Water guns are back squirting at unsuspecting tourists in Barcelona. About a thousand Spaniards marched to demand a rethink of an economic model they believe is fueling a housing crunch and erasing the character of their city on Sunday.
Yeah, there’s a blurry line between hatred against foreigners and fighting back against displacement, and it’s vaguely parallel to the line between immigrants trying to integrate and invaders trying to overtake.
The tourists may have no malicious intent, so things aren’t quite as straightforward, but if the end result is that they’re contributing to a destructive trend, non-violently bringing attention to that is the best response I could think of.
Yeah, there’s a blurry line between hatred against foreigners and fighting back against displacement, and it’s vaguely parallel to the line between immigrants trying to integrate and invaders trying to overtake.
The tourists may have no malicious intent, so things aren’t quite as straightforward, but if the end result is that they’re contributing to a destructive trend, non-violently bringing attention to that is the best response I could think of.