Less than a month before the plebiscite, society and politics are divided. It is not healthy for the future; Whatever the result, we will continue to live together. Even more so when the productive base requires a prompt reactivation. It is clear that this revival will not come automatically from the outside. It is clearer that the construction of a new social pact is the exclusive responsibility of Chileans.
The governing leadership continues to make unforced errors, the right-wing opposition shows little in the constitutional debate. Meanwhile, society debates its daily life between the desire for security and the rise in prices. In the south, the red zone extends to the Los Ríos Region. Will the result of 4/7 create conditions for a new scenario? Two processes are in sight: a necessary replacement of part of the ruling team, and a second round – of imprecise contours today – in constitutional matters. Whatever the result, the current Congress will be one of the scenarios in which these issues will be elucidated.
A great paradox may lie ahead. 80% voted for a new Constitution and that, in its preparation, Congress did not participate. Given the possible result of 4/7, either through the transition laws or through the validation of a new constitutional process, Congress and the political parties could be fundamental actors.
The world shaken by fights between big dogs, although some analysts judge our foreign policy by who accompanies the President in the car. The era of sweeping globalization has at least paused, and no one can say for sure how we will get out of it. Vital for an economy as open as ours.
Thermal sensation
Society can quickly go from pandemic fatigue to constituent fatigue. Except that in these four weeks a great agreement of consensual reforms to the current text was structured. But that could be if we were Nordic. The ability to build consensus today is like the defense of the U.
Worse still is when some leaders think that Chile’s problems are generational, it is understandable. They never saw Quintano play, not even Astengo. What to say about Don Elias. It is not enough to have the ball, you have to know what to do with it. Manage time, make deep passes. King Pelé made his debut at the age of 16 in the World Cup in Sweden, but he always played as a team, he never disrespected Vavá or Garrincha or his other teammates.
