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beautiful-basque-country · 2 days

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This video is clearly not meant for Basque people, but for Spaniardas that don't know Euskara. It's just an example of how Spanish fascists spread Basquephobia.

The members of Bildu celebrated their elections results with the expression "Jo ta ke". But do you know what it really means? Jotakes are grenades designed and developed by terrorist band ETA in the years 1987-88. They were used in attacks like the one against the headquarter houses of Zarautz on Aug 7th 1987. They were also used in the attack against the headquarter houses of Mungia on March 23rd 1991. In fact, ETA former leader Txapote used this same expression during a trial at the National Audience. This expression was popularized by ETA-supporting band Su Ta Gar and that's why now it's used in different contexts meaning "hit it hard until victory". What do you think about Bildu now using this saying?

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Jo ta ke means, literally, hit and smoke. It's believed it comes from what was said at the iron factories: hit (the iron) and then burn, hit (the iron) and the burn, all the time until the work was done. With time, it became a synonym of tirelessly. So the super usual saying in political or sport contexts Jo ta ke irabazi arte! just means Tirelessly or non-stop until victory.

It existed long before Su Ta Gar's song ffs.

The grenades were called jotakes because of this same meaning: we keep going towards victory non-stop, as the weapons were means for ETA to achieve their goals.

Jo ta ke - and Basque language in general - isn't something that was born for ETA or ETA-supporting environments as these fascists like to make people believe, once and again. They're indeed jo ta ke until more and more people hate Basques. Luckily, many know better but still this is plain misinformation and blatant Basquephobia.

They're just bitter EH Bildu had an incredible result at the Basque elections and because ~70% of Basque votes were for Basque nationalist parties.

#euskal herria #basque country #pays basque #pais vasco #euskadi #spain #fatxis gonna fatxing #politics #video #euskera #euskara #basque #languages #spanish #basquephobia

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kropotkindersurprise · 5 months

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December 8, 2023 - Hundreds of people gathered in Guernica, Basque Country, to form a human flag in solidarity with the Palestinian people, as air raid sirens filled the air. The town of Guernica became symbol and a rallying cry against war crimes and the slaughter of civillians after German and Italian planes bombed the town for Franco's fascists in 1937, during the Spanish civil war, killing hundreds of innocent civillians. [video]

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pangeen · 9 months

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" Ancient Trees " //© Max Rive

#Basque Country #Spain #nature #landscape #Forest #trees #fog #myst #aesthetics #wanderlust #explore #follow #discover

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maureen2musings · 11 months

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#basque country #woodlands #curators on tumblr

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kayl0ser · 2 months

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Monte Igueldo, San Sebastián

August 2023

#spain #san sebastian #summer #travel #europe #basque country #water #nature #blue #green #trees #plants #x #scenery #coast #sea #ocean #mountain

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javiroa226 · 4 months

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#Javi Roa #black and white photography #monochrome #architecture #decay #door #urban landscape #Vitoria-Gasteiz #Euskadi #Basque Country

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countriesgame · 3 months

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Please reblog for a bigger sample size!

If you have any fun fact about Basque Country, please tell us and I'll reblog it!

Be respectful in your comments. You can criticize a government without offending its people.

#basque country #europe #country polls #polls #spain

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lifeissuchafuckinrollercoaster · 1 year

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My girlfriend and i went to a very delicious peruvian restaurant in Bilbao.

#mine #personal #lights #neon lights #españa #spain #bilbao #euskal herria #basque country #euskadi #pais vasco #trip #travel #europe #euro #cityscape #city lights

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hopefulkidshark · 1 month

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Gaztelugatxe Islet, Basque Country, Spain: Gaztelugatxe is an islet on the coast of Biscay belonging to the municipality of Bermeo, Basque Country. It is connected to the mainland by a man-made bridge. Wikipedia

#Gaztelugatxe Islet #Coast of Biscay #Bermeo #Basque Country #Spain

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elfietherine · 10 months

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Oil paintings by wonderful Basque artist Alai Ganuza

So unique!

#contemporary art #pastel palette #vibrant #basque country #basque art #oil painting #food painting

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beautiful-basque-country · 2 days

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Liburuaren nazioarteko eguna / International book day

argitaletxe - publishing company

argitaratu - publish

atalburu - chapter

azal - tapa

bizkar - (book) spine

deskribapen - description

eleberri - novel

eleberrigile - novelist

elkarrizketa - dialogue

esaldi - sentence

eskaintza - dedication

genero - genre

idatzi - to write

idazle - writer

ipuin - tale

irakurle - reader

irakurri - to read

kondaira - legend

kritika - review

liburu - book

liburu-denda - book shop

liburutegi - library

olerki - poem

olerti - poetry

orri - sheet

orrialde - page

paragrafo - paragraph

pertsonai - character

#euskal herria #basque country #pays basque #pais vasco #euskadi #culture #euskera #euskara #basque #languages #international book day #liburuaren nazioarteko eguna #word list #vocabulary #hiztegi

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kropotkindersurprise · 6 months

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October 28/29, 2023 - A small selection of the world-wide protests in solidarity with Palestine. In Europe and North America hundreds of thousands took to the streets to condemn their governments' complicity in Israeli war crimes against the Palestinian people, and demanding an end to Israel's genocide and apartheid. [videos] Solidarity demonstrations pictured here: London, UK Berlin, Germany / New York City, USA Athens, Greece Toronto, Canada / Paris, France / Rome, Italy Detroit, USA / San Francisco, USA Bilbao, Basque Country / Lille, France / Montpellier, France Los Angeles, USA Glasgow, Scotland / Marseille, France Thessaloniki, Greece / Madrid, Spain / Valencia, Spain Den Haag, the Netherlands