Prohens observes the conversation between Sagreras and Negueruela. | J. MOREY
Palma 13/12/2024 09:57Updated at 10:50
Well it appears that the parties on the left are much better at keeping their friends than those on the right. It was not long ago that the Balearics was ruled by a left-wing coalition of five different parties, from nationalists to mainstream politicians. The coalition ran the full four-year course. The parties on the right are not so lucky.
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Morgan WilliamsWhere you say “Except for the inconvenience of being forced to coalition with a radical extremist party”, are you referring to the PSOE having to accept Podemos as equal partners ?
Marvin Le Martianthe politicos *here*? Really? You haven't noticed the political climate in the rest of the world? Division is the trendy thing these days. Tribalism. "Us" vs. "Them". "They're" the enemy. If you can toss away the blinders, really, this government really isn't all that different than the last one, despite being from "the other tribe". Except for the inconvenience of being forced to coalition with a radical extremist party, and that's like being married to a drunk. It doesn't last long. The last government had the radical coalition partner problem too, but Més had a much smaller piece of the pie, and so they didn't matter as much and could be largely ignored. It's politics in the 21st century. It's about the power of the party, not the people. Instead of thinking of politics as left vs. right, consider thinking of it as "moderates" vs. "radicals". Sensible ideas vs. ridiculous nonsense. With that perspective, the left and right don't look so different from each other, and you need not be bothered with subscribing to one tribe vs. another. It's healthier.
Playground politics. I’ve always felt that the politicos here are mired in their outdated orthodoxies and incapable of any meaningful compromise or have any serious interest in the public good. All they ever seem to do is snipe at each other.
'The coalition ran the full four-year course,' It was 8 years I believe.