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Terrorists will attack whenever they have opportunity. If they think this will actually stop anti-terrorist measures by Spain or the U.S., they will have a rude awakening down the line.
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The socialists in Spain are much more dedicated to ending terrorism than the United States. They realize that the only thing that will end terrorism is peace. Violence only begets more violence.http://monkspider.blogspot.com/Comment
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I love it when you talk crazy, monkspider.
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Again these are not real socialists, they are more capitalist than anything. You are in big denial. They were also the ones who started capitalist reforms in Spain.Originally posted by monkspider
The socialists in Spain are much more dedicated to ending terrorism than the United States. They realize that the only thing that will end terrorism is peace. Violence only begets more violence.
Doing nothing does not prevent terrorism however. It only encourages the terrorists to attack. You cannot sing Cumbaya and try to dance with these terrorists because they won't sing with you.. you'd get shot. They are not peace loving nor do they care if you are at war. They want to destroy western civilization in its entireity. They don't care if somebody is sending troops to Iraq or not.For there is [another] kind of violence, slower but just as deadly, destructive as the shot or the bomb in the night. This is the violence of institutions -- indifference, inaction, and decay. This is the violence that afflicts the poor, that poisons relations between men because their skin has different colors. - Bobby Kennedy (Mindless Menance of Violence)Comment
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I'm spanish. I'm not scared. I didn't vote socialist.Originally posted by Lord Merciless
Of course terrorists scored a big victory: they scared Spanish people into caving to their demands.
This new goverment will not stop anti-terrorist measures.
The socialist goverment will not collapse sooner than later. Just look at Catalonia.
BTW, Giancarlo doesn't speak for all spaniards, only a small minority.Porque nada pueden bombas donde sobra corazón...Comment
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Well, it is true ya know.Originally posted by Drake Tungsten
I love it when you talk crazy, monkspider.
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We will have to wait and see.Originally posted by jolair
This new goverment will not stop anti-terrorist measures by Spain.
It will however be based on a coalition. Are you really giving a coalition government that much credit of stability? In Italy there have been 47 governments, most of all been coalitions. One party falls out, the government loses its majority. What about the elections that come every two years? If the government loses it majority it would get a vote of no confidence I think. I predict that in two years.The socialist goverment will not collapse sooner than later. Just look at Catalonia.
A small minority does not prevent me from voicing my opinions.BTW, Giancarlo doesn't speak for all spaniards, only a small minority.For there is [another] kind of violence, slower but just as deadly, destructive as the shot or the bomb in the night. This is the violence of institutions -- indifference, inaction, and decay. This is the violence that afflicts the poor, that poisons relations between men because their skin has different colors. - Bobby Kennedy (Mindless Menance of Violence)Comment
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What are you talking about? Elections to regional parlaments? I don't understand what you mean. (Perhaps because I live in Spain).Originally posted by Giancarlo
What about the elections that come every two years?
Perhaps, we will see.Originally posted by Giancarlo
If the government loses it majority it would get a vote of no confidence I think. I predict that in two years.
Of course.Originally posted by Giancarlo
A small minority does not prevent me from voicing my opinions.Porque nada pueden bombas donde sobra corazón...Comment
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Okay I may have muddled a bit there... and may be getting a bit confused.. I am pretty sure there is an election of regional parliaments. If the PSOE loses its majority at that election, doesn't it get a vote of no confidence like in other countries?Originally posted by jolair
What are you talking about? Elections to regional parlaments? I don't understand what you mean. (Perhaps because I live in Spain).For there is [another] kind of violence, slower but just as deadly, destructive as the shot or the bomb in the night. This is the violence of institutions -- indifference, inaction, and decay. This is the violence that afflicts the poor, that poisons relations between men because their skin has different colors. - Bobby Kennedy (Mindless Menance of Violence)Comment
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I pretty sure you know it (like every spaniard knows), but I'm going to remember our not spanish friends something about our country:Originally posted by Giancarlo
Okay I may have muddled a bit there... and may be getting a bit confused.. I am pretty sure there is an election of regional parliaments. If the PSOE loses its majority at that election, doesn't it get a vote of no confidence like in other countries?
Spain has 17 regions (and 2 autonom citys). These regions have their own parlament, elected every 4 years (some regions can anticipate elections).
PSOE has the goverment of: Asturias, Cataluña, Aragón, Andalucia, Castilla-La Mancha, Extremadura.
PP has the goverment of: Castilla-León, La Rioja, Galicia, Cantabria, Baleares, Murcia, Canarias, Valencia and Madrid.
(PNV in Pais Vasco - Basque Country)
PSOE won in some regions when PP was in spanish goverment. I'm sure PP will win some regional elections in next 4 years, and some others not. And that will not be a vote of not confidence.
Diferent elections, diferent politics, diferent questions...Porque nada pueden bombas donde sobra corazón...Comment
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Yes but there will be a vote of no confidence if the PSOE loses its current majority which I strongly think it will.For there is [another] kind of violence, slower but just as deadly, destructive as the shot or the bomb in the night. This is the violence of institutions -- indifference, inaction, and decay. This is the violence that afflicts the poor, that poisons relations between men because their skin has different colors. - Bobby Kennedy (Mindless Menance of Violence)Comment
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Giancarlo: What makes a PSOE coalition any more or less stable than a PP coalition? And given that PSOE needs 11 more seats for an absolute majority, their position seems extremely stable. Also, you need to remember that the PP has run roughshod over it's coalition partners over the last few years, so it's not likely that the PP would have many friends in the Cortes.
I think that despite what people are saying, it's a victory for the Spanish people in that they made a decisive decision about where they want their government to go, policy wise, and how they want to present Spain to the world. There's nothing more democratic than that.If you look around and think everyone else is an *******, you're the *******.Comment
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The PP didn't have a coalition nor did it need one. It had an outright majority.
No this is not a victory for the Spanish people. It is a stunning defeat for the nation and a victory for Al Qaeda.For there is [another] kind of violence, slower but just as deadly, destructive as the shot or the bomb in the night. This is the violence of institutions -- indifference, inaction, and decay. This is the violence that afflicts the poor, that poisons relations between men because their skin has different colors. - Bobby Kennedy (Mindless Menance of Violence)Comment
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Originally posted by Drake Tungsten
Because al Qaeda votes socialist?
No, but Al Qaeda does like it when Western countries vote socialist. Makes their work easier.
No makes their job harder. Right wing nuts make their job easier. They help them.Comment
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Hey patty cakes, didn't the conservatives throw out the socialists after 16 years or so in Greece a short while ago?Originally posted by paiktis22
No makes their job harder. Right wing nuts make their job easier. They help them.
(I just had to say that, I know I'm bad)
For there is [another] kind of violence, slower but just as deadly, destructive as the shot or the bomb in the night. This is the violence of institutions -- indifference, inaction, and decay. This is the violence that afflicts the poor, that poisons relations between men because their skin has different colors. - Bobby Kennedy (Mindless Menance of Violence)Comment
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