The American Indians used to put their ears to the ground to know if what was approaching their territories were horses or were bison in order to be prepared for the consequences. In the days after the 28M debacle, Felipe González said that he had been doing the same thing for some time and that he had heard herds of bison galloping towards PSOE territory since before the municipal and regional elections. It was his way of saying that he did, unlike others, see the magnitude of the defeat arrive. In the past, everything is always easier. The former President of the Government is not the only one who in these days of “socialist depression” says that of “I already said it”, “I could see it coming” or “the signs were unequivocal”.
