I am an avid reader of The New York Times and on Saturday read a story of limited significance to us in the United States perhaps regarding tens of thousands of protesters who have protested in Madrid notwithstanding a ban on such protests. The Times states, "Fueling the demonstrators' anger is the perceived failure by politicians to alleviate the hardships imposed on a struggling population". In addition, the protesters demand improvements to the judiciary, ending political corruption, and revising the electoral system of Spain to permit the selection of candidates by the people, much like the primary electoral process in the U.S.
The most powerful part of the article, however, was the quotation of several of the banners raised by the protesters:
"The voice of the people can never be illegal" and
"We are not against the system but the system is against us".
Thought provoking.
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