There are decisions that are not only made badly, but that hurt. They hurt because they break the balance, because they ignore people, and because they leave a bitter feeling of institutional abandonment. What happened in Masdache, with the installation of a telephone antenna next to a soccer field, is exactly that, an open wound in the heart of Lanzarote.
We are talking about a space where the village children play, where tranquility, safety, and community life should reign. And yet, now a tower is being erected that generates unease, doubts about radiation, concern about possible physical risks, and, above all, a clear feeling that no one thought about those who live there. Was this really the most suitable place? Was there no alternative?
Because it is not just about an antenna. It is about what it represents. It represents a way of governing that seems to turn its back on the citizenry, that makes decisions without consensus, without sensitivity, and without respect for the environment. It represents the breakdown of that "charm" that we boast so much about, the one that has made Lanzarote a unique island in the world.
They constantly sell us the idea of a “premium island”, an international benchmark, a paradise meticulously cared for. But reality is starting to creak. More and more decisions contradict that discourse. It is increasingly difficult to believe it. And the Masdache situation is a clear example. An invasive infrastructure in an environment that should be protected, not altered.
The neighbors are not only annoyed; they are tired. Tired of not being heard. Tired of seeing how their landscape, their quality of life, and their identity are compromised in the name of supposed progress that no one has explained or justified to them.
Mr. Mayor of Tías, the question is inevitable, how has it been possible to allow this? Where does the responsibility towards your municipality lie? Where is the sensitivity towards an island that boasts of being different, of taking care of its essence? Because what we see, frankly, points in the opposite direction.
Lanzarote cannot continue down this path. We cannot normalize decisions that degrade our environment and generate social rejection. We cannot stand idly by while, little by little, what made us unique is blurred.
Today it is an antenna in Masdache. Tomorrow, what will it be?
If we truly want to be a different island, let's start by respecting ourselves. Because what is at stake is not just a landscape, nor a soccer field. It is the soul of Lanzarote.
