Ricardo Pascoe Pierce
Several social sectors consulted by this column agreed they want more from the pre-campaigns. Making an effort to summarize, I could say that what they are looking for is more substance and less rhetoric. They ask for seriousness and focus.
Solutions to the problems of security, violence, and drug trafficking are among the first topics mentioned when asked about what they want to hear and debate. Very close to the violence are the issues of mass migration that impact the entire country, generating a wave of criminality, violence, and desperation in its wake.
Of course, there is concern about the economic situation that has generated a new wave of Mexican migrants who silently prefer to leave their homes, neighborhoods, and towns to seek some security in the north. Macroeconomic data may be formally good, but people are suffering and need answers.
Serious and thoughtful proposals on the future of social inclusion in the economic model need to be discussed in depth. We all fit, but how? Answers are also demanded.
The debate on health has been degraded to a mockery in Denmark. Let’s leave that behind and let those who know about the subject speak about urgently rebuilding a serious and real alternative to address the country’s health emergency.
Without good quality education, there is no future. Singapore and South Korea are role models in basing a country’s future on the education of the nation’s future generations. Without education, there is no country.
In the modern world, failure to seriously and sincerely address the environmental, economic model, urban development, and sustainability problems will leave us lagging and headed for self-destruction. This is linked to the country’s energy model and the functionality of large industrial projects that profit from the environment. There is a social exhaustion with the easy and commercial rhetoric on the subject.
The epidemic of violence against women and children continues. It seems to be unstoppable. It is a problem of our civilization and demands a response at that level. It is not a matter of simply being appalled by the data. It deserves forceful responses.
Indigenous and Afro-Mexican peoples have consistently demanded respect for their rights and access to more opportunities to grow economically and as communities in their traditions and practices.
Culture and sports are constitutional rights but are treated as second-class issues when they are a substantial part of preventive and social medicine.
And the list goes on. This is not intended to exhaust the list of issues to be addressed. We are trying to say that campaign time should also be used to call for a great national discussion. Each candidate with their respective areas of intellectuality, expertise, and professionalism. Something that gives the campaigns seriousness of purpose, not mere slogans.
But what is needed is an organized, serious, and systematic dialogue on these issues. People want to confirm that there are solid ideas based on technical knowledge, in addition to ensuring that politicians also know how to shut their mouths and listen to those who know and have proposals. After six years of a single imposing voice, the need to hear, dialogue, and tolerate various points of view has become present in the front row.
The basic idea of any campaign is to add votes with the best ideas and proposals. With deep reflection and discourse. This would be the ideal pre-campaign.
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