Yes, there is an invasion... of racism.

Palm"Rape of dolls and women," "jihadist terrorism in the streets of Europe," "savage knife attacks resulting in amputations," collapse of public services, "cultural impoverishment in schools," "imposition of cultures"... This was the litany of accusations that the Parliaments had to listen to. The Vox spokesperson, Manuela CañadasShe won the award for the most racist speech, surrounded by silence and with the mocking smile of the Speaker of the House, Gabriel Le Senne, who did not intervene to stop the debate's drift.

The PP presented one of these initiatives that have no impact and do not translate into any effective measure. One of those that ends with a formula as obtuse as it is useless: "The Parliament of the Balearic Islands urges the government of Spain to renounce mass regularization and adopt a drastic change in migration policy," was one of the points of the Non-Legislative Proposal (PNL) that the right and far right passed last Tuesday. Very well. The Spanish government is urged to do so.

The PP deputy who defended the initiative, Cristina GilHe repeatedly asserted that the immigration policy proposals of the People's Party (PP) and Vox are not the same. And he's right. The PP prefers a subtle discourse, with kind words and appeals to responsibility. They are not accustomed to delivering harsh messages about the inadvisability of receiving migrants, and it shows: they are insecure, inexperienced, and their rhetoric reeks of timidity, even though they are targeting the same targets as textbook racists. However, if the PP has decided that xenophobia is the way forward, they will have to wake up, because the far right has a significant advantage, and perhaps the ballot box will take into account experience and tradition on this matter.

In contrast, Vox carries its full arsenal, unafraid to lie, unashamed to hate in a way so harsh for any citizen who retains any hope in the value of human rights. Politicians often say—one of those things they love to repeat ad nauseam—that a lie repeated a thousand times doesn't become the truth. This could be applied to Ms. Cañadas, and she could be reminded that a lie booed a thousand times doesn't become the truth either. It only serves to irritate the eardrums of the listeners.

The migrants attended the plenary session at the behest of the PSIB, whom some might accuse of exploiting them. "These are the ones you want to expel," the Socialist spokesperson told her. Iago Negueruelato Cristina Gil, before the popular politician began her initiative. "How classless you are," she retorted. Cañadas didn't just accuse immigrants of horrific crimes, but also pointed to the left as complicit. At this point, the spokespeople for the affected parties requested the floor, and the spokesperson for MÉS per Mallorca, Lluís ApesteguiaHe demanded that Le Senne ensure the accusations were not included in the official record. "It's a political matter, just like when you call us fascists. In this parliament, as long as I am president, freedom of expression has the scope I believe it should have," he said, demonstrating his fondness for the pronoun 'I'. Two conclusions can be drawn from his words: first, that the next official record will include the accusations of complicity in rapes, murders, and stabbings made by Cañadas within left-wing parties; second, that, beyond jurists, thinkers, and philosophers, Le Senne is the one in charge of handing out the cards that grant freedom of expression.

Another point of contention was the speaking time. Cañadas spoke for more than a minute, and Negueruela claimed the same amount of time. "It was 6 minutes and 19 seconds," said the Socialist member of the Bureau. Mercedes GarridoHe was trying to ensure they didn't take up a single second of his party's spokesperson. "You're all so tiresome..." Le Senne said slowly, making no attempt to hide his exasperation.

The Great Replacement

What the Speaker of Parliament can't seem to get enough of is using commemorations like Balearic Islands Day to defend his particular worldview, a way of doing things that doesn't fit with representing an institution of all citizens. Besides questioning the autonomous model, thanks to which he receives a generous salary each month, Le Senne brandished, for the umpteenth time, the theory of the great replacement.

Between the fact that poor and undesirable internationals have the whim to come to the Balearic Islands and that we islanders no longer reproduce like rabbits, the outlook is bleak for our far-right president. "Births have fallen by a third in 50 years!" he exclaimed, calling this decline a "failure." Perhaps he forgot that the real failure is that society currently doesn't offer the minimum conditions for raising children. There are people whose biggest worry is knowing where they'll sleep at night. "While Spaniards are declining in number, we've reached a record high in births to immigrant parents," he continued. It's not just that they have the audacity to come here, it's that they also have children! "At this rate, in a few decades there will be almost nothing left of the people who inhabited these islands": at this point we must concede that he has a point, because we will be dead—some of us, because of so much trouble.