Is it healthy that such a large number of individuals, with such fervor and zeal, are vying for positions in local government and the European Parliament?
This is the same scenario we witness almost identically each time we enter an election season.
Ordinary citizens find themselves confronted with familiar scenes and dilemmas that shift according to the whims, targets, and ambitions of political parties.
At first glance, this overwhelming enthusiasm for participation in public life and serving one’s fellow citizens and country undoubtedly appears healthy. So far, so good. And who wouldn’t try to convince others of their intentions and dispositions through euphonious rhetoric?
Unfortunately, this rhetoric often remains trapped in the carefree addiction of sterile sloganeering, devoid of real goals, clear visions, and much more, which are more indicative of a decaying party system.
We find ourselves, unfortunately, in an era where, amidst other symptoms of decay in private and public life, cheap and catchy slogans prevail, far removed from reality and the daily lives of citizens.
In the current conjuncture, an unfortunate one, both in the local context and on the European stage, there are tangible issues demanding immediate solutions. It is here that all those with genuine ambitions to seek positions of power should hasten to put forward persuasive and feasible proposals and, above all, dare to speak and engage with the language of truth.
They should realise that a fundamental aspect of decay is the observed superficial preoccupation with the secondary and inconsequential, the inability to distinguish the essential from the insignificant, the primary from the merely impressive and the profound from the ephemeral.
It is evident that today, party interests, and often personal interests, take precedence over the public good. And it is here that we witness the focus of various mechanisms at play.
More explicitly, no party or individual’s goals can supersede the fundamental issues affecting citizens’ daily lives, their quality of life, and the burgeoning corruption and entanglement scandals.
No amount of artificial harmonisation can change this. Nor can they be above the reality of Europe, with its peculiarities, which today demands genuine and insightful knowledge of its workings.
It is more a matter of capability than ambition. For example, the migration issue, which directly affects us and is influenced by European policies, calls for the ability to deliver a truly impactful message, with all that it entails, rather than a sterile, slogan-filled discourse.
A realisation of the seriousness of these matters would deter those who lack the fortitude to pursue such positions.
And let those who ignore this know that citizens today seem to be more discerning…
