November 25, 2017 - Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain - Women hold banners demanding ‘freedom for the Catalan political prisoners’. Image: Jorge Sanz/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire/PA Images. All rights reserved.
In recent months, our ability to forget has become increasingly apparent. In our blind, deaf and dumb First World – in Spain, for instance -, there have been cries against oppression and struggles for freedom. Many have taken to the streets to fight for civil and political rights and analysts have defended the right to vote and the rule of Law.
The headiness of the fight has resulted in shows of intolerance, police overreaction and injuries - all in the name of freedom, independence or the constitutional order.
