John Brosio, The State Of The Union (2012), óleo, 104,1 x 167,6 cm.

Descritas por Foreign Affairs, las crisis que se ciernen y amenazan el futuro de los EE. UU. también son, en cierta medida, un reflejo clínico de algunas de las crisis que se ciernen y amenazan el futuro de España:

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“When parties divide society into unalterably opposed camps, they can undermine political stability.”
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“Greater political inequality generally accompanies rising economic inequality”.
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“Democratic fragility can also result from high rates of economic inequality, which can undermine the institutions and practices of existing democracies”.
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“A final factor in democratic backsliding is the demise of checks on executive power, which typically results when powerful leaders take steps to expand their power and autonomy relative to more broadly representative legislatures and courts that are expected to protect rights”.
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“Today, for the first time ever, the country is facing all four threats at once. Polarization has become extreme, prompting members of Congress to act more like members of a team than as representatives or policymakers. Among ordinary citizens, polarization is prompting a sense of politics as “us versus them,” in which people’s political choices are driven by their hostility toward the opposition. Economic inequality has skyrocketed, and wealthy individuals and business leaders are highly motivated and organized to protect their interests and expand their riches, even if they must tolerate or embrace racist, nativistic politics to achieve their goals. And in the face of political dysfunction and stalemate, the power of the executive branch has grown exponentially…”. Foreign Affairs, septiembre / octubre 2020, Suzanne Mettler & Robert C. Lieberman, American Democracy Has Never Faced So Many Threa ts All at Once. The Fragile Republic.

Las negritas son mías.

A mi modo de ver, esa descripción de las crisis que se ciernen sobre los EE. UU., hoy, son muy semejantes, en cierta medida, decía, a las crisis que amenazan el futuro de España:

España en tiempos del coronavirus … el duelo a garrotazos agrava la crisis económica y social.

España, un gobierno con dos visiones distintas del Estado… las deudas, creciendo.

España en tiempos del coronavirus … más pobres, gobernados por ciegos y sonámbulos, a palos y garrotazos.

España en tiempos del coronavirus … la economía de la incultura agravará el drama sanitario y social.

Los EE. UU. de Donald Trump en tiempos del coronavirus … atroz pesadilla universal.

España en tiempos del coronavirus.