Spanish Robin Hood

A Spanish activist, Enric Duran, borrowed about half a million euros from several banks, to invest in social movements that seek to find an alternative to capitalism. Because he refused to pay the debts back to the system he'd like to change, Duran is considered a kind of Robin Hood in Spain.

Duran used the capitalist system to fight against capitalism. In 2006, he began to borrow from banks, learning how the system works, writes policymic.com. In 2008, Duran lent, with the help of a TV ghost company distributor, about €500 million to the anti-capitalist activists and the media companies that supported them and who needed equipment.

Duran was arrested in 2009 after he made loans to 39 banks and will take eight years in prison for his actions, but he only stayed two months behind bars. In anticipation of the day that was supposed to be tried in court, Duran decided to run, in February 2013, and since then is sought by the authorities.

The Spaniard says he has no regrets about the offenses he committed. He says he stole because he wanted to help the anti-capitalist movements that came with alternatives to the current system, but the lacked funds and communication possibilities, while the economic growth before the financial collapse was based on a system that created money out of nothing.

Another Spanish Robin Hood is Juan Manuel Sanchez Gordillo, who created what some could call a communist utopia, in a small town populated mostly by immigrant workers. Marinaleda has only 2,700 inhabitants, and Gordillo was not arrested for his little social experiment because he has immunity as a member of the regional parliament.