A few days ago, in Barcelona, moderated by the former deputy in Congress Xavier Domènech under the title What should be done? These events to “talk about the future of the left” are not new, at the moment all led by the leader of ERC, whom it seems that Joan Tardà only supports from his party. Nor are proposals full of empty words or commonplaces that come from the left, unfortunately, new. They did not disappoint: “that people have dignified lives”; “a debate on alternative construction is interesting”; “something must be done”; “fill the fridge so people have time to think”; “Teamwork is worth it”… I don’t know if these are news from the other day, but they sound like more of the same: talking to say nothing. What’s more, if you look closely, those same slogans would serve for a Vox or PACMA speech.
Well, I did discover a new proposal, or maybe it escaped me on other occasions: he assured without shaking his voice, and he said it right after ensuring that “it’s time to fight the battle for digital power.” Maybe I’m wrong, but while in half the world minors are prohibited from using this social network, one gets the feeling that Rufián is betting on the ignorance of his voters – is intelligence dead? – to stay in power, keeping them away from libraries where they can read, get informed and form critical thinking. It’s not that I’m going to deny the political importance of social networks, but it seems like it’s going to turn out that going to libraries is a shame…
At times, one no longer knows, I confess, if what one is seeing is a sequel to The vBrian’s departure. Although, after a while, the empty phrases continue and one misses the ironic intelligence of the six British screenwriters. “The left has to face uncomfortable issues: order, security and immigration.” “We have to invent something electoral to stop fascism”… and two hours later they finished the event without being able to make even a minimal proposal for possible elections. The program is neither there nor expected.
And the fact is that I am not saying that a strong left is not necessary, that it is, what I am saying is that those who raise the banner of the left cannot limit themselves to presenting themselves only alleging the mantra that fascism is coming, offering to generate hope or defending the idea of a broad political front. Not to mention that it is surprising that the hope for a united front in Spain has to come from the hand of those who, like Rufián, called us ñordos, settlers, outsiders or fascists, precisely those who, from the left, we did not support on October 1, and who now give lessons assuring “You cannot be a patriot by hating half of your country.” We are fixed if the program and the illusion of the left is TikTok and inventing something electoral with the help of the same people who, while governing, have almost erased the left.
