Corruption is the ugliest side of politics, something that is hidden in order not to be ashamed of the gruesome and picturesque details that arise in all criminal plots. Speeches hold everything, but facts are facts and destroy the rhetoric of those who despise them.
What is most surprising is the overbearing attitude of the parties who defend themselves by throwing squid ink at the opponent with the usual “and you more”. Lack of irony and vocabulary. They talk as if the newspaper archives do not exist and as if the staff has no memory. These episodes have a decadent air with a sense of the ridiculous that is hard to repair.
When a party enters the loop of corruption, it loses control of the narrative and does not consult the compass. The facts that come to light overwhelm him and he begins to improvise and make mistakes. Nixon’s cases and lies, Sarkozy’s conflicts and Berlusconi’s eccentricities to pretend reality come to mind. Rajoy was overthrown in a no-confidence motion for the dark practices of financing his party and enriching some of his collaborators.
The Koldo case has all the ingredients of a noir novel with grotesque episodes. Characters such as Koldo appear on screen, who went from nightclub security to being the trusted man of the Minister of Public Works, the very powerful José Luis Ábalos, a protected piece of President Sánchez until he lost his trust and later the recovered in the elections of last July. It turns out that Zamora’s football club president wasn’t a quaint decorative piece. The press is not responsible for characters of minor relevance who prove to be key in the execution of the corrupt plots that work under the cover of political parties.
Parties are necessary for the functioning of the democratic system. But if they are stubborn to hang up their dirty clothes without responding to the irregularities attributed to them, the most normal thing is that the ballot boxes take their toll or, even worse, that they are sent to political irrelevance. The general public is increasingly informed and it is irresponsible to take them for fools. Karl Popper’s idea that democracy does not consist in forming governments but in removing them is always valid. Since nothing is hidden today, let everything be known soon.
