A less
epic reality
Gustavo Tambascio
(Part
of a series entitled 15-M: The intellectuals' opinion)
Gustavo Tambascio, La
Razon (Spain) May 15 2012
The 15-M, “the Spanish
revolution”, is viewed from outside as the long-awaited
re-emergence of the revolutionary Spain of 1931-39, when
intellectuals and militants from around the world came to fight and
die here. The reality is less epic, since the movement is still
embryonic and its slogans vague. But it could be the start of an
awakening that shakes the apoliticism and drowsiness out of the
masses, which is a product of the paralysis of the trade unions and
the alignment of social democracy with international banking. They
are the hope of the future and even in their scattered ideology they
have correctly identified the enemy: Banking, capitalism, the
bourgeois parties, the right and the monarchy.
Gustavo Tambascio
Theatre director
Translated from Spanish by James Tweedie
Editor's note: The 15-M
movement, or Los indignados (the indignant ones) is a movement that
began with a sit-in protest in Puerta del Sol (Gate of the Sun, an
important square in the centre of Madrid) on May 15 2011. It is
ostensibly inspired by the Arab Spring and in turn inspire the Occupy
movement in Britain, the USA, Canada and elsewhere.
Gustavo Tambascio is
an Argentinian theatre director living and working in Madrid. In the
days since this statement was published, he has seemingly come under
pressure and has tried to distance himself from it publicly.