Category Archives: Basque Country

07/31/12

Is the Spanish political spectrum turning Greek? UPyD does its bit

The two traditionally dominant parties (social democrat and conservative) below 30% of the vote or nearing it. Leftist coalitions strengthening. And staunchly nationalist parties in unchecked growth. The Greek scenario is starting to become familiar to Spaniards, even if only in opinion polls recently released by polling organizations Metroscopia and Celeste-Tel (thus, evaluating the impact of the Spanish banking and debt crisis in 2012). The flag of Spanish nationalism had been traditionally better raised by Mariano Rajoy’s ruling Popular Party (PP). But a rapidly growing contender is now trying to dispute PP’s hegemony in this role. Continue reading →

05/23/12

The Spanish nation as explained in Wikipedia: four examples of Spanish nationalism

Which ones should be the standards of neutrality and quality in Wikipedia? The general introduction for visitors states the following:

“As wiki documents, articles are never considered complete and may be continually edited and improved. Over time, this generally results in an upward trend of quality and a growing consensus over a neutral representation of information.”

But “generally” does not mean “always”. This is crystal clear when any neutral, informed observer goes to the Spanish version of Wikipedia and reads the shameful article on the Spanish nation (Nación española). I have just picked up four simple examples from the text, but a good dozen of them could be found. Let’s have a look: Continue reading →