This paper examines the role conceptual metaphors have in reproducing and justifying certain cognitive models-and, by extension, certain courses of action. After reviewing the sociocultural and neural aspects of conceptual metaphors, this paper will present the empirical study conducted to illustrate the relationship between linguistic metaphors and cognitive patterns that ultimately determine courses of action. The analysis consists of a comparative between the main systematic conceptual metaphors found in American English and Peninsular Spanish written press regarding the Capitol riot (January 2021) and the protests against the "Procés" sentence (October 2019).Aquest estudi examina quin és el paper de les metàfores conceptuals a l'hora de...