Without having to go to the extreme of agreeing with what Tony Blair maintained to define the pragmatism of his third way, when he said that "what matters is what works", it is true that in politics they what need one as for being credible. So when the as fail, the what are faltering. And I think this is where the independence movement in Catalonia has settled. that may be more alive than ever and probably those who would like independence have not regressed as significantly as it may seem at first glance... or at the first poll result. But as long as there is no as convincing, a plausible electoral translation of the political project, the that will reasonably remain in a secondary position, awaiting this one as.
Obviously, the what, grand objectives, horizons, aspirations, are fundamental to all action, whether political or not. They are even necessary when we already know that they represent unattainable ideals, but that they function as a beacon, as a guide. We say: no to war; no to hunger; no to injustice... knowing that they are intangible. And it is also true, we must recognize it, that there are political formations—in normal, extreme, and minority conditions—that survive comfortably installed in some large what, saving the as For those who would have no answer. There are voters who have enough, with principles. But, politically, they don't count for much because their very radicalism keeps them from assuming governmental responsibilities that they wouldn't even know where to turn.
Independence, which was the that For a good dozen years, even before the failure of the Statute reform of 2006, he knew how to imagine and patiently build a as, a path and a narrative that was quite credible. It's what sparked its awakening where the independence movement was latent. It's what allowed us to escape from that "I'd like to, but it's not possible" mentality into which, unfortunately, we seem to have fallen once again. It's what made possible those massive mass protests that weren't the result of a collective hallucination but of a solid confidence in the power of the popular mobilization that, little by little, was seen to be bending institutional politics until it was largely on the side of national liberation.
The disdain that this fantastic process of awakening political minds in favor of national freedoms has subsequently been heaped upon us has been and is profoundly unjust. And cruel. And devastating. It's true that as was not successful. But what is now being dismissed as "procesismo" has been the as more powerful than we have known until now, which has taken us further in the extension of the will to be a free people. And the drama is that the singers of that asFor now, they have no minimally plausible alternative. And, therefore, the political independence of the Catalans, their national liberation, can still be aspired to, but not even those who staunchly defend it as an inalienable principle can convincingly explain how they will achieve it.
I have no reason to question the final will of the current pro-independence parties and organizations. But everyone should realize that without a as credible, one ends up also distrusting their final intention. Or, even worse, that to the extent that they collaborate in the as Other political projects that go in the opposite direction to independence may reveal suspicions of certain desertion or postponement until the week of the three Thursdays. Because although not all what They have a as, what is certain is that all the as They have a that, an objective, a will, even if it's hidden. Or to put it another way, to explain myself better: there are no governments that only manage, because all management, and particularly if it is or aims to be good, has a specific political horizon.
Ultimately, the current challenge facing Catalan independence is not its justification, nor its reasons, nor whether one has the right to aspire, but its feasibility. You can't ask citizens who live trapped in a complicated day-to-day life to only vote for principles, no matter how desirable they may be, politically. I would never vote for a party that presented a platform that said "No to war" if it didn't tell me how it would do it. I would even be suspicious. Well, the same with independence. Name one. as plausible, and it will be there again. Even if its outcome is uncertain, like any battle, but it must be convincing enough to get back on track.
