In the abysmal abscence of press bulletins I have searched for news reports.
I do not usually read marxist press but this does ring true for me.
Spain: The rebellion of the youth | In Defence of Marxism
"These protests took all the politicians by surprise. They have reacted with hysteria and alarm.
The defenders of the existing society are scandalized: “this is anarchy”, they protest. “This is chaos!”
Some even say it is a “threat to democracy”.
Yet what we are seeing on the streets of Madrid and other Spanish cities is no threat to democracy but, on the contrary,
an attempt to exercise direct democracy: to give a voice to those who have no voice, to defend the interests of those who nobody defends.
When they speak of a “threat to democracy”, what do they mean?
Democracy in its literal sense signifies the rule of the people.
But is it true that the people really rule in Spain or anywhere else?
No, it is false. In the framework of capitalist society, the participation of the majority of people in democracy is limited to voting
every five years or so for one or other of the existing political parties.
Once they are elected, they do whatever they like, and the people have no means of changing anything".
I have been watching the live stream of Sol square Madrid.
MotionLook on USTREAM: Directo desde La Puerta del Sol. Más de 2 millones de solicitudes a este Stream. .
The Masses of people there were chanting - then at midnight (our 11pm) an eerie silence descended and they waited for the clock to finish chiming and let out a tumultous roar.
Now, today their gathering becomes illegal because of their municipal elections tomorrow.(crunch time!)
They appear to be motivated to stay, in order to demand their right to 'Real Democracy Now'