Corruption is the ugliest face of politics, what we want to hide so as not to blush at the tacky and picturesque details that arise in all criminal plots. Speeches endure everything, but facts are facts and destroy the rhetoric of those who despise them.
What is most surprising is the cocky attitude of the parties that defend themselves by throwing squid ink at the opponent with the usual “and you more.” Lack of irony and vocabulary. They speak as if there were no newspaper archives and as if the staff had no memory. These episodes have a decadent air with a sense of ridiculousness that is difficult to repair.
When a party enters the loop of corruption, it loses control of the story and does not consult the compass. The facts that come to light overtake him and he begins to improvise and make mistakes. Nixon’s cases and lies, Sarkozy’s difficulties and Berlusconi’s eccentricities to hide reality come to mind. Rajoy was overthrown in a motion of censure for the dark financing practices of his party and the enrichment of some of his collaborators.
The Koldo case has all the ingredients of a crime novel with grotesque episodes. Characters like this Koldo appear on the screen, who went from being a nightclub security guard 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 regained it in the elections. last July. It turns out that the president of the Zamora football club was not a picturesque piece of decoration. The press is not responsible for the appearance of minor characters who prove to be key in the execution of corrupt plots that work under the cover of political parties.
Parties are necessary for the functioning of the democratic system. But if they insist on blaming themselves for their dirty laundry without responding to the irregularities attributed to them, the normal thing is that the polls will take their toll on them or, worse still, that they will be sent to political irrelevance. The general public is increasingly more informed and it is irresponsible to take them for idiots. Popper’s idea that democracy does not consist of forming governments but of throwing them out is always valid. Let everything be known.
