Nearly all the “ista” living inside Edu Galán (humorist, journalist and polemicist born in Oviedo 42 years ago) are somehow joining hands in his new book, “La máscara morale” (The Debate), which will be presented this Tuesday. , in a conversation with Sergio del Molino, a friend of the former head of Government presenting his novel adventures, at “Un tal González” at the La Granja library in Campo San Francisco, Oviedo, at 7:00 pm. “.
Where did you find the time for this book?
–When promoting one thing, I work hard on something else in parallel. A book on Woody Allen was published during the shutdown, and when I saw some advertisements for anti-fascist tango lessons, I thought of suggesting it.
-What was that?
–I was wandering around Lavapiés in 2021 and saw a typical photocopied poster that cuts out the strip with the phone number, as in English lessons: “Anti-fascist tango lessons are given.” First, I thought that tango was pre-fascist, and secondly, I don’t know what anti-fascism added to the tango technique. The “Era” of the book came in 2021 when I read several psychological studies that analyzed that one of the most powerful means of attracting attention is to show morality or point out someone immoral. This remarkable thing is what drives polarizing social media and mobile technology.
-Inside Qatar World Cup things will happen.
It is the pinnacle of the moral mask. And he gives me many examples. It should be noted that the true prophet of all this, Baron de Coubertin, was a total scumbag who sympathized with the Nazis but defended values that he never had for classical Olympism and were tied to the idea of being top-notch. athletes are not only well-trained percherons, but also moral percherons. These values are the values that FIFA also advocates. One has not been fulfilled in Qatar, and there is this conflict between the hypocrisy of those who think it’s worth just to put a “hashtag” to uphold their morals, and the German team, risk-averse millionaires. yellow card Or worse, the headline that FIFA will investigate the discriminatory song of Mexican fans at the World Cup. As they all sing in the stadium: “The fag who can’t jump is a Pole.” I think FIFA should declare them world champions instead of filing them, because those songs are from Qatar.
–Isn’t the ad for Messi and CR7 dressed as chess players just as inspiring?
–The problem is that the social attitude is pervasive. Every product is now a by-product of something the product represents. A bottled water in a carton is water that not only satisfies your ego of saving the world against climate change, but also highlights that you are actually doing it. In the moral part of the book, I quote William Blake: “He’s a scumbag who says he’ll change the world.” How many people do we know who call themselves anti-racists and wear Black Lives Matter t-shirts but don’t let a gypsy or a Moor approach them?
–All this morality on the grids, then you go out and…
– Real and virtual life feed each other, it is difficult to distinguish from each other. As a hypothesis, I use the data on the increasing incidence of anxiety. I believe networks promote short-termism and infantilism. It would be a little naive to think that some of the tools we devote three to four hours a day to and build personal relationships with won’t affect us. Society is more childish and individualistic than it was a decade ago. The networks are spreading the idea that you are the center of the universe, there are no social classes, you can write to the president of a country and fall in love with him even though you know he is not, you are the rat of the world. wheel.
– in Asturias, barbon It gets into their nets a little bit.
It is an American form of government where everything is good or bad according to the political income it gives. If he is successful in the elections, we can say that his strategy is good. I don’t know him very well, but it doesn’t seem bad to me at first.
–Edu Galán also loves Twitter fenders.
–I’m a calentist, it’s not hard to argue, what happens is that you have to make a very good choice and not go to the bot that appears first. I’m not demonizing social media and discussions can be good. But of course there are people on Twitter you say “Good morning” to and they reply with “Shit”. You must have a certain character.
What conclusion can we draw from all this air?
– It draws attention to the distrust in politics, which we see in the decrease in union membership. Anything minimally organized that tries to change things in the long run seems to be unwelcome, politics is criminalized, and worse yet, the only alternative offered is fake gestures that grab attention, a reality or a flash for whites and blacks. Who wins in that childish and short-term world? Left and right populism. In the confrontation we’ve seen recently between this unassuming lady from Vox and Irene Montero, it’s striking that beyond the fact that she’s a disposable subhuman, this dialectical, way of talking and dealing with the virtual world has permeated populism. Both Podemos and Vox have settled on a rhetoric that is either outright looks or proud looks. It’s fake, doesn’t last long, and creates a squalid environment that only leaders benefit from: Abascal stays grounded, and the beloved leader “crowdfunds” a millionaire like Roures to start a YouTube channel. We were deceived.
– What about children whose racism or machismo is cold because of hooliganism?
–In the book, I conclude: “We must understand what masks mean and what they bind us to in a world where meanings and commitments have lost their relevance.” Children live in an enduring echo of slogans, and they choose what sounds best, not meaning or commitment. It could be expelling immigrants or a conspiracy theory, it has nothing to do with what is morally superior or inferior. They’re immersed in the world of short-term hashtags, and this thing about suddenly being attractive or believing blacks are inferior makes them feel unruly. Even if they don’t want to, it has consequences. In their education, in their votes, in their outlook on life. They’re caught up in this moral farewell that I’ve seen men react to, to a feminism committed to demonizing men. The tactic is ridiculous, because what you get is more stupid men and it’s not a moral value to be a man or a woman.
– These are all discussions in this part of the world, of course.
– I clearly state that we are talking about the western part, the dynamics of the consumer society. I have no doubt that we live in a better world than before, I’m not nostalgic. I don’t want us to stop using the nets or going to McDonald’s or being hermits. In the face of something we’ve devoted so many hours to, designed not by educators but by the biggest scumbags in the universe, that is, designed by American multinationals with a rabble like Musk at the helm, I beg you to take some time to understand. what does it mean, I can’t put #stopcancer and in the same tweet I recommend single flower remedies against breast cancer. Let’s not be fooled, let’s be alert to the dynamics of the donkey wearing blinders.
–It is very demanding to obey all new moral orders.
–And the network supports it. It’s not that you won’t be able to eat red meat one day, but if you pass a ham, climate change will increase. Everything is getting hyperbolic and moral in this attention market. It’s one thing to say, “I’m vegan and it bothers me if you eat ham.” But if you say, “I’m a vegan and every time you eat ham, you destroy the ozone layer,” you change the moral plane and all you get is the questioner eating more ham or an increased anxiety. In a world where any daily action can be recorded and analyzed in the moral realm, we ended up with confidence about how stupid the other is. He no longer apologizes for the mistake.
-End. He comes to Oviedo to chat with Sergio del Molino.
We should praise your work to novelize the years of success of that socialist government with “Un tal González”. Sergio does a great job. We will talk more about how we write in the library of La Granja, chat among friends, we have already filmed a lot together.