Spain, a country trapped in its labyrinth

You stick your head out of your domestic trench and find yourself in the middle of a political shooting. A frenzy of accusations of all kinds and of all caliber that doesn’t even let you breathe. everyone shoots against his theoretical “enemy”. Everyone shoots to kill, politically speaking it is understood. Although sometimes these social deaths are worse than the others, those in pine suits. God catch us confessed. There is not a day in Spain when another displeasure does not appear on the front pages of all the media. Last week, the National Police arrested a 20-year-old young man in Almendralejo (Badajoz) as the alleged perpetrator of the Damage caused to the PSOE headquarters, where he would have blown out the main door with a backhoe. Officers arrested him Tuesday morning for a Possible damage crime, but the robbery charge was ruled out because there was no evidence that he tried to take money or valuable material. The surveillance cameras in the area, one of the busiest in the city, They witnessed the events and the damage caused by the excavator.We are getting too rude to get rid of those pajamas or those partisan acronyms. It is one thing that there is certain demands on formsas Rodríguez Zapatero asked Iñaki Gabilondo years ago in an ‘off the record’ on TV (-“It is convenient for us to have tension”-), and quite another is that this rigor and severity get out of hand and seize our brains or other elementary parts. The excuse of “and you more” does not work. The elected are supposed to have been appointed as representatives of the people to regenerate, improve and change what is wrong in society. Not to make it worse and take advantage of the misdeeds of the previous ones and use them now as a crooked excuse.The pretext that the other started first, or that all this is in legitimate defense, does not work either. He who is more intelligent – I doubt that there is any leftover of this faculty – should avoid throwing the last stone and, instead, resort to constructive criticism, and not to insult, or pickling, or abuse of authority. using government resources inappropriate for that circumstance. Just because you are in power does not mean that you can use the means of the State or the Prosecutor’s Office for your convenience. If a member of a party incurs alleged corruption, he or she must be brought to justice so that the weight of the Law falls on him or her without excuse. But Let’s not use dirty play to clean our dirty hands.. All this may sound naïve, but we are in a situation where we must remember even the most basic things, and This is the only correct path to achieve power and be able to govern with dignity.In this Spain riddled with news of ‘corruption and suspicion’, a little more sanity, responsibility and honesty is undoubtedly needed to recover the serenity that we long for, and thereby strengthen democracy and the rule of law without so much confrontation or polarization. It is not a time for walls, but for walkways and bridges that restore harmony and common sense.. Attributes that lately are only reflected in a good part of society and in the Head of State, represented by the King Felipe VI, who without fuss or much noise continues to exercise his function with great brilliance in a political moment that is quite complex for him as well. Perhaps the time has come to raise your gaze a little beyond the partisan lines and see those other problems that also affect us and should occupy us more than it seems. On Sunday the Minister of Defense warned clearly, without hot air, that there is a real threat of war: “Nowadays, a ballistic missile can perfectly reach Spain from Russia“, stated Margarita Robles. Despite this, her words barely occupied a few seconds in the weekend news. The minister complained about the threat offered by Putin’s attitude and his latest statements in which she talks about the possibility of nuclear aggression: “Europe has” to be aware – Robles added – that the danger is very close; It is not a hypothesis, it is real. The countries bordering Russia perceive this very well; “Perhaps those of us from the south do not have that awareness.” Here, in this peculiar place in the south where life has a special color, we are enthralled and immersed in other soap operas like “Ábalos y Koldo”, “Puigdemont and the amnesty”, “Begoña and Ayuso”, “Catalan-style elections or Basque-style Marmitako”… However, we all get very indignant when the Minister of Defense claims spoil the party and asks us to get serious because Putin can launch a ballistic missile and ruin our Easter holidays. It’s not that we don’t worry about Putin’s missiles, nor are we lovers of death, but giving up a walk on the beach, or giving up some cold beers while we watch a good sunset on the Costa Brava… They are things that must be appreciated, and that go beyond all the benefits that these rulers who have given us in the draw of life can give us. In the end, as De Gaulle said: “I have come to the conclusion that politics is too serious to be left in the hands of politicians.”