y and clear positions of National recognition. They weren’t able to give the answers that Cantabria and its People really need.
A consequence of all this was traduced in a less and less implication of the People in the political activity. Even most of the People keep left-wing and antifascist mentality popular, social and political activism declined strongly till the latest ’90 and the early years of the new millennium. Now we are recovering but far away for the ’80 and ’70.
From 1998 the influence of Spanish political organizations had declined in the Cantabrian political map. The only organizations that they are still powerful and referents are in the areas that no national organizations are settled, as for example the Unions. In this area there is one union (Unitarian Union) that is the most pro-cantabrist one and have a very progressive view of the National struggle. Actually many members of the MPLC are members of this Union. The U.U. tried, and still tried to make a Federation of Cantabrian Unions, focused in Cantabria and in the Cantabrian working class problems. But we find many obstacles in the way from some member and mainly other Unions that they have Spanish mentality or are happy enough with the actual situation.
But in the general map the Spanish influence declined. This is a consequence of the growing and expansion of the national identity and National struggle with Socialist and Communist ideals since the latest ‘90. From the early years the socialist young organization of the MPLC is a reference and lead the activity with the young people, making their one propaganda and activities, supporting apart of that many other fights like the ones of green organizations, workers…
The social recognition of the activists and ideals of the MPLC keep increasing. We can see that the most successful mobilizations and activities of individual organizations are the ones carried out by MPLC organizations. Also we participated in united events, like the 1 of May, with other left-wing organizations even they are Cantabrian branches of Spanish organizations…and even we help them in some struggles.
The important and main thing is that MPLC ideals of restoring our national Identity; the Memory of the Cantabrian Guerrilla and Freedom Fighters against the dictatorship; the Pride of being Cantabrian and the conscience of our rights are going up. And our struggle for Independence and Socialism is expanding and are getting more and more recognition in the working class and in the People.
The Red flame burns brightly again. More and more people are getting involved with us or with social, cultural and ecological activities. National events such as our National day (28 of July) are a success and a reference to many, many people, young and old. We have a National headquarters in Santander quite big. We make quite a lot of activities even they are not enough. The Cantabrian Identity is majority. Now the Cantabrian National left is the reference for the people no the branches of the Spanish organizations, even if they try sometimes to win for them the united activities.
But apart of all this we can’t fell in an unrealistic optimism.
Our Country face many dangers and threats. We have a very hard way in front of us. And we have real problems. The drugs are still one of the worst. Working class hoods are flood since the latest ‘90 with Cocaine and the damage that had make to the mentality of the people and to the daily life and solidarity inside the community is worst than the others. The coke takes away the freedom and justice senses of the spirit and fill the gap with egoism. And this is happening in all the Country specially in the young generations. The police is obviously looking to other place, if they aren’t involved directly.
Our Land is being destroyed by constructors and landlords. The professional politicians are a corrupt cast that governs Cantabria without listen to the People and making profit and at the service of business men and landlord. Our Identity is attacked from the Media, the right-wing positions and from the Spanis