Anti-austerity demonstration in Braga
The bedsheet sign reads, "Screw the Troika." We saw several of these demonstrations in Portugal, from Lisbon to Porto. They were remarkable not just because of their peacefulness but the mix of people: young, old, laborers, hipsters, families with kids, LGBT groups, unions, etc. Since then, these demonstrations have grown much larger and more confrontational with police.
I think there's a strong lesson to be learned from the sinking economies of Portugal, Greece, Spain and Italy that the Republicans in the US need to learn quickly: cutting government spending results in massive unemployment, cutbacks in crucial public services, runaway stagflation and even heavier entitlement costs.
Anti-austerity demonstration in Braga
The bedsheet sign reads, "Screw the Troika." We saw several of these demonstrations in Portugal, from Lisbon to Porto. They were remarkable not just because of their peacefulness but the mix of people: young, old, laborers, hipsters, families with kids, LGBT groups, unions, etc. Since then, these demonstrations have grown much larger and more confrontational with police.
I think there's a strong lesson to be learned from the sinking economies of Portugal, Greece, Spain and Italy that the Republicans in the US need to learn quickly: cutting government spending results in massive unemployment, cutbacks in crucial public services, runaway stagflation and even heavier entitlement costs.