Puppets with the return of the emeritus king
The guardians of the Transition's culture have already activated the mechanisms for the former king Juan Carlos to be able to return to Spain. They do so with the leverage of the declassified documents from 23-F, which is ironic. The only thing the documents do is endorse the official version –repeated ad nauseam– for over 40 years!–, so it is not understood that they are now the key to the end of his exile. Is it that, despite the nagging, there were suspicions of a more murky role than the one assigned? Frankly, if it is out of pure mercy to let him spend his last days in Spain, sincerity would be appreciated, and let's move on. On the other hand, the front pages suggest that if Juan Carlos has not returned, it is due to his own whim. Right-wing newspapers try to sell the return of the prodigal son as a gracious move by the leader of the PP, to see if he can thus reach the statesmanlike stature that charisma has denied him. "Feijóo opens the debate on Juan Carlos's return to Spain", headlines Abc. But El País hurries to dampen their celebration: "The Royal Household leaves his return in the hands of the heir", they write, and in the subtitle they emphasize that the government does not oppose it. Look how long they have been talking about the firebreak needed to save the institution, and now they all love it, as if he hadn't left for reasons related to his pocket, his fly, and the intersection of both royal paradigms. Meanwhile, in La Razón it is suggested that there is already a plan for monthly visits, but that "his entourage" (who, exactly?) does not see it as feasible "due to the current political situation" (which, exactly?). By the way, in Planeta's newspaper, either there is an infiltrated republican or someone should get a stern reprimand because, just above the headline about Juan Carlos, there is another one about a premiere on streaming platforms. Specifically, it reads: "Apple TV+ premieres 'Monarch: Legacy of Monsters'". Oh, the poetic juxtapositions! Goya already said that the dream of 'La Razón' produces monsters."