Friday 21 November 2008

33 years and some 20 minutes

My regular appointment with Cuentame on the telly tonight. Apparently it was on 20 November 1975 that they finally turned off all the life support machines on Franco.

The group of young people who went down our street this morning shouting something (I think it was some problem with their school) are probably blissfully unaware that not too many years ago walking down a street and shouting something may have had dire consequences. Or it could be that 20 November is an appropriate day to make a statement about your grievances as a reminder of the fact that you can now protest.

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