Spain without freedom

Spain seems to live under a pentagon of contradictions. First of all a Prime Minister sprinkled with corruption who wants to apply a gag rule to those who complain too much about it. Secondly, a media controlled, clearly or subtly, by different powers that claim to defend democracy and freedom of expression. Third, a government that seems to influence some courts to imprison pacifists accusing them of being tumultuous. In fourth place someone close to spanish goverment have leaked false documents to discredit other leaders in the opposition. And the fifth face of this pentagon is an untouchable monarchy that defends the constitutional powers before peaceful demonstrations. Considering all these facts, we can doubt what King Felipe VI has stated on several occasions in international media, that Spain has an advanced democracy. Well, according to this pentagon of facts, the freedom of expression of this democracy is limping too much. In fact there are great parallels between the Spain of 2018 and the United States of 1971. Watch Steven Spielberg's latest film, The Pentagon Papers, and you will realize that freedom of expression has always stung the powers that live under contradictions, corruption or lies. The difference was that in the US the media dared to spread the truth and the Nixon government had to resign shortly afterwards. Therefore the media were at the service of the governed and not of the rulers. In any case, and in Spain, many media does not break the silence and becomes an accomplice of this void in freedom of expression.