What it is, what is was and what it can be

In this globalized world, people share political ideas, ideals and social affairs. We are concerned about what it is happening in the world, and Internet gives us the possibility to do so. This is just a small example of what global public sphere is creating. If you live in the West, what is was considered the world, you will have an idea of the facts that probably will not be reflected totally with the reality. Now, media tries to develop a new scenario where everybody can express their
opinions through the networks. My favorite example is Al Jazeera news channel. The revolutionary Arabic channel is now competing with the largest and until the moment the mainstream media broadcast channel. The polarization between the West and the Rest is now narrower.

Not only as a journalist, but as a citizen you must be able to create your own opinion of the fact. Governmental press and tycoon enterprises no longer have the power to roll the world in their own benefit. Now facebook, twitter and a variety of websites offer an alternative to inform the audience about what is happening across borders from different perspectives. The famous sentence "everything that appear on tv is true" is questioning, and therefore also media in general. There are many social movements that are trying to change the rules established from the elites. Occupy Wall Street movement is the current example of people mobilized to fight for what they believe. This movement started in New York was spread all over the world with physical manifestations, but also with virtual activism through Internet.

Taking the strikes on Seattle November 1991 against corporate organizations (anti-WTO) as one of the major examples of this social justice movements, we can see who people move away from government positions and express their ideas and opinions of what it can be a better world.

There are global issues that affect all of us, and if we do not express our opinion to create a real democracy, governments will continue acting as "everything for the people, but without the people"

Join "them"

Expectations have been met: Spanish People´s Party (PP) will lead the country for the next four years. I am scary. Big words appear in my mind: Protectionism. Cutting. Control. Reforms. Changes...

All these words are associated with different areas in economic, political and especially social policies: Protectionism of the market, control from the state under enterprises, privatization of social services, education cuts, reform on the law of dependency law reform, regulation on the political system, ect.

As a consequence of the crisis, many governments have changed their political structure in the countries. In Europe, first it was Greece who changed its political government to the economist Papademos as a new head of the country. Italy was next with the resignation of Berlusconi and the establishment of a provisional government with M. Monti as a new Prime Minister. Now it is the time for Spain. Mariano Rajoy waas elected yesterday 20 of November as a new President of Spain. As his program says, "[He] will be the President of all Spanish people, and he will always set the common interest above any particullar interest".

However, and altough he got the absoluty majority on the eleccions and the Spanish mainland has been "dyed on blue" (the color of PP´s party), there are still different perceptions on how to procede with the changes. In that sense, I am restless. Many untouched areas as homosexuality, abortion law, privatizing health care and the next changes on education and pensions will provoke conflicts between different ideologies, and mentalities (here the Catholic Church plays an special role). I do not know how Rajoy will address these issues, but they will not be easy, and he will not be able to meet the demands of everyone, but if I could meet the needs of the disadvantaged (i.e. homosexuals, but do not know if that's what it includes his social policy...). What is necessary is a change in the course of the economy and to restore confidence of the Spanish is the first challenge of the new president, both within Spain and its role with the European Union (especially satisfying the demands of the European Central Bank).

There is a delicate time for Spain where the right decisions have to be made the sooner the better. I personally think that even I do not share some of the social policies of the People´s Party and the changes they are going to make, they are now how can solve the economic problems in Spain, let them act...but at the moment, as I said, change is served.

20-N: changing the course

Today Spain elects new president. It is obviously what it will happen. After the crisis this country is immersed since 2008, the Socialist Party led by J.L.R. Zapatero can not assume the challengue any longer. Early elections were convened due to the chaos Spain is suffereing with almost five million people unemployed. As all the polls say the right-wind "People´s Party"- or as I would say: some people´s party-"(Partido Popular) is predicted to win led by Mariano Rajoy.

However, what is the future that awaits Spain? Is Rajoy the most viable solution now? Probably it is. Anyways, Spanish people do not have other chance now, due to the bi-partidism (look at the graphic) that roll the country (right-left, blue-red). This means that after three attempts to get the longed power, Rajoy finally will get it, not because he will deserve it, but because there is not other clear possibility, unfortunately.

I guess that after the economic and financial crisis the world is living since 2008, the current system that leads the world -classical capitalism- will also fall down. At least for Spain. The rightwing party is well-known for its private policies, control of the state under the market, imports and companies. I think this change could be the right solution to reactivate Spanish economy, market and consumtion (with the desired increase in value of euro).

However, a change from below is necessary, apart from a reestructuration of the political system. Spain will change tonight, I hope, but the feeling of real improvements, that Spanish people will get something good, or better that it is now, it is not clear enough.

Here I am

Today I begin a new path. To write about what I see in the world, what I feel in the everyday and why not, what I dream about the reality. Experiences (contact with people, articles, news, movies, music etc...) form your knowledge but there is always a piece of that fact that its unique for each person, what you think about that, what you feel and how you will act as a consequence of the information, background and ideas you receive. Besides that, there exists also a small space that needs to shed light on it, the part of your dreams, the question that always hover your head: "What if..."". What you can change, improve and do in the world might also change your point of view of the things.

Today, November 20, 2011 I pretend to change something, maybe in my self, maybe in the international sphere.