As discuss in class, please choose one of the following topics to write on your blog.
Plans after University
Demonstrations Political analysis of social issues (2016)
Favourite food
Please include an introduction to it
Develop your ideas
Write a mini conclusion
Write a minimum of 180 words and 4 comments.
I will choose the second topic because I think politics is present in all our decisions and in every day life.
I believe the political class in Chile is going through a very deep crisis that is cross sectional if you like. Furthermore, the actions of right and left wing to try and put the blame on each other are, in my opinion, frankly pathetic. I don't think people have much faith. This is the topic I will address.
In a capitalist system in which peole are motivated to think that material things will buy happiness, in which people are invited to care about very superficial things like cars, clothes, appearance, etc. there was a milestone that opened the eyes of many Chileans. The student movement in 2011 made people see that things were not alright, that problems were more than tomorrow's education. Topics like health, housing, pensions were now in the mind of a lot of adults who hadn't really thought that much. Made them see we have governments that defend private interest over the populations'.
These people together with the young people are very tired. Politicians try to sell a picture of punishment for corruption, bad conduct when they don't really do anything. What they really do is to try to criminalize the social protest. And to look for mechanisms so we are more and more controlled all the time. Which reminds me of 1984 by George Orwell.
My conclusion is that the contempt people feel towards politicians and the political class in general, is growing every day. There is more and more frustration and anger. I feel it myself. This is like a pressure cooker that at some point will explode.
Hi miss, is truth we are living like 1984 by orwell, the politics are a bad group of humans persons, they only think in the money, is a deep crisis in the sistem in all the world.
ReplyDeleteAbout the same come to me a question, How to build an alternative politic project today when we are so divides and the people dont belive in anything? This new society need news canals for translate the participation and problems, and I think this is the challenge.
ReplyDeleteIt is a valid question and I think I have asked myself. It is very complex, though. Since money is what seems to be ruling everyone, how do we establish this new paradigm? I think one idea is to reinforce community life.
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