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Sign of the Times: Spanish ‘Robin Hood’ Activists Loot Supermarkets

Spanish police have arrested seven left-wing union activists for their alleged role in recent “Robin Hood”-style heists designed to highlight the plight of people suffering through the country’s recession.

The activists on Tuesday stormed a supermarket and stole nine trolleys full of food that they later gave to the poor and unemployed.

Because, you know, if you take from one to give to another, that solves the problem, right?

The mayor of the nearby town of Marinaleda, Juan Manuel Sanchez Gordillo, took credit for one of the sackings and vows more will take place. Wait, that mayor was in on this? What kind of mayor –

Seven Arrested for Stealing Food for the Poor | Spain is Getting Weak | Mayor Juan Manuel Sanchez GordilloWhy are we not surprised?

“There are people who don’t have enough to eat,” said Gordillo who actually oversaw one of the sackings and instructed activists via megaphone. “So we’ve decided to expropriate basic foodstuffs and give them to a soup kitchen, which is having difficulties finding enough food for everyone, because demand has gone up.”

“In Andalusia and in Spain, it’s not the political powers that are in charge, it’s the banks, who have no heart, feelings or country,” he added.

For cash-strapped Spain, this sort of “activism” may become a trend.

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is fighting to prevent his country becoming the latest — and biggest — victim of the economic crisis crippling the 17 countries that use the euro and ask for a full-blown government bailout.

In an attempt to bring its economy under control and restore the confidence of investors, Rajoy has come up with a package of tax hikes and spending cuts he says is worth €65 billion through the end of 2014. But he is reluctant to tighten the screw further amid very real fears of unrest in the streets.

“Right now, we’re seeing things that surprise, hurt and outrage us,” said former leader of the United Left, Gaspar Llamazares, who applauded the “Robin Hood” attacks as a “symbolic gesture.”

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The Associated Press contributed to this report. Mayor photo courtesy Irishtimes.com

Comments (59)

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  • Ghandi was a Republican
    Posted on August 11, 2012 at 11:16am

    Robin Hood stole money from the Tax man and gave the people a refund. He did not steal from people trying to make payroll and feed their families with what was left over..
    Obama steals from all and gives to his cronies. Obamahood– It’s not just for ghettos anymore!

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    • RJJinGadsden
      Posted on August 11, 2012 at 12:46pm

      Naturally they picture the gayest of all gay Robin Hood actors, Errol Flynn to prove a point I suppose.

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    • lukerw
      Posted on August 11, 2012 at 4:01pm

      After the Conquest of 1066, England was rules by French Normans… in a Tree Structure Government, based upon Noble Rank… Taxes were a TrickleUp, where Slaves (a majority) paid No Taxes… so Taxes fell upon FreeMen and Lower Nobles. King Richard, 7th King, spoke only French, and visited England only several times… and simply used England to provide him with Food, Money, and Troops! Anything that a Robin Hood would have stolen… would have only resulted in an Increase of Taxes!

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    • Southerner01
      Posted on August 12, 2012 at 9:09am

      Errol Flynn was a registered member of the Nazi party. That’s appropriate for this version of “robin hood” politics.

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    • IOWAGIR
      Posted on August 13, 2012 at 11:55am

      LMFAO!!!!! Love your Hood comment! So funny and yet so true!

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  • CulperGang
    Posted on August 11, 2012 at 10:56am

    The media has hidden from the Spaniards the REAL AGENDA of the Spanish politicians in as much as the media has here in America. You are all assuming that Spaniards went along with their government agendas. THEY knew just as much as YOU Americans know about your politicians agendas. WHICH IS ZERO.
    Everybody get this straight: MAINSTREET people around the world ARE the victims of their politicians ALL of whom work for the Bilderberger/NewWorldOrder Banking cartel.

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  • balrog25
    Posted on August 11, 2012 at 9:58am

    A great fire can start with a spark. Has it begun??? Keep vigil on the watchtower, prepare and pray. The steps from sparks to conflagration rise speed as they go. Common sense says prepare.

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  • bemo234
    Posted on August 11, 2012 at 9:52am

    Spain is a socialist country and stealing is what socialist do!

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    • Metalstr8jckt
      Posted on August 11, 2012 at 10:50am

      These Spaniards complain about the “Banks”? Ha-Ha. It is their corrupt socialist government. These “Activists” Are thieves, and perpetrators of Marxist lies to blame capitalism as the source of injustice. They should be raiding the pantries of the government officials and bureaucrats….but they won’t. because those people have armed protection 24/7 and ‘create” media hype to continue social unrest and distraction from their thuggery. “Bread and circuses” keep the hungry uneducated worker under the thumb of despotic rulers. Whether it is imperial Rome with an emperor defying the Senate, or a communist(political organizer from Chicago) who leads North America. Its all about control, a cult of personality., and power to oppress. The owner of the store is the victim of this crime.

