Spain: Riots ensue after government takes austerity measures to handle debt

[rambone]

Spain and much of Europe has had to face the indisputable fact that they must cut spending in order to stay afloat and have economic growth. These austerity measures have made the dependent slaves to the system angry, and some violence has followed.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LmL5T9iNFI"]YouTube - Austerity on Fire: Video of street battles in Spain as protests heat up[/ame]

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/30/world/europe/30europe.html

Anti-Austerity Riots in Spain and all over Europe – Video | Pakalert Press

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nt4BoRSZuB4"]YouTube - Spain austerity package fuels anger[/ame]

 

[LEaSH]

Interesting to me that the government of Spain has looked around themselves, come to a moment of clarity, and has acted logically.

That simply won't happen here. Not with ballot whores.

It will come to a head, though. What that will be like nobody could know.