That really paints a picture, doesn't it ?
That was one of many incredible pictures painted by the genius Steyn in this piece. Bump!
"united in sorrow" - i.e. enervated in passivity
Spain and many other EU countries are madly in love with these stupid demonstrations, which they do every time they are attacked by ETA, Muslim terrorists, or practically the next door neighbor's poodle. But really, "enervated in passivity" sums it up, because they feel that by getting out and whining they have actually done something. And maybe they have, because whining is the only thing they are capable of doing any longer.