Taking possession of an institutional position by swearing had become unfashionable because it reeked of retrograde Catholicism, outdated Francoist patriotism, and little individual evolution, all under the lens of the enlightened. However, if you promised, it was another thing; you projected a modern, bold, broad, reliable, and evolved image. It seemed you had overcome old traumas of the past and could be counted on to participate in the well-meaning society of political correctness, even if the party you belonged to stole more than Dioni at a concentration of armored vans or used the State Apparatus for its own benefit. Moreover, if in addition to promising, even getting in, you resorted to "by legal imperative" or any of the extravagant formulas we've seen in recent times, then you entered a mythical category reserved for the bravest, the daring ones with protest t-shirts and striking performances.
But amidst so much nonsense*1, VOX has arrived and shattered the complexes that progressivism had induced in millions of Spaniards. In the inauguration of the 12 Andalusians, we have seen 12 oaths, regardless of whether those 12 are more or less practicing Catholics, which belongs to the strictly personal and private realm of each one. We are facing a new symbolism, a rebound effect from the absurd progressive bewilderment, free from fears of going against the current of prevailing political correctness. It had never been seen before that all the members, and female "members" *2, of a political formation swear and not promise. But the 12 from VOX have not only sworn, they have gone further and included "for Spain", with two gonads each, male and female*2. There you have it, so there is no doubt that VOX has not only arrived but has come to definitively change things. It starts with symbols. Just wait until the transformative substance is fully engaged.
And the thing is, what those who have led Spain to moral and intellectual stagnation and ideological shabbiness, the disoriented progressivism, did not count on is that within the vast majority of Spaniards there is patriotic gunpowder whose fuse has been lit by the danger of the generated limit situation. Hence the avalanche that VOX is receiving from patriots who had never voted, as well as from those who have voted for all political parties, and when I say all, I mean all. And we see the paradox that the bewildered well-meaning system, which sees its structure endangered by the arrival of VOX, begins to get nervous and clings to the labels of far-right, extreme right, and even fascist.
I just mentioned the system and that it is endangered by VOX. It's true. But what system is in danger? The one that has led Spain to a public debt of a constantly growing PGE is in danger, the one that makes Spaniards deeply unequal in education, health, justice, security, and social benefits is in danger, the system that economically rewards those regions that pressure with coups d'état is in danger, that system that makes 50% of the population of Spain guilty is in danger, the system that does not care who and how enters everyone's house is in danger, and, ultimately, the system that makes the present and future of Spaniards completely unviable is in danger. And although the danger to the system is democratic, given that VOX will always strictly adhere to the channels established by the Constitution, it is certainly a real danger to the comfort zone of the immovable.
Regarding the labels, the ones of fascist and fascism must be discarded because, since VOX is a political party opposed to socialism, labeling it as such demonstrates at least a colossal ignorance of history. As for the other labels, the ones of laterality, the ones of ultra and extreme right, I proceed to make a simple and brief comparison. There is a political party in France called National Rally, led by Marine Le Pen, which assumes the label of far-right given by the French and by all the countries of the EU. This party proposes the exit of France from the EU and the euro, the exit of France from NATO, increasing taxes, liquidating the French Constitution and opening a constituent process, fighting to suppress the IMF, the WB, and the WTO, controlling the media from the Government, establishing the 35-hour work week, increasing public spending, supporting violence and street subversion as a tool for social change, promoting anti-Semitism, and nationalizing industrial sectors. Following the previous description, I proceed to state emphatically something that would deserve a separate point and a different paragraph: ALL THOSE ELEMENTS THAT IDENTIFY NATIONAL RALLY AS AN ULTRA PARTY ARE SHARED BY PODEMOS AND NOT ONE OF THEM BY VOX. AND SOME OF THEM ARE SHARED BY THE PSOE.
Is it clear?
By the way, happy year 2019 to everyone who reads me, being part of the induction of said happiness the renewing impulse towards the sustainability of Spain that the victories at all levels that VOX will obtain in the next elections will give, including the more than probable one to the General Courts, in which the party of Santiago Abascal will undoubtedly be the winner.
*1 RAE word commonly used by Nobel Prize winner Camilo José Cela.
*2 I'm sorry for having been carried away by the ridiculous inclusive language, but the background of the text required it.
By Sigfrid Soria del Castillo, Vox affiliate
