This Wednesday, El Hormiguero had the visit of one of the most important political figures in our history, Alfonso Guerra. The former vice president of the Government chatted with Pablo Motos about his arduous opposition to the amnesty and towards those who have committed a “coup d’état”, he spoke about the “enemies” of Bildu, in addition to the censorship that exists mainly in humor .
It was on this last point where his words have raised great controversy. And, according to Guerra, currently comedians cannot express themselves with total freedom due to what is now understood as politically correct. In fact, the socialist pointed to the famous jokes about dwarfs and homosexuals to justify it.
It all happened when Pablo Motos asked Alfonso Guerra about the cancellation policy, and here the former vice president of the Government stated categorically that “now there is a left that is not progressive, but retrograde.” The socialist then developed the reasons for this fervent criticism.
“With the leftist label, he commits the most reactionary acts in the world,” said Guerra. “They have become puritans,” added the presenter of El Hormiguero. Then, the politician continued by ensuring that the left “has surveillance patrols and they will attack you for anything you say. No, I want freedom of expression, what is politically correct is undemocratic.”
In fact, Guerra continued this limitation of expression and, therefore, of freedom. “You can’t limit my expression. I express myself however I want, without insulting anyone. The freedom of my fist reaches everywhere, except when I am going to hit his face,” exemplified the socialist.
“Because there is no freedom, without limit. The limit is not to harm third parties, but I have to be free for the rest,” he reflected. This is when his most controversial statements came regarding the limitation of humor and the “pity” that comedians currently gave him.
“They can’t talk about anything anymore. Before they talked about homosexuals, about dwarfs, about everything… Now, no,” Guerra asserted. To which Motos continued remembering some cases of comedians who had worked on his program. “Now, when a comedian does a show, he spends more time saying what he can’t talk about than what he can talk about,” said the Valencian.
“That is freedom of expression,” said Guerra. “This is censorship. And I don’t want censorship,” the politician concluded, drawing applause from the audience present on the set and emphasizing his absolute opposition to this cancellation policy.