🚀 go-pugleaf

> It might be true that IU lost heavily because it was free-riding in HB,
> but who cares?. At least at a base militant level, people in IU have many
> thinks in common with HB supporters. Just look at the social question and
> you will find both groups working together for better work conditions,
> against gender discrimination, struggling for the environment,
> international solidarity and so on...
Yes true, IU shouldn't see a disaster in losing so many votes. It is not
important if the Programa, programa, programa can be taken into place by
another party. At the end of the day, IU should see it as a positive
result of signing the Lizarra agreement. I don't agree with those who
speak about the failure of IU. IU has standed away from the traditional
confrontation which was stronger this time, between nationalists and no
nationalists. IU is been regarded as the pro ETA spanish party, which is
not true but this is the identification made by Mayor Oreja. But as I
explained to Jon Patrick. IU loses more in terms of seats than in votes
since, they get seven times more votes than UA and they get as many seats.
The lesson from this election is that Lizarra has won, and it's been
ironically validated by the prospanish parties who have been telling that
this was about Lizarra yes or Lizarra not. They took risks and now it's
time to face the consequences. The basque parliament should fulfill the
agreement through political means, that was the vote of the electorate.
Nevertheless, the big pro spanish minority owes respect and doing moves
without taking it in account would break the basque society dangerously.
We could see a rise of unionism if that minority felt disregarded. No
solution can happen without them.
I don't dismiss the claim about balcanisation. Spain look that it could
split under pressure of nationalisms in Euskadi and Catalonia where they
are majoritarians. Who thought that things would go as they went in the
Balcans before they happen? I don't say that BC shouldn't become
independent but a look at what has happened elsewhere should be made so
further moves are done responsibly. Once a secession takes place there
will be a deep political transformation, some societies suffer fractures
because of these and wars happen. I guess that I need a more of extra
information about the processes in Yugoslavia to compare situations. I
dont' try to compare but just call for responsability and respect for
those not belonging to the etnic group, not speaking the language,
behaving differently and claiming the spanish nationality, they are not
all of them a bunch of imperialists as they are sometimes accused.....
Bye
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Juan Etxenike Almeida
University of Warwick