1 percenter protest

[maxinger]

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No doubt some people are having a tough time financially and that will possibly get worse once some temporary relief measures disappear, but now tenants can t be expelled and there is free food available for the neediest in Madrid and probably all of Europe( major free food distribution center in Madrid report number of people using their service already above 2008/2009 levels).
Public health is also going to shite with the lockdown, but that s discussed in the Spain thread.

good to hear Madrid is going those good deeds.

I hear horror stories from poor countries.
people committing suicide because they simply can't make it.

 

[schizo]

Posted this yesterday in the long spanish thread but it s probably odd enough to deserve its own thread. Make sure to check the video in the Huffpost link.

That s funny, especially the protester shouting in a megaphone while being chauffeured in a convertible Mercedes,and this happens not only in Salamanca, the poshest district in Madrid city. This evening Plaza de la Moraleja, in the neighbourhood where I live, was blocked by protesters, that s possibly the wealthiest district in whole of Spain.
Good news is the protests have now spread all over Madrid, also in the working class areas. Weird to see the province and the city wanting to open up and the central government denying it repeatedly while most of the country has now started its deescalation program.

https://us.yahoo.com/huffpost/spain-madrid-protests-coronavirus-131928599.html

Just curious, are you a native or an ex-pat? Your english is impeccable, a lot better than this noob

 

[faltd]

Sure but in a democracy where the majority is supposed to rule that is fully justified. Big difference.

And also in 99% of the cases where the bottom 99% expresses their displeasure with measures taken to protect a majority then its because their pocket books hurt.

 

[systematictrader]

its an old mercedez though lolz

 

[luisHK]

its an old mercedez though lolz

Lol, true, I noticed that, also the chauffeur might be a friend for all we know (it´s illegal to share a ride with a friend at the moment). But while Spain 1%er are quite a bit more modest than their US cousins, Salamanca where the protests started is the highest income neighbourhood of Madrid city, besides a very pleasant area to hang out.

 

[luisHK]

good to hear Madrid is going those good deeds.

I hear horror stories from poor countries.
people committing suicide because they simply can't make it.

Families as well as lone individuals locked in 24/7 minus to go shopping for essentials in small apartments with aggressive police waiting for them if they venture outside weeks on end, no education for kids, economic crisis for adults and a suspension of much of the public health care won´t help the suicide rates in Spain, but I haven´t seen any statistic published yet. Still the situation has relaxed quite a bit over the last few weeks, even in Madrid which along Barcelona are late in the deescalation process.

Just curious, are you a native or an ex-pat? Your english is impeccable, a lot better than this noob

Thanks ! Expat here, although not from an english speaking background.

 

[systematictrader]

Lol, true, I noticed that, also the chauffeur might be a friend for all we know (it´s illegal to share a ride with a friend at the moment). But while Spain 1%er are quite a bit more modest than their US cousins, Salamanca where the protests started is the highest income neighbourhood of Madrid city, besides a very pleasant area to hang out.

Good to know