What force or what logic devil makes liberals betray one and
ideals again?
Salvador Giner
President of the Institut d'Estudis Catalans.
Why so hard being a lefty? Should not be easy and natural for a citizen
lover of freedom, equal opportunities, the
self-determination, redistribution of income and equity
show a basic sympathy for the governments to give effect to these values \u200b\u200b
elementary? Is not it true that values \u200b\u200bof any decent society
are precisely those on the left and not others?
terrible thing is not to find an easy answer to the question. What
enigmatic historical force, or simply what makes devilish logic
left-natural ally of feminism, environmentalism, pacifism, of
education for all, betray her again and again basic principles?
The answer is simple when expressed this dilemma from
usual reactionary positions, or simply conservative
or cynical. From this way of seeing things, it must be assumed to show astonishment
to the usual elemental distortion of the principles is sinning
childishness. Human nature being what it is, so that any political order
tend to gentrify, to consolidate the privilege or forget the
principles that gave the vote to those who sought to invoke
illusions but always without any intention to apply.
The extent to which this fatalistic belief in the inevitable failure of the left
has penetrated in the mental world of those often called progressive
these days is giving indecision and timidity with which the European social
is responding to popular uprisings
in the Muslim world to end tyranny after another. Suddenly, those
hollow maintained in an association called the Socialist International
regimes like that of Tunisia Ben Ali despot realize that this was a despicable creature
and corrupt. We knew everyone. The insane was a barbarian terrorist Gaddafi international
knew, but he was invited one of the faculties of social
world's most prestigious in London, while shamelessly
is delivered to chat with him about democracy and inane writing pamphlets on
something called Third Way (Compréndese that the famed sociologist
nothing was devoted to it is rewarded with a finishing in that paragon of
liberals is the House of Lords by such anxieties, but it is understood
unless any inanity that of his mouth came out so well received by the Social
Iberian thirsting for an inspiration not leave home or leave
.) Along with this, what I know understands is that a clown as Il Cavaliere
, chaired by the Italian Government, has complimented the tyrant Gaddafi
with his entourage of Amazons Roman mercenary and partying. At the end of the day,
this gentleman is on the right.
One is already too old to wait a few words sad, expressed from
the privileged corner of this newspaper, find someone, do not know what
game, in which emancipatory social movement in what civic association
altruistic Ignore them, to be taken seriously, to think that it is still possible to achieve
this policy in the rule of reason. That still
battle to keep four principles of decency left is not lost.
One is already too old to be on the right, but not to start
not expect anything from those who thought they were his colleagues. Or wait
only - is there anybody there?, Will I hear? - A very small handful
people whom they do not give them too ashamed to admit that belong to the tribe
the deluded, of the naive, and that, nevertheless, do not think either
passed right even quieter, more civilized, more reformist. (
also exists, and win elections, saying that is left, you see.)
No problem, ladies and gentlemen, fear not, I will not say partner or, the immortals
me prevent this, comrades, I will throw my
rigor noise solidarity with the uprising against the tyrants that even today we supported
I politely complain of how bad they are the bankers who have brought
this economic downturn, I will move my forehead in disapproval
useless right that it does not allow evil or the richest society in the universe
to advance medicine for the poor and education for those who do not have
. I do not ask Lord as my English colleague. What would make a
Sarrià Westminster boy of tinsel covered? But I do not want to confuse me
and someone will think I'ma leftist, leftists such as
great, I mean, I only remember the beliefs that proclaim
when it thunders. When rays are triggered by them, knowing in his placid
cynically provoked.
Source: El Periodico de Catalunya, Spain.
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