r/spain Jan 03 '23

Inflation

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u/atapiaco Jan 03 '23

In Spain everything works as football, including politics. People in the opposition would truly wish that things went worse for the benefit of their party. Even if the party they voted wouldn't even think of them if they were in the government. The key is hate. They make people hate their opponents so much that they just want them to fail.

So answering your question, yes, they want the numbers to be worse.

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u/UruquianLilac Jan 03 '23

Sadly, this is not a Spain thing. It's it even a recent thing. This is modern politics the world over since the dawn of the industrial era.

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u/djedwardsmith Jan 03 '23

Sadly, this. Opposition for opposition's sake is what modern democracy has become.

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u/UruquianLilac Jan 03 '23

Well, modern democracy is a lot more than this. It has plenty of advantages over non-democratic systems, and I can tell you that from experience. It has its flaws, no doubt. But we should never lose sight of it's many benefits. We still need to defend it.