Can a minority decide the future of Catalan in the Balearic Islands?

PalmAbsolute majorities, or even significant majorities, are a thing of the past. Right now, both at the national level and in the Balearic Islands, we are witnessing the need to find ways to solve citizens' problems. But this isn't always the case. Small groups can wield excessive power over larger ones, and if this happens, it runs counter to the will of the people.

In the Balearic Islands, we are now suffering the persecution of our own language and culture by a group that remains a minority in Parliament. Week after week, they take advantage of any legislation under consideration to introduce measures against Catalan. This wasn't necessary in healthcare, because the People's Party (PP) included it in their platform. Therefore, it cannot be said that this decision, whether one likes it or not, goes against the will of the majority.

But the other plundering measures that Vox constantly proposes and often succeeds in are. Making Spanish the language of instruction in schools and removing it from hard-to-fill positions. The PP is uncomfortable because they know what happened with Bauzá. And the opposition also represents the citizens who simply want to protect their own language. I am convinced that Llorenç Galmès, Marga Prohens, and Vicent Marí also want this. Therefore, the majority sentiment in this land is to protect our culture, language, and identity. To love it and offer it to newcomers.

That's why it's important that it be a requirement, that it not be hidden away at home again like in Franco's times, which Vox loves so much. But above all because it's the majority sentiment in the Chamber and the country. If Prohens approves otherwise, she's governing against the majority. Against the people.