Spain protests tap idealism, online people power
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MADRID — Fired up with 60s-style idealism and fueled by online people power, the anti-crisis protesters who took Spain by storm hope they can be an example to the world.
There are plenty of Spaniards ready to help them, equally frustrated by political corruption, welfare cuts and the highest unemployment rate in the developed world.
When an electrical generator powering their tent city in central Madrid’s Puerta del Sol square ran out of fuel, protesters got an instant response to their Internet appeals for fuel.
Within hours they were able to restore power to the kitchen, daycare, press center and other facilities..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
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