Pedro Sánchez, on his least megalomaniac day, founds a global antifascist alliance
Spain's Pedro Sánchez gathers Lula, Petro and other progressive leaders in Barcelona to launch a global antifascist alliance. Global strategy or megalomaniac circus?
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Sánchez launches the 'World Pogre Mobilization': antifascist alliance or a circus of megalomaniacs?
On April 17 and 18, Barcelona will host the "World Pogre Mobilization" summit, an event organized by Spain's Pedro Sánchez that will bring together Lula, Petro, Costa, Ribera, Ramaphosa and other heads of state and ministers. The idea: to respond to the advance of "ultra ideology". But is this a necessary global coalition or the biggest exercise in political megalomania since Zapatero and his Alliance of Civilizations?
Announced with great fanfare, the gathering promises to create a network of pogre governments and organizations to stop the far right. However, skeptics point out that the guest list looks more like a lineup of "third-world leaders" than an alliance of powers. Lula (Brazil), Petro (Colombia), Costa (Portugal) and Ramaphosa (South Africa) are hardly the heavyweights of the global economy. The event smells like a desperate attempt by Sánchez to shore up his legacy in the face of Vox's rise and public weariness with immigration and proge.
The "everything within the State" doctrine
One of the sharpest comments recalls Mussolini: "Everything within the State, nothing outside the State, nothing against the State". The alliance makes no attempt to hide its authoritarian vocation: portraying the political rival as an enemy to be defeated, not to be beaten at the ballot box. The strategy is an old one: create an external enemy to hold your own ranks together. But here the enemy is not another country, but the domestic opposition itself, which is labeled "ultra" without nuance.
The parallel with 1936 is no accident: the ghost of fascism is invoked to justify an alliance that, at its core, seeks to perpetuate itself in power. As one analysis puts it: "People are fed up with immigration and proge", and this mobilization is an attempt to slow the slow disappearance of the left with an international show.
A UOI (United Outcasts International)
Skepticism turns into mockery when you look at the lineup: alongside Sánchez, figures like Lula (convicted of corruption), Petro (with his controversial record) and Ramaphosa (facing internal crises). This is not an alliance of virtues, but of survival. The term "UOI" (United Outcasts International) sums up how those who see this as a club of losers feel.
Some even suggest that Pilingui, Xi and Dugin could join the party, underscoring the ideological hodgepodge: how do you fight fascism by allying yourself with authoritarian regimes? The hypocrisy is palpable.
On April 18, the day of the event, some expect "something to happen" that speeds up Sánchez's downfall. Meanwhile, the reader is left with a question: does this antifascist alliance carry any real weight, or is it just smoke to cover the decline of a president who sees ghosts everywhere?
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On April 17 and 18, Barcelona will host the "World Pogre Mobilization" summit, an event organized by Spain's Pedro Sánchez that will bring together Lula, Petro, Costa, Ribera, Ramaphosa and other heads of state and ministers. The idea: to respond to the advance of "ultra ideology". But is this a necessary global coalition or the biggest exercise in political megalomania since Zapatero and his Alliance of Civilizations?
Announced with great fanfare, the gathering promises to create a network of pogre governments and organizations to stop the far right. However, skeptics point out that the guest list looks more like a lineup of "third-world leaders" than an alliance of powers. Lula (Brazil), Petro (Colombia), Costa (Portugal) and Ramaphosa (South Africa) are hardly the heavyweights of the global economy. The event smells like a desperate attempt by Sánchez to shore up his legacy in the face of Vox's rise and public weariness with immigration and proge.
The "everything within the State" doctrine
One of the sharpest comments recalls Mussolini: "Everything within the State, nothing outside the State, nothing against the State". The alliance makes no attempt to hide its authoritarian vocation: portraying the political rival as an enemy to be defeated, not to be beaten at the ballot box. The strategy is an old one: create an external enemy to hold your own ranks together. But here the enemy is not another country, but the domestic opposition itself, which is labeled "ultra" without nuance.
The parallel with 1936 is no accident: the ghost of fascism is invoked to justify an alliance that, at its core, seeks to perpetuate itself in power. As one analysis puts it: "People are fed up with immigration and proge", and this mobilization is an attempt to slow the slow disappearance of the left with an international show.
A UOI (United Outcasts International)
Skepticism turns into mockery when you look at the lineup: alongside Sánchez, figures like Lula (convicted of corruption), Petro (with his controversial record) and Ramaphosa (facing internal crises). This is not an alliance of virtues, but of survival. The term "UOI" (United Outcasts International) sums up how those who see this as a club of losers feel.
Some even suggest that Pilingui, Xi and Dugin could join the party, underscoring the ideological hodgepodge: how do you fight fascism by allying yourself with authoritarian regimes? The hypocrisy is palpable.
On April 18, the day of the event, some expect "something to happen" that speeds up Sánchez's downfall. Meanwhile, the reader is left with a question: does this antifascist alliance carry any real weight, or is it just smoke to cover the decline of a president who sees ghosts everywhere?
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