Madrid president Isabel Díaz Ayuso is waging a war on woke and seeking to turn Madrid into the “Florida of Europe”, according to the Telegraph.
With two crunch elections on the horizon, Madrid’s president is ready for the political fight of her life: to topple the socialist-communist coalition Government of Pedro Sánchez, leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers Party.
“It is not a Government; it is a machinery of power,” she told the Telegraph during a visit to London. “They are trying to change Spain through the back door.”
The Right-wing firebrand is running for re-election in May in a vote seen as crucial before the battle for Spain’s future is fought in December’s general elections. Her supporters praise her as “Saint Isabel”, but the regional leader is a hate figure for the Left, which brands her a “Trumpista” or “fascist”.
Last week, she travelled to London to meet international investors she hopes to attract to Madrid with low taxes and a business-friendly environment – in the same way Ron DeSantis, the frontrunner for the Republican candidacy in the U.S., has helped turn Florida into an economic powerhouse.
Like her American counterpart, she used devolved powers to make Madrid the first Spanish region free from lockdown and herself one of her party the Partido Popular’s biggest stars. Madrid was gripped by ‘Ayusomania’ as it enjoyed an economic boost that outstripped shuttered Spanish regions.
Her pro-freedom stance extends to tackling wokeness head-on, as she tells the Telegraph:
The woke movement is a real problem in Spain because they are authoritarian. There is less freedom to make humour, watch films and be an adult, basically.
Young people are pitted against each other; it has weakened relations between men and women. If older people want to speak frankly to young people they cannot do that. It is a kind of paternalism and authoritarianism – because who decides what is offensive?
Ayuso has also attacked a trans policy similar to Scotland’s disastrous Gender Recognition Reform Bill, and does not have time for eco-authoritarianism either:
She remains suspicious of green regulations, co-opted by the “woke movement”, that risk harming jobs and business. “The ones who wrap themselves in the flag of ecology, they don’t listen to real people,” she said. “The key is to conserve and keep the natural heritage, whereas now it has been moved into other issues, such as how to live and consumption. It should not be an ideological fight, but some have managed to make it that.”
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Good luck, Isabel, you’ll need it.
Don’t sell out to the WEF when they come for you. But I suspect they tried already, so stay a real Madrileña.
But you’re still just a politician, so don’t start thinking I like you. Just get the state out of Spaniards’ way.
Slowly, slowly some people with boll*cks are breaking the surface. If we had a few more that weren’t afraid of being unpopular, of not bowing to peer pressure, then we’d never have gotten into this state in the first place. We can all do our bit.
According to the Telegraph:
“…in the same way Ron DeSantis, the frontrunner for the Republican candidacy in the U.S….”
I don’t think that’s quite right:
According to William Hill, the betting to be the Republican nominee is:
6/5 Donald Trump
7/4 Ron DeSantis
And according to Paddy Power:
11/10 Donald Trump
15/8 Ron DeSantis
But the betting also suggests that there is a slightly greater chance of a Republican President if DeSantis is the nominee rather than Trump.
Let’s hope that they are not using Dominion Voting Machines.
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Yes yes, but Madrid has an ever expanding low emissions zone for cars. Just like London.
And the “anti-lockdown” Madrid enforced masks as enthusiastically as every other region, despite having the power not to.
There is the talk. And then there’s the walk.
She opposed Madrid’s LEZ.
She was clear that – while the terrible traffic isn’t particularly great – she recognises it makes for a certain liveliness. And she certainly isn’t a fan of forcing people out of their cars, and that’s the point.
And she knows man made climate change is nonsense and a perfect vehicle for Champagne Socialists to continue having their way.
I like the cut of her jib.
This is the person who complained about the amnesty given to the Catalan politicians following their attempts at creating real democracy in Catalunya. A saint she ain’t.
There will always a huge bedrock of support for politicians who understand what the vast majority of the population want. The Woke Brigade are a tiny microcosm of society. An empty vessel produces the most noise.
She could be a useful ally for Meloni in Italy.
She sounds a great deal better than many of our useless lefty, woke, authoritarian politicians.
Does she fancy moving to the UK?
The problem with the ‘Woke’ ideology is that they want to force/coerce people to follow their ideolgy instead of giving people real choices/options.