What next for Spain's protesting 'angry ones'?  A diverse crowd
has bolstered the 'post-democratic' hardcore, but after Sunday's
election, momentum may be hard to maintain     •
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Protesters sleep in the Puerta del Sol square in Madrid, Spain.
Photograph: Pedro Armestre/AFP/Getty Images  A protest in Puerta
del Sol square in Madrid, what could be more appropriate? After
all, one of Spain's most iconic images is Goya's depiction of a
riot there, The Second of May. There you can see a bunch of
Spaniards taking on Napoleon's invading army. And it was also in
Puerta del Sol that a crowd succeeded in ousting the king in
1931 and proclaiming a republic. Since then the square has lost
almost all of its rebellious soul, having been transformed into
a tourist spot. It has gone from a place of memory to a place of
souvenirs.  That is, until Sunday when a rather obscure
demonstration turned into a permanent rally, which is gaining
momentum by the day and has