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    • mtcountrygrl
      Posted on August 11, 2012 at 11:01am

      And they have the story wrong…Robinhood stole from the government who was overtaxing it’s people and gave the tax money back to the people. He did not steal from the farmer down the street, to give to another hungry family.

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    • overthecliff
      Posted on August 11, 2012 at 11:50am

      Whoever has the most power ets to steal from the others. It has been ever thus. Are you prepared??

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  • KangarooJack
    Posted on August 11, 2012 at 9:38am

    It would be interesting to find out WHAT was appropriated?

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  • woodyee
    Posted on August 11, 2012 at 9:31am

    If the title of this story has been glommed from titles appearing over this story around our Country, then it‘s nothing more than an attempt by the press to stir up the radicals prior to Obammy’s smothering defeat in November.

    Comparing these common thieves to a heroic figure will only give rise to the Leftwing-led idiots who’ll think this behavior will gain them public popularity – it most certainly gives the ows types a GREEN LIGHT.

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    • Independent4233
      Posted on August 11, 2012 at 10:03am

      I think the over riding message here to those who closely follow the world-wide economic downturn is that societies are beginning to implode, and the implosion is the result of spending more than they take in with no rainy-day provisions to withstand downward fluctuations in economic conditions.

      And that is exactly what Obama has been doing, and he plans to do more of the same if he’s re-elected only with considerably more gusto.

      But Spain isn’t the only country that is on the verge. Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Greece are also in immediate dire straits, with France close behind and Britain in trouble as well.

      We’re going to see more desperate attempts like this one from here on out. The inundation of third world immigrants, encouraged by the EU elites to serve as tax units and consumers all receive substantial social benefits, which are causing tremendous strain on government payouts, since pensions and salaries for the native populations have been cut back severely or eliminated altogether.
      This is causing a severe backlash by European citizens.

      Greece has rounded up 6000 illegal immigrants into a holding camp and are deporting them en masse with more round-ups and expulsions occurring on a daily basis, explaining to the world press that they country must do so or they will collapse economically completely.

      Look for more of this in the other EU countries as time goes on, which will domino to this country……..soon.

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  • barber2
    Posted on August 11, 2012 at 8:33am

    Noticed the “ Blame the Banks” theme. Same as Obama. The international Left all sing the same sour chorus. And Obama is just a member of their choir , The OWS Anti-Capitalist Singers. Nobama 2012

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  • lukerw
    Posted on August 11, 2012 at 2:02am

    Stealing… causes an Increase in Taxes and, or, Prices… and while some may benefit, all suffer in the end… so Old Robin Hood was Poisoned by his Relatives!

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  • SandyfromChesterfield
    Posted on August 11, 2012 at 1:23am

    Robin Hood robbed the government and gave to the people. You have the story wrong.

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    • barber2
      Posted on August 11, 2012 at 8:35am

      And Robin Hood did not live in a capitalist society where people could rise in social stays and improve their lot in life. Apples to oranges.

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    • NOT A CRAZY
      Posted on August 11, 2012 at 10:46am

      Robin Hood took THE PEOPLE’s government-stolen money and gave it back to THE PEOPLE. These Leftist are criminals stealing from what I must assume are private enterprises. Robin Hood is no Leftist.

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  • Pontiac
    Posted on August 11, 2012 at 12:49am

    [ left-wing union activists for their alleged role in recent “Robin Hood”-style heists ]
    Robin Hood was a left wing union activist?
    No. Highly skilled archer and swordsman. Highly skilled people have no reason to devalue their worth by lumping themselves in a unskilled collective…

    Robin Hood stole from “Super Markets”?
    No. From what I know of the stories he stole from the tax collectors.

    Robin Hood gave to the “poor an unemployed”?
    No. From what I understand he gave tax money back to peasants oppressed by taxes.

    So what part of this was a Robin Hood style heist?

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  • Gizzy
    Posted on August 11, 2012 at 12:41am

    When will people finally get it straight that Robin Hood robbed from the evil, over bearing, overtaxing government that thrived at the expense of the peasants labors. He did not steal from the middle class or the business owners because there wasn’t a middle class and the business owners were the peasants!!

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  • Anonymous T. Irrelevant
    Posted on August 10, 2012 at 11:09pm

    Seeds don’t cost that much, why don’t these thieves buy seeds for these poor and unemployed saps so they can grow their own food? It’s not like they are busy doing something else.

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    • normbal
      Posted on August 10, 2012 at 11:23pm

      Yeah, like that worked in the failed African hellhole formerly known as Rhodesia.

      When the means of production are returned to the hands of the “workers,” (you know, the dependency class of takers) the workers will starve. Every time. Marx kind of missed that one.

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  • elderbat
    Posted on August 10, 2012 at 10:52pm

    Probably coming soon, to a supermarket near you, if we cannot get our country back…scary thought.

