was a failure. The response is that no judgment can be made in 48 hours. It's the classic metrics standoff: protesters counted, cities covered, and months passed between one call and the next. Underlying this is an uncomfortable economic point: those who sustain the system with their work cannot always afford to join the protest.
The calculation of who mobilizes more still lacks a common denominator. Each side measures with its own stopwatch. And their side always wins.
Summary of a discussion on Burbuja.info - Foro de economía, actualidad y política., translated from Spanish and reviewed before publication. Read the full discussion (36 replies).
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