Bleak, if Spain is filled with a lot of people who think that “riots will fix things.” Very bleak, indeed.

Bleak.

As a number of years ago they officially surrendered in the war on terror.

Terror- 1

Spain- 0

Rioting will scare the visitors away. It would be better to devise ways of attracting winter visitors. You already have a good start with your climate. It is much with you in winter than here in the UK and there are lots of UK pensioners you could attract. As it is things look bad economically in the short to medium term and the way people are reacting seems likely to make things even worse. Good luck!

@poisonedantidote What are your options for getting out of there? It sounds like things are not going to be good.

The point is, if there is no money, there is no money. All the riots on earth will not create wealth required to back up the money needed to pay debt. And disorder at best diverts people from work and at worst damages property. Thus more wealth shortfall. Sounds like your associates may not be that smart. Maybe you can straighten them out.

This sounds absurd to me. I doubt if people will riot. If you lose two-thirds of your income for a few months, I suspect people will find other ways to make up for it. Or they will just do with less.

Riotsers only hurt themselves. They don’t generate income and they hurt the chance to produce income. People may be angry, but it’s hard to see how this can seem sensible after the first blush of anger dissipates.

If I were you, I’d lay in a big stock of soda and whatnot. Rioters need to drink, don’t they? And snack food, too. They’ll need food for all their rioting.

@Adirondackwannabe can soon leave if need be, be it boat or plain.

@wundayatta I think they will riot, I don’t think they will go without, they have already started stealing all the copper wire.

Spain’s immediate future looks bleak indeed.

Do the islanders plan to make excursions to the mainland for their riots or are they planning on attacking their fellow islanders? Is there a bridge to protect or are boats the primary method of reaching the mainland? How did the islanders fare during the last civil war or the last round of uprisings? How has the make up of the locals changed in the intervening years? Are they also stockpiling foodstuffs, clothing and medicines? What about materials for repairs for when the spring comes and tourists want to come again?

How independent of the mainland can this island become to avoid being pulled into the woes developing on the mainland?

If you get out, where would you go that isn’t destabilizing? The woes of Greece have taken a backseat to the Syrian uprisings on the world news stage for US viewers, but those woes still exist. Does the island produce it’s own food? Does Spain?

Spain is in better shape that what the media try to tell us. Portugal’s making progress and I don’t see why Spain should not. It will be tough, but not catastrophic.

Check what happened in Argentina 10 years ago:
http://ferfal.blogspot.com/search/label/Argentine%20Collapse

I think this is what will probably happen in Greece and Spain.

Simple.

Livable thanks to the state forced contributions of more responsible, mature and successful EU nations.

Remember a few years back when Spain made an official statement that they were conceding in the War On Terror? Well it’s because those selfish and lazy bastards are confident they can hide behind Germany and the UK’s skirt.

Terror. 1

Spain. 0

The nation would be worthless were it not for Salvador Dali and Ferran Adrià