--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, grate.swan <no_re...@...> wrote: > > This and an article I posed last week indicate that Spain > is leading Europe in a nose-diving economy. Unemployment > above 20% led to massive social upheavals and totalitarian > regimes in the past. > > And now from our News-FFL reporter, live from Spain: > > Turq, do you see signs and effects of the high unemployment > and generally diving economy from your perch in Spain?
Duh. Of course. Many businesses have gone under, many more fear they will, and many of the folks I used to see in the cafes now can't afford them. I am fortunate that I don't live on the Spanish economy, and that the company that pays me has signed a contract to continue doing so for several more years. ( Sorry to disappoint you, Nabby. ) But from my point of view there is not a chance in hell that the Spanish would react by allowing a "totalitarian regime" to slide into power as a result. There are few families in Spain who did not have a member of their families murdered by the last totalitarian regime. Living under Franco for 40 years has IMO made Spain "Fascism-proof." "Recession-proof," no. "Depression-proof," no. Just not likely to fall for a "quick fix" that involves another tyrant.
