La Pelota vasca. La piel contra la piedra
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I've received anonymous letters
from students

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in which they say:
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"Even though
we feel bad about it,

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we can't speak in your defense
because we're scared".

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We carry on out of idealism,
because we fought against Francoism.

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But they also say, and that's
partly why I stay on here:

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'We need more people like you
to help us carry on"

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They never mention
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that people on the other side
are threatened too.

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Every day I get 5 e-mails.
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We're going to kill you. We've
killed one of you. You're next.

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They killed Josu, a friend of mine.
We worked together.

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Why do people have to leave?
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Musicians, filmmakers,
writers, politicians...

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Some colleagues can't even
hang out their washing,

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in case they'll be identified as
Ertzainas because of their clothes.

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Carpenters, chefs...
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Cleaning ladies,
who are socialists,

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go to work with bodyguards.
What kind of country is this?

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People are afraid,
very, very afraid.

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We must respect and defend
anyone who is threatened.

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But you can't live off
the fact of being threatened,

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so we must then analyze
their arguments.

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The intellectuals who left...
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I wish the intellectuals
had taken a firmer stand.

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Some were threatened.
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Others thought they might be,
and perhaps were right.

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More discussion
and less propaganda.

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But others have taken advantage
of the situation.

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I wouldn't go that far.
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You can't ask people
to be objective

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when they are suffering
the terrible impact

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of this political violence.
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I believe there are some
"official" victims of threats,

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they're almost professionals,

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