Tens of thousands march against Euro Pact in Spain

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http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/06/19/uk-spain-demonstrations-idUKTRE75I1JS20110619

(Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Spaniards abandoned their customary quiet day with families and friends on Sunday to march against the so-called "Euro Pact" and the handling of the economic crisis.

In Madrid, marches began at six locations around the city, one at 6 a.m. from Leganes, 13 kilometres from the centre, before convening at the Neptune plaza in front of the Prado art museum, a stone's throw from parliament.

At 1200 GMT, police put estimates in Madrid at between 35,000 and 45,000 protestors, with no reports of violence, according to national radio.

"I'm here because this is a con," said Juanjo Montiel, 26, one of four blind protestors in Madrid, who works in Information Technology for around 1,000 euros a month.

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1. Yes, it's a con.

Even a blind man can see that.

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2. K&R and Many Thanks ! //nt

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3. This Global Government

doesn't seem to be working out too well, does it? People are just simply tired of being told to do with less,
while the "leaders" become richer and richer. The little people have suddenly become a BIG VOICE....the UK is next
for a whopping demonstration next week.

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4. The euro has not brought Europe closer – it has ripped it apart

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/the-euro-has-not-brought-europe-closer-ndash-it-has-ripped-it-apart-2299280.html

The scale of Greece's problem is simply stated: her national debt will approach 160 per cent of GDP on current trends. Here in the UK we are supposed to be in crisis because that ratio is heading for about 75 per cent.

Unless the Greek economy grows at an astonishing rate, the interest on that debt simply cannot be paid out of any conceivable tax take, while the spending cuts and austerity packages are conspiring to push the economy into depression (though official figures, viewed with some suspicion, suggest the Greek economy is managing to grow, despite everything).

In terms of timing, the end could come very rapidly. The IMF's acting managing director, John Lipsky, has threatened the eurozone (in reality that means Germany) with no further instalment of the soft existing agreed loan to Greece unless Germany guarantees it and the Greeks start to behave.

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5. K&R!!

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6. Video link

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x593558

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7. +1

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8. Somos espanoles !!!

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9. protestors call themselves the "indignados," meaning the "indignant" or "outraged."

Well said, that describes 70% of Americans.

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10. When do Americans march?

Nothing will change until the people in power get scared.