[*this note corrects an earlier translation, where I said "And then there are those who think we shouldn't look to the past, yet act like we're living in it." -- I meant to say: "And then there are those who think we (one) shouldn't look to the past, yet act like they're living in it." I don't know how I did that, sorry!]This drawing by artist Manel Fontdevila in the Spanish paper Público sums up the recent news about Judge Baltasar Garzón's possible trial (see Feb. 7 post).
From left to right, we read:
"Historians rewrite history."
"Justices pursue the one in search of justice."
"And then there are those who think we shouldn't look to the past, yet act like they're living in it."
"Yes indeed."
The skulls allude to the victims of the Francoist repression; within approximately the last 10 years, there have been numerous exhumations of mass graves throughout Spain, often culminating in the "reburial" and dignification of remains, some 70 years after the end of the Spanish Civil War. The phrase "those who think we shouldn't look to the past" most likely refers to conservative leaders of the PP (Partido Popular, or "People's Party") who have argued that memorialist discourse only "opens old wounds," preventing Spain from moving forward. The Partido Popular emerged out of the AP (Alianza Popular, or "People's Alliance"), which was founded by Manuel Fraga, a former Francoist minister.
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