Progressives figure they better come out swinging at the straw man they put up, so that public focus won't be on the horrific speech restrictions they impose on the proletariat.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/12/spain-security-law-protesters-freedom-expression
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/25/world/europe/spain-europe-protest-free-speech.html?_r=0
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