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Socialism, in turn, translates into freedom, democracy and social justice, according to well-known figures such as Sandro Pertini, former President of the Italian Republic. He, like other contemporaries, went through humiliation and imprisonment to confirm his ideas, principles and values. If the Western world today lives in a so-called democracy, democracy, which now seems to be an acquired value, is at risk much more than we think and must not be taken for granted. That is why Pertini’s hypothesis is still relevant today and must serve as a wake-up call for all of us to never let down our guard.
In the current Western democracy, politics has lost its primacy, replaced by financial power that can influence, buy or corrupt everything. On the other hand, the person with huge financial power becomes invincible to everyone, even some “Don Quixote” holding a toothpick and fantasizing about fighting windmills. Of course, he will be liked, many people will flatter him, they will tell him how good he is, but once the truly powerful blinks, Don Quixote will be alone. Obviously, since this is a very common sin in the Western world and other regions, San Marino is no exception.
Those who have economic power through manipulation of information, e.g. Being able to tell people and make people perceive a reality that is very different from the reality; the role of the Italian and San Marino parties has gradually diminished, losing consensus and representativeness; the centrality of the Italian Parliament and the Ecumenical Council of San Marino, foreseen on the one hand from a constitutional point of view and on the other hand by the Charter of Rights, seems to have become a simple aspiration, subordinated to the remaining logic of the policies of the parties and organizations, which are now not democratically filtered and controlled, but decided at summits and congresses, where there is no longer any majority to share.
In this decadent situation, the formation of public opinion is increasingly oriented towards appearances and no longer towards reality, but is based on slogans, simple judgments, lacking serious and in-depth analysis, reflection and multiple comparisons, without realizing that citizens themselves are at risk of being degraded to a passive protagonist whose future may not be exciting.
I think politics should react to all this, restore its ancient primacy, and lay down precise rules that even economic powers must follow. On the other hand, even the latest news in January 2024 tells us that the world’s ten richest people have doubled their wealth during the pandemic, while the income of the other 99% of humanity has decreased. I think politics cannot tolerate this situation indefinitely, making this incredible social divide a norm, which, among other things, carries the risk that it could become unbearable for some people and lead to dangerous chaos.
We have now reached a crossroads: on the one hand, there is unchecked oligarchic hegemony, and on the other hand, public power is trying to regain its centrality by working to create a fairer, more inclusive and therefore more cohesive society.
As I have already said, our country is no exception. Even here, the rich are getting richer, the bourgeoisie is rapidly falling into poverty, and the number of poor people turning to organizations such as Caritas is increasing year by year.
San Marino certainly cannot reverse the dynamics of the world, but in our own small way we should all be concerned with restoring the primacy of politics, rather than demonizing it as has been the case in recent decades, and the Great General Council must help it regain its centrality. Also because democracy is a precious asset that must be protected in every era from the dangers it poses. And the current era is full of complex pitfalls.
I hope that the San Marino political class, among many other things, will find time to reflect deeply on the dangers that our democracy is also facing.
Augusto Casali
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