Sunday, October 31, 2010

Pio Moa: No hay error. Libertad Digital.


Un fallo de muchos analistas en relación con la negociación-colaboración de los sucesivos Gobiernos con la ETA consiste en creer que se trata de un "error" de esos Gobiernos, por confiar en que la ETA, recibiendo una mezcla de palos y concesiones, se volverá razonable. Evidentemente, al principio se ha trató de un error, aunque este no consistía tanto en esperar que la ETA se civilizase, como algunos han creído, sino en hacer de los terroristas un interlocutor político de primer orden y poner al Gobierno al mismo nivel que ellos: resultaba que el asesinato, en lugar de ser perseguido por todos los medios de un Estado de derecho, se convertía en un modo de hacer política y lograr concesiones. Lo cual, a su vez, daba al grupo asesino un prestigio internacional y entre la población, o entre parte de ella, quedando como defensor de "derechos populares". Naturalmente, un Gobierno que, llevado por el espejismo de la "solución política", infringía de tal modo los principios más elementales del derecho y de la dignidad del Estado, tenía que llevar en secreto sus negociaciones y no reconocerlas, o pretender que en España no había presos políticos, cuando la tal solución política convertía automáticamente a los etarras presos en tales. Y daba a la propia ETA la ocasión de desautorizar a los Gobiernos, demostrando que sí había negociaciones, y que unos políticos supuestamente demócratas estaban engañando a la población al negarlas. Entre otras cosas.
Ahora bien, hasta los Gobiernos de Aznar puede hablarse de error en esas negociaciones-colaboración, siempre que no se olvide la parte de simpatía hacia la ETA por parte del sector político que se proclamaba antifranquista. Pues la ETA ha sido, en gran medida, una creación del antifranquismo, que la veía como una compañera de lucha y prestaba un halo heroico a los "jóvenes patriotas vascos" que asesinaban a algún policía por la espalda. ¡Si hasta les han atribuido la democracia española! Pues ¿no han divulgado a diestra y siniestra que el asesinato de Carrero abrió paso a la transición que llevaría a la democracia? Así, la deuda de la sociedad española con la ETA habría sido enorme, impagable. Tal es el nivel de los análisis más corrientes. Ya he explicado en varios libros cómo los dos primeros asesinatos de la ETA, en 1968, valieron a los terroristas unas rentas políticas inimaginables, apoyos de gran parte del clero vasco y del Gobierno francés (ambos fundamentales en el plano organizativo), de otro clero no vasco, del PNV y de prácticamente toda la gama del antifranquismo español, que, debe recordarse una y otra vez, nunca fue democrático, y sigue sin serlo. Ese componente de simpatía soterrada hacia la ETA ha sido la causa de que los repetidos fracasos en la experiencia negociadora no sirvieran para corregir el rumbo, año tras año.
Hasta Aznar, por tanto, hay un elemento de error mezclado con otro de colaboracionismo. Pero con el actual presidente no hay el más mínimo error. Rodríguez tuvo la gran oportunidad de continuar los aciertos de Aznar hasta acabar con la banda, pero optó por todo lo contrario, por un grado de colaboración sin precedentes y ya absolutamente desvergonzado, sin ocultaciones: golpear sin escrúpulo el Estado de derecho, las libertades, la unidad de España y cuanto fuera necesario para satisfacer a la ETA de modo que dejase las pistolas. Y la causa no es ningún error sobre la razonabilidad de los pistoleros, sino una afinidad profunda: el Gobierno y la ETA comparten el socialismo y muchos otros rasgos ideológicos; sobre todo comparten un antifranquismo visceral, una despreocupación por España –cuya historia consideran negativamente–, y la convicción de que la transición democrática estuvo mal hecha, porque se dio por reforma desde el franquismo, "de la ley a la ley" y, aseguran, bajo la tutela del ejército, lo que la deslegitima. Sin entender estos "detalles" serán vacuos y superficiales todos los análisis de la política de Rodríguez, en relación a la ETA y a otras muchas cosas. No hay error, insisto, hay complicidad y colaboración, a partir de modos de pensar muy similares y de las esperanzas personales de Rodríguez.
Lo cual puede incluir errores, pero muy de otro estilo que el de la primitiva solución política: los errores propios de los negocios entre grupos ajenos a todo respeto al Estado de derecho, a la democracia y a la integridad de España. Que a veces terminen a tortas entre ellos entra en la lógica del proceso, pero esto es algo positivo, y no tiene sentido "advertir" al Gobierno de semejante "peligro" o criticarle por ello.

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Voces contra el terrorismo. Concentracion del 6 de Noviembre en Colon.

Que "los viejos rockeros nunca mueren" fue antaño vanidad de Miguel Ríos. Hoy es aserto científico con pruebas incontrovertibles: los Rolling Stones, que en su última película no se sabe si salen al escenario o de la tumba. Pero no como Drácula, sino como extras de Michael Jackson en Thriller. Nada más lejos de esa iconografía banal de ultratumba que Francisco José Alcaraz, que se ha tomado siempre muy en serio la vida y la muerte y que vuelve, como presidente de Voces contra el Terrorismo a convocarnos en mitad de la calle, en el centro de Madrid, España, por lo mismo que ayer: el rechazo al pacto criminal del Gobierno del PSOE y la ETA. No sé cuántas manifestaciones de la AVT –la de Alcaraz, claro– tuvieron lugar en Madrid. Pero hasta la que convocó el Foro de Ermua, que terminó de forma inolvidable tras el discurso de Agapito Maestre y con el Himno Nacional sonando en la Puerta de Alcalá tuvieron como protagonista principal o invitado al indomable jienense.
Y como el PSOE ha vuelto a entenderse con los terroristas, tenemos que volver, con Alcaraz, a las andadas o a las quedadas.. Será el 6 de noviembre a mediodía, en el centro de Madrid, la Plaza de Colón, ya sin Colón pero con