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  • lassiegirldawn
    Posted on August 10, 2012 at 10:47pm

    Poor mixed up souls, they think our Commie In Chief is their Commie In Chief. Just look at all the sheeple that are buying into his commie thinking.

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  • klatoo
    Posted on August 10, 2012 at 10:32pm

    Spanish government should free them and give them a hundred billion dollar loan. Those super market people didn’t build that.

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  • chips1
    Posted on August 10, 2012 at 10:31pm

    I went to college in Spain and lived on a farm. The same thing happened and the activists did the same thing. Just ruined our tortilla fields.

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    • chips1
      Posted on August 10, 2012 at 10:40pm

      Actually I was in Tijuana coming out of the grocery store and dropped a bag of guacamole and a car ran over it. But it’s the same thing.

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  • blackyb
    Posted on August 10, 2012 at 10:26pm

    Praying would be a good start. They have left God out of their lives, now this is the result. They rather depend on crime and the government. If the U.S. does ot turn back to God, then this could and likely will happent to those who are not willing to humble themselves and pray and ask for God to come into their hearts and lives. This is what the atheists in your schools are giving you. All good things come from God. The misery comes from the devil.

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  • seeker9
    Posted on August 10, 2012 at 10:15pm

    Socialism in action. So take from the grocer, no tax to govt and grocer goes out of business because no profit. People get free food (for a short time), no tax to the govt. Roseann Barr (Socialist candidate) thinks Americans should be put to work on farms. Bet she can’t even grow okra. Beats me how Socialists always think they can create utopia.

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    • elderbat
      Posted on August 10, 2012 at 10:49pm

      Roseann Barr is another useful idiot for the Marx crowd.

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    • Imprimatur
      Posted on August 11, 2012 at 1:51am

      That’s one cow that should be yoked to plow the farmland as an oxen.

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  • wordweaver
    Posted on August 10, 2012 at 9:55pm

    So, as you say, if the banks are the bad guys in all of this, it makes sense to you to steal from the humble grocers and give the food away? How long is this guy going to stay in business? You are only hastening the total collapse of your screwed up society. Soon you will all be foraging in the fields for food, or heading to Portugal and France. Estupidas!

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    • Mikev5
      Posted on August 10, 2012 at 10:22pm

      Perfect answer these people are fools so go screw some poor grocer out of food destroy his business and maybe it closes up then were do the locals get food now its not like America were a store is on every corner.

      These people are crazy at best way to go EU

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  • The-Monk
    Posted on August 10, 2012 at 9:54pm

    What was that saying I learned early in school?

    Oh yea…. I remember.

    The pain in Spain falls mainly on the lame.

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  • bdandsl
    Posted on August 10, 2012 at 9:49pm

    Robin Hood took from the rich (massive spending, high taxes, corruption – sound familiar?), tyrannical gov’t, never from ‘the people’. As usual, they spin everything to suit their agenda.

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  • bdandsl
    Posted on August 10, 2012 at 9:43pm

    And yet, they vote liberals in time and time again.

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  • Kshirley245
    Posted on August 10, 2012 at 9:42pm

    Idiots in jackets

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  • historyguy48
    Posted on August 10, 2012 at 9:38pm

    I wonder what‘s going to happen when we can’t send the grain these people need to live on because our crop is coming in so small.
    It must make sense to someone, using food for ethanol thats bad for your engine and worse for the ecology.

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    • Metalstr8jckt
      Posted on August 11, 2012 at 11:05am

      There are still a few 100% petroleum based gasoline stations around. Check internet of stations in your area. I buy dino-oil based whenever possible. There are other plant based alternatives to “Food’ that we should explore. Liberals think renewable is good, always. BTU energy per pound of fuel is not considered in a liberals mind. Hard science and social science don’t intertwine. My engines do not appreciate the absorbed water in the “Food’ fuel. I do not need the “corrosion” in my vehicles fuel system, and the decrease in mileage. Liberal failures never cracked a book but love feel good “science”. (Fact): The majority of California “sierra club enviro’s,” drive 14mpg Suburban/Excursion 4WD type vehicles as inner city commuters. Hypocrisy in action. It’s okay though, they will make environmental policy for the rest of us and need the big vehicle to do studies on adverse impact on wildlife.

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  • sandy21957
    Posted on August 10, 2012 at 9:34pm

    Spanish farmers have had to have security guards protecting their crops and livestock because of the OWS mentality that exists over there. So sad.

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    • CulperGang
      Posted on August 11, 2012 at 11:06am

      Food prices have went up 1000% in America in the last three years. You don’t think you are going to be stealing soon? if this continues??? 1lb-beef=$24.99!!!! $10.00 7 oz Salmon RIGHT. $4.99 = 5lb bag Idaho Potatoes(if you can find it) here in Shoprite! Spain has has food shortage and high prices for years!!! Europe is deliberately starved so they ALL give up their sovereignity and join the EU as one nation. READ Euro news before making stupid comments.

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