rellas were the defining image for the 18F march on Wednesdsay. By Sebastián Lacunza Editor-in-Chief A review of the massive and sometimes surprising demonstrations that have confronted Kirchnerism, starting with the first rally in front of Congress following the murder of Axel Blumberg in 2004 to the present days, reveals a few shared elements. • Broad appeals (“for more security”; “against corruption”; “for the Republic”; “in favour of the farmers”) that are able to rally large groups but insufficient to clearly delineate the interests of those demonstrating. • A lack of leaders or the rise of an ephemeral one that was restricted to that specific march. • Attendance drawn from the middle and middle-upper socio-economic classes which are less permeable to Peronism. • A degree of “spontaneity,” a characteristic that is eventually undermined by some media who praise it excessively. As there are no clearly defined leaders and the call to march welcomes all comers ...
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