…[T]he ruling party in a bourgeois democracy extends the protection of the minority only to another bourgeois party, while the proletariat, on all serious, profound and fundamental issues, gets martial law or pogroms, instead of the “protection of the minority”. The more highly developed a democracy is, the more imminent are pogroms or civil war in connection with any profound political divergence which is dangerous to the bourgeoisie.
Demonstrations against Team Israel-Premier Tech in cycling races have become common as people around the world reject Israel’s public relations attempts to smooth over genocide.
The most disruptive demonstration occurred on Sept. 14 at La Vuelta a España in Madrid, Spain. The final stage of the 21-stage grand tour was set to finish with laps around a finishing circuit in Madrid, but over 100,000 pro-Palestinian protesters flooded the streets and broke through barriers, causing the race to be suspended approximately 56 kilometers from the finish with no stage winner.
