Yes, you should throw mud at politicians
A lesson from the people of Paiporta, Spain
Hiii, I had a salted caramel latte yesterday and it was really tasty - decaf, of course. Today I’ll be sharing my feelings about the people of a Spanish town throwing mud at politicians. Onto the news…
News that made me feel like some people deserve crowns
The politicians of Spain were greeted how any politician should be treated when they visited flood damaged Paiporta, Spain - with mud and insults! It’s been very difficult to find anything that brings me joy recently and I didn’t know citizens attacking their so-called leaders would be it. I only wish New Yorkers would do the same to Eric Adams. If you live in New York and you don’t mind carrying a bucket of mud around until we spot Eric Adams, please message me.
The people of Paiporta were devastated by global climate change fueled floods that killed over 200 people and left the town in ruin. Obviously global climate change is politicians’ fault so it makes sense that people would fling mud instead of cheers at them. What makes this extra exciting for me is that the King and Queen were some of the people attacked by the crowd! I mean capitalism is feudalism’s child, but having the audacity to crown yourself a feudal lord in 2024 should earn you mud on your face.
A specific part of this incident that made me chuckle was the woman who kicked a politician's car as it sped off! Someone give that woman a crown! I mean don’t make her queen because power makes people evil. The crown will be a gift that she can place on her nightstand to remind her of how much of a badass she is.
The citizens who tossed objects at the officials called the officials murderers because the government had done nothing to help them after the devastation from the floods. Of course the government didn’t help, the government's job is to make people suffer to benefit corporations. How does providing clean water and support to devastated peasants serve corporations? It doesn’t!
Not only did the government not provide support after the flooding, it didn’t warn the citizens about the floods until two hours after the floods began. If I sent someone an invitation to an event after it started, I would not show up to their home the next day and expect a cheerful reception. However, politicians believe people have been so brainwashed that politicians will do atrocious things to people and not expect them to fight back. Well, mud on his coat proved to the king that sometimes the peasants do fight back “wielding shovels and poles.”
My love for the people of Paiporta only increased when I read the following quote from a man whose home was blocked by washed away cars. “The government forces that could do something, either from the regional government or the national government, have not done anything to help us. It’s us, the citizens and volunteers, who are doing all the work.” This man recognizes that only we can save us, not politicians. Give that man a crown so he can throw it at the next politician who shows up at his doorstep.
Apocalyptic movies always try to trick us into believing that we would all turn on each other when the government falls, but natural disasters always prove the opposite. From Hurricane Helene to the floods in Spain, people are proving that mutual aid is our future and government should be our past. So start collecting mud and wielding shovels comrades.
That’s it for the news but don’t go yet
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