Spain’s anti-austerity 15-M protestors, also known as the Indignados, famously inspired Occupy demonstrations from New York to London. But – according to documents recently released by WikiLeaks – the far Right also tried to exploit the moment and public anger in order to build their own movements.
One of the documents, from 2012, says Spain faced “the most delicate, dangerous, distressing moment for at least three generations”, and recommended that ultra-conservatives launch a long-term and “strongly political” campaign that “actively incorporates the national crisis into our agenda”, against abortion and LGBT rights.
Other documents appear to show how these campaigners sought to build an alliance with progressive leaders who were in the public eye during the mass protests – and also sought to copy tactics of progressive groups including Oxfam and Greenpeace.
