"Later they will say, that we were only five or six." That's the chant that demonstrators at Madrid's pro-family demonstration shouted Saturday, a protest that the event's organizers announced was attended by around 1.5 million people. The people chanted the slogan over and over, laughing, because it was obvious there was a sea of people, just as it was equally obvious that the government cannot admit that the protest was well attended.
On Sunday, much of the press was reporting the demonstration was attended by only around 180,000 people. The government said that number was too high, and that only 166,000 made the march.
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In any event, even using the government's lower number that's certainly more than the government's own figures that calculate there are only around 10,000 homosexuals bothered to register as couples. In other words, the government is willing to redefine marriage for 10,000, but ignores 166,000 - to 1.5 million others.
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I hadn't thought of the route before, since it's one that we take all the time as it cuts from the main street of Gran Via to our home to the north, and through the Chueca neighborhood. Chueca is a bohemian neighborhood, with various gay bars and establishments. And some great places to eat, I might add. We were walking along, minding our own business, when two men - considerably bigger and better built than me - walked up to our families and began to insult the children.
"Oh no, they've come even here," shouted one fellow to the other. To which the other looked at the children, and said, "Ewww, how disgusting!"
I was a bit surprised, that anybody would bother to call children disgusting. I was also suprised since this march wasn't about being against homosexuals - as much as the Socialist government and others have tried to make it. This was about trying to send a message to the government to protect the traditional family.
As we walked past the two men, the larger one shouted behind us: "Why don't you all go away and stay out of our neighborhood."
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Read the complete article Later they will say we were five or six from Spero News.
Robert Duncan makes two excellent points in his account of the march sponsored by the Family Forum and supported by the Episcopal Conference (the bishops organization is Spain). If the Spanish Senate approves the gay marriage bill, the will of 10,000 will trump the will of over 150,000 (democracy in action?). The 10,000 and their supporters can't even show charity and humility in their apparent victory.
If the Senate passes the bill, the question then becomes will the Spanish electorate remember this thumbing the nose at their wishes when it comes time to vote to keep the Socialists in power in the Cortes? I sure hope so.
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