Viral AI video 'clears' Madrid's Puerta del Sol with Roman gods

A post on X presents a 'far-right' version of the video that cleared Puerta del Sol in Madrid with the gods Cybele and Neptune as a 'Holy Crusade'. It is an internet joke mixing religious symbols with politics.

## A video of gods and a political-style response

Puerta del Sol in Madrid has become the stage for a game of generated or edited videos. First, a clip circulated in which the gods Cybele and Neptune 'liberate' the square. Then came another version, presented as the 'very far-right' one, responding to those who criticized the first.

The text accompanying that second post speaks of an 'overwhelming popular demand' and titles the result 'The Holy Crusade liberates Sol'. These are joke formulas, not a real call to action. The post builds on the success of the first clip to launch a parody with religious and political language.

## What lies behind the crusade language

The word crusade has centuries of history and today is almost always used figuratively. Here it serves to set the tone: a 'liberation' of the square with epic aesthetics. The message describes no concrete action and gives no date, meeting point or call to gather.

The post is presented as a response to the criticism received by the earlier video. That is the mechanism: whoever felt targeted by the first clip now gets a version with the opposite political sign.

## Why a tweet like this matters

A joke should not be mistaken for news. The text does not announce a real clearing of Puerta del Sol or a mobilization. It is a piece of humor that uses the name of Madrid's best-known square and those of the Cybele and Neptune fountains to do low-cost politics.

The risk lies in reading it as a call to action. Posts of this kind spread fast and lose their context. It is worth checking whether there is an official call before assuming any deployment in public spaces.