Writer David Uclés boycotts Abascal interview on Spanish show

Uclés warns Broncano: "No water for fascism"

David Uclés, a Spanish writer, has published an article announcing he will not watch Santiago Abascal's upcoming Monday interview on La Revuelta. He summarizes his stance with the phrase: "No water for fascism." Uclés, who defines himself as anti-fascist, bold and shameless, argues that presenter David Broncano has the right to invite the Vox leader and for the program to air it, but he refuses to contribute his audience. The controversy is set: the invitation reopens the old debate on whether media should give voice to everyone, even those who, according to Uclés, fire "anti-democratic bullets."

The right to invite and the right not to watch

Uclés does not question the legality of the interview. He acknowledges there is nothing unconstitutional about interviewing Abascal and that everyone has their own standards. What he exercises is his right not to consume the product. "I won't watch the program on Monday," he writes. "The disgust and antiestéticar that man transmits are so great that I couldn't do it." The writer compares the situation to school bullying: when the teacher gave the word to the bully to explain his version, the facts were evident but the feeling of unprotectedness was inevitable. That same impotence is what, according to him, he feels now seeing the founder of Vox given a voice.

The list of accusations Uclés launches against Abascal

Uclés' article goes beyond anecdote. It lists what, in his judgment, defines the discourse of the Vox leader: "misogynistic, homophobic, racist, unconstitutional, fascist, transphobic, populist, anti-animalist, denialist and hurtful." These are verbatim words from the writing, which the author directs to his "fellow countryman" with the goal that, during the interview, Broncano puts Abascal face to face with his own statements. Uclés warns that any other treatment would be "a profound disappointment for his audience" and encourages the presenter to be "simply, himself."

Broncano's vertigo and the public response

The presenter of La Revuelta has acknowledged feeling "certain vertigo" before the interview, according to Uclés. The invitation has generated intense debate on social networks, where some users have expressed rejection of giving space to Vox. Uclés, however, does not campaign against the program: "I understand the rules of the democratic board, however much they weigh on me." His stance is that of someone who accepts legality but does not share it, preferring to look away rather than whitewash the guest.

The underlying debate: Should Abascal be interviewed?

The question is not new. Every time a medium invites a far-right leader, the polemic on the limits of public space reopens. Uclés is clear: "Abascal has the right to be interviewed and the program, to invite him." Another thing is, he adds, "the guest's discourse, his acts, the censorship policy he has been applying for some time in the autonomous communities where he governs, and his determination to overturn laws that protect us as a diverse and heterogeneous society." The writer does not hide his anger: "I cannot hide my rage at seeing fascism given a voice."

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The interview will air next Monday. Uclés will not watch it. Broncano, by his own words, feels vertigo. And Abascal, who accepted the invitation, will have to face a presenter whom Uclés asks not to forget "who he has in front of him." The rest is history yet to be written.