Spain’s ‘Indignados’ at the vanguard of a global nonviolent revolt

By Pablo Ouziel Posted on August 8, 2011 by Pablo Ouziel

Last Thursday night, Madrid’s city centre offered a glimpse of what Western democracies have become, as thousands of unarmed nonviolent civilians with their hands up in the air shouting “these are our weapons” and “this is a dictatorship” were beaten by police commandos in full riot gear…….

…..A recent survey conducted by the Instituto de Investigación de Mercados IPSOS, highlighted that between 6 and 8.5 million people have participated in the movement, and that 76 percent of those surveyed think that the demands made by the ‘Indignados’ are reasonable and that they have a legitimate and democratic right to protest. In addition, The Economist magazine has suggested that the ‘Indignados’ with their nonviolent practices are the most serious demonstrators inEurope. Yet, the Spanish government is bent on beating them instead of listening to their legitimate demands for a just economic and political system.

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