Spain's Sanchez, Brazil's Lula lead global gathering of left-wing leaders against far-right rise

On European subs we can and do

>What would be better is if Spain under Sanchez had not become one of the largest exporters of Russian gas Spain had the most LNG stations in Europe prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it's not that deep. It's the largest exporter of Russian gas (via intermediaries) because it's the largest european exporter of gas period. Most of it comes from the US and Algeria. You might as well say Israel is financing Russia thanks to this war. At the start of the year it seemed like Russia was heading towards economic collapse, not anymore with oil being at $100.

>Opening their embassy in Tehran (which is legitimising the regime that murdered thousands of its own people), 90 other countries have embassies in Iran, including big EU countries. >sucking up to china instead of cooperating with the EU Spanish trade policy is handled by the European Union as part of the single market. Spain isn't sucking up to China any more than other countries do, it's the biggest EU trade partner besides the US which spent all of last year being unreliable with its tariff policy. >refusing to meet their NATO standards.  Other NATO allies aren't actually trying to meet that number and they're literally just waiting for Trump to be out of office. 5% of GDP on military spending is ridiculous outside of an active war, it's especially ridiculous for a country that recently got out of an economic crisis that lasted well over a decade and is deeply in debt. Setting targets by % of GDP isn't exactly smart either, it leads to overspending because you're trying to hit money spent instead of actual military capabilities. >And then as the kicker they're sending in over half a million immigrants to the EU when the EU is finally starting to get a grip on its immigration problem They're not sending anyone here. They need to have been in Spain and working to even get the one year residence permit. The same thing happened a few years ago, you're only hearing about it this time because Spain has been critical of Israel. The EU has an immigration problem, but it's the opposite of what you think it is. Spain has been significantly outpacing other big EU economies precisely because it's getting more immigrants to compensate for the low birth rate. Without immigration the EU is going to end like Japan which has been economically stagnant for decades due to an aged population.

>Opening their embassy in Tehran (which is legitimising the regime...) You clearly have zero comprehension about how embassies, diplomacy and geopolitics work, do you? Are you claiming, for instance, that the US has been supporting everything Russia has done since the 1930's becuase they have an embassy in Moscow?

Visiting China doesn't mean that Spain isn't cooperating with the EU. Spain spends 2 per cent on defense today, about the same as Italy and France. Spain isn't sending ~500,000 anywhere. They already reside there irregularly, and they will get a status of residence if they meet certain requirements for Spain - not the rest of the EU.  I guess nuance isn't important anymore.

By that logic, he is also defending USA. Trump should put on an unsoiled suit and thank him.

Yes, condemning but not acting against it is equal to supporting/defending it.

PSOE is massively corrupt too, research it, is facing significant corruption allegations and scandals that have severely damaged the party's reputation.. No good options right now. Hopefully something better will emerge, there is time 

Sanchez is already anti EU. But good job with your argumentation. Because obviously I can only choose between a far right nutjob and a far left nutjob. And I definitely don't just want Spain to elect a sane leader.  /S because I think you need it

I'm okay with Christian immigration from our former colonies. I'm not okay with the immigration of Moors who subjugated Spain for hundreds of years. Spain is Catholic. Period. Latin American Christians are welcome.

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Isn't the US doing the same thing elsewhere? Where is the line drawn?

What's with that false equivalence? Either stand with China or the EU because Sanchez visited China recently? Germany trades much more than Spain with China, and Merz was there last month. Were you also claiming that German was betraying her European allies?