10 The preamble to the current Statute of Autonomy of the Balearic Islands states that "to advance toward a modern society, it is essential to deepen and continue to invest in the values of social cohesion, peace and justice, sustainable development, territorial protection, and equal rights, especially equality between men and women." Fine words that, unfortunately, all too often become rhetoric if organized civil society, long-standing and new-generation social movements—in short, if social countervailing powers, in a stance of resistance, do not act to confront democratizing setbacks and, with a proactive attitude, do not offer everyday alternatives to social justice.

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