Sunday, October 23, 2011

Marching for a cause

Last Saturday I was able to participate in a political protest in Spain. Although this protest was held all over the world, the protest I witnessed and was a part of was truly amazing. It really was quite a humbling sight, seeing thousands and thousands of people marching for a solution. People had signs that said such amazing things.
                                           means of manipulation
                                              1 bank to govern them all
                                                       I want a future
                                               without a house, without a job, without fear
                                              "Thees hands" these are our arms

In Spain the economy crashed harder than it did in the US, all over you see construction sights abandoned because the funds to build whatever was meant to be built fell, so the construction stopped midway. Right across the street from my house you can actually see the skeletons of houses rotting away because no one will ever finish building the house, and no one will ever buy the house.In the US when the unemployment rate hit 12%, havoc and fear spreed out throughout the nation... In Spain about 20% of the working population is unemployed. So the sights of this protest were truly amazing.

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