I will not discuss the veto against the decree on the reform of the Electoral Code, but my thoughts revolve around this topic. The first thing I noted is the hope that arose over the decision of the Constitutional Chamber to respect the individual candidates raised almost as a political solution to the conduct adopted in the Assembly Members and drift right of the president and FMLN. Some even think that these applications were the start of participatory democracy. The presentation of the lists as an instrument of direct voting, open lists, the choice between Members and the presentation of the photo will also be considered as an improvement of our institutions and our fledgling democracy.
In my first comment on the ruling, did not share the excitement. I do not think that individual applications will change the background of the vote as it is conceived within this regime. However, it could be considered as progress in the sense that this gave the possibility to different currents in the country to reach wider audience, if they could place a deputy in the Assembly. It was thus an embryo to a new pluralism. At the same time also opened the possibility of a revival of citizen participation in politics and a way to reassess.
The discrediting of the political agenda in the country is reaching its climax. It is therefore natural that the ruling was received with much hope and enthusiasm grew. Political parties reacted to this ruling as a wounded beast reacts and cornered. They saw his death announced and received the blow almost like a betrayal. Attended the early-morning ambush and intertwined constitutional reforms to prevent the ruling took effect in the future. It put together a debate in the country, there were allegations of all kinds, it was alleged abuse by the Supreme Court, was awarded incompetence and even exceeded its powers. There were consultations, there were seminars, we got to the threat of dismissal. Political parties continued to sink in even more disrepute and discredit political activity.
This is the I care about playing. The scams, growing corruption, increasingly evident gap between the deputies, ministers and other officials of ordinary mortals, have been SOCAB the little interest in politics among the general public. Politics, get involved in politics is becoming more synonymous with propención towards illegal, morally dirty, the hypocrisy, etc. Society and the world of politics are two completely separate universes. One might ask who benefits from all this?
At first glance, are the same politicians, the caste of politicians is the first to benefit from the depoliticization of the country. The less interest there, unless they feel compelled to account for its activity to the voters. Political parties seem to fail to represent the class and passed to become autonomous power groups and bring together people with interests. This view is widespread and not now ignores any political party in El Salvador, lies in a correct apprehension of reality, but at the same time is a vision that goes to the merits. I say that is correct because it is what is seen and which demonstrates the attitude of the parties policy in dealing with these issues. But at the same time, the fund will not be because politics is not a neutral issue for our everyday life, it defines the actions that go one way or another to benefit or harm. The policy is to protect private and social interests.
Examples abound, the foremost is the establishment of the budget, financing, tax collection is not a neutral thing, loans acquired by the government benefit to a class and disadvantage to another. See also what happened to the gas. Maybe it is a bad decree and could do the same. But the reality is that for wanting to target the subsidy to those most in need of assistance, there has been a disaster, which has caused general discontent and the growing threat of rising prices. But this subsidy is what has kept hidden all these years the real price of the product and its continued rise. The grant came to complete the payment, but this payment was made by the government at the expense of other actions for the benefit of citizens. The owners of the companies benefiting from this payment, which comes from the common budget, funded by tax of all. Now exposes a new high and the owners of companies are talking about new ways of calculating, from who knows what new procedures of mixtures, in order, a further increase in final price. But retail prices affect other increases, is what we say as well. It is partly true, but the difference in producer prices and retail prices would show we are the great monopolies which leave most benefit. That is, in short, basically, the subsidy encourages employers and monopolies. This is decided by the government, this is decided by politicians, the minister and his boss, "the president-am-me."
I turn now to the subject. The individual applications can benefit from the conquest of politics by citizens. Despite the decree on them has so many obstacles that becomes impossible. The president who is now displayed so jealous of democracy adopted with both hands this decree. Now hypocritically presented as a passionate defender of democracy and vetoes the second decree. But this attitude is not entirely innocent. Mauricio Funes since its accession to the presidency has been a constant struggle against political parties, insists on its prestige and the prestige of the policy itself. Returning to the question - who benefits from this smear? - see who serves the government's chief priority.
Funes leads good time for a move away from the party that brought him to the presidency and a constant flirtation with the political right and the employers. The FMLN blinded by his alleged role in representing the oppressed classes, do not realize that the population has manifested itself in favor of open lists, and no more a vote to be distorted by the leadership. Is that voters want to directly elect their representatives. The leaders of the FMLN for the first time engage in a dogfight with the president. Very surprised that this issue is that efemelistas react, they have not done it before against all presidential posturing, they had never taken up before changes in its political line. Even when he was only candidate left him away and impose their whims. In the statement of the FMLN's all fake, though it looks that they do to defend democracy, and citizen political participation.
In this dispute and the general discussion held in the country these days is a matter of prime importance. is the role of the party political society. Political parties serve to organize and bring together citizens to defend their interests, to come together and fight for their ideas. The growing prestige and justification of current political parties, should not obscure the role which the Workers' Party. This place is getting empty in our country. The FMLN in an effort to get along with their own candidate, the man who took the chair, wanting to bow to its policy on social-democratic party, in part reactionary right, has been discrediting and losing the last drag . The dome began to realize, to feel it. But who can trust a party vane and submissive to the whims of a dark character and pretentious as the current president? Who can ever trust a party that calls itself revolutionary and offers its services to big business and accompanying Funes in his praise of imperialism? Who can deny that the FMLN has voted without discussion, without further amendment of laws and decrees submitted by the Executive? Who can deny that the FMLN gave up its demands to repeal the amnesty law, which did not persevere in his position to return to the national currency? At the moment, not even participate in the discussion about what to give the destination port of La Union. And it's not a problem bland. The economic independenica rests also have national economic structures, capable of responding to the demands of the national economy. A national independent company in the port of La Union would also guarantee the control of the movement of goods, collection of taxes, regulation of employment on the site and benefit from the training of professionals in the country. There are other benefits, but only point out these. So we determined to politics in the price of tortillas and if we give him a free hand to let the ruling classes to dispose freely of our destinations.
political party is a popular organizational tool, but it is only a tool and not an end in itself, can not be a way of life for anyone. Until now the existing political parties have shown us that the lack of participation of its members, the Vertical, the domes can apriopiarse the party and take full advantage. At this time workers, all working classes, all employees should look carefully where their interests should devote time and energy to think about the mode of the new revolutionary party. The political situation is new, emerging new democratic aspirations facing political obstacles that contains the current system. The shape and functioning of the existing parties can not serve the workers. You need something new, born of the bosom of the people, from all your aspirations. I think it is appropriate that we throw to contrast the idea of \u200b\u200bparty workers. What we need is to create new concepts, new ideas and especially new practices. This is a historic demand. Workers can not run out of its instrument of struggle, without a tool organizer. The political party gives cohesion to the actions, gives weight and meaning. Many of us realize that the current system in the country does not meet the needs of society, this system has dominated our lives and destiny of the country for many decades. It is necessary for real change and the system completely. The FMLN chose to get the Executive to a candidate-vase rather than engaging in a deep discussion about what society we want. The FMLN was opportunistic. Instead of convincing and fight for their ideas, if they then still had ideas of social change, decided to bow to pressure from stakeholders to come to power and use him. Funes, precisely symbolizes all withdrawals from the FMLN.
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