Independent views in freedom
Many in our country do not seem to understand that Podemos (the extreme left, Leninist-Bolivarian party naïvely labeled as populist by the media) is not just another political party but a real threat to our democratic system of liberties. To unmask its true nature we must start with Venezuela, its origin and cradle. In an …
One of our greatest tragedies in today’s Western societies is that we think we are free when in fact we aren’t. Indeed, our era is witness to a gradual decline in personal liberties, as shocking as it is subtle, which has run parallel to the worrying rise in political power. Power is the ability of …
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We Spaniards generally hold a negative and hopeless view of our nation’s history and capabilities. This deep and serious national problem, of which little is said, damages our self-esteem as a people, undermining our self-confidence and giving us an undeserved sense of inferiority regarding other countries. The reasons for our low self-esteem are varied, but …
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Recently appointed Socialist President Sánchez has been quick to show his extremism as he expressed his wish to resume his totalitarian proposal to reform the Historical Memory Law, which I criticized in these same pages on February 15, 2018. The proposal, backed by all the subversive parties in Congress, literally includes the creation of a …
Although political alternation is almost always healthy (except in disastrous cases…), Saint Ignatius advised that it’s best not to move in times of tribulations – and Spain is in deep political tribulation. Pedro Sánchez, our incoming president-by-surprise due to Rajoy’s unexpected loss in a confidence vote in Congress, wins his party’s primaries but loses general …
…or otherwise they will soon cease to be free. People, let’s get a move on. If we want to be free citizens living in free countries we have to start thinking for ourselves, as adults, without believing blindly everything we read, hear or see as if we were not equipped with common sense or the …
In his classic novel 1984, George Orwell described a sinister totalitarian society of the future supported by three large bureaucratic structures. One of these was the Ministry of Truth, in charge of falsifying historical facts in order to back up the version approved by the Government. Brandishing the slogans “Freedom is Slavery”, “Ignorance is Strength” …
READ MORE >>Spain, 2018: To prison for expressing an opinion?
The Iron Law of Oligarchy declares that whatever the form of government —monarchy, aristocracy, republic or democracy— power is always exercised by a very small group of people. Our history, the dynamics of power and human nature itself underpin this law beyond any doubt, so to argue today that democracy is the power of the …
Catalan nationalism was not born in the mists of times as its mythology pretends, but in the late 19th Century and the beginning of the 20th Century, under the influence of German romantic nationalism and the depressive collective trauma caused by the loss of the Spanish Empire in 1898. The celebration of the Diada (Catalonia’s …
Margaret Thatcher was right when she said that being democratic was not enough for a country to be free, since countries must also have an abiding respect for the rule of law. Events taking place in Catalonia have nothing to do with democratic rights and everything to do with the rule of law. What we …