The Trap Motion

By comparison, in yesterday’s plenary session, the ten councilors of the UPN voted against the desobaciones. Enrique Maya, a regional councillor, avoided the debate on the substance and cited two skin-related arguments in order to explain his party’s position: they haven’t had enough time to study the dossier properly; and the motion is a trap, since its sole purpose is to put the UPN in a tight position.

Yes, Aranzadi, Izquierda Izquierda Izquierda and the PSN jointly presented the initiative, which not only supported the exhumation of the remains from the crypt, but also expressed its solidarity with Mayor Joseba Asiron on the occasion of the menacing paintings exposed against him on the occasion of this affair.

Monument to the Fallen, "our Spanish heritage"

The PP does not have a representative in Pamplona. In any case, the young people of the party have launched a collection of signatures against the desoviraciones on a popular website. In particular, the initiative has been signed by the president of the New Generations Group of Navarre, Álvaro Sobejano. In his words, the Monument to the Fallen, which is full of Francoist symbols, is “a complement to our Spanish heritage” and “due respect for both our history and our common heritage”. He denounces that “they want to crush a building of incalculable historical-artistic value for ideological reasons.” It is obvious that, unlike the UPN, the young people of the PP have not only clung to the skin, but also to the pulp, without any shame.

Good streetlights vs. streetlights without Francoist symbols

On the other hand, the newsletter Diario de Navarra has published several opinion articles in recent days against the exit of Mola and Sanjurjo from the crypt. For example, yesterday, columnist Luis Landa made a very imaginative argument. He said that he has recently visited Logroño, where there are still streets that bear the names of Mola and Sanjurjo. “For what reason? Because Mrs. Gamarra [the mayor of Logroño] has different priorities, and the residents of these streets live normally without causing conflict. They prefer to have good asphalt and lighting, rather than spend money on changing the plates,” he explained.

Landa’s argument allows us to paraphrase the false and well-known dichotomy around the Basque language: what do you prefer, a good streetlight or a bad streetlight without Francoist symbols? On social media, the article brought a relatively long string.

"Dare to those who are alive"

The anti-Asiron paintings appeared on the last weekend of August in the Ensanche and said, “In Asiron, dare to the living.” If Balustrke Mola and Sanjurjo raised their heads, they would see that they would not be the only Francoist zombies on the margins. The walking franquist.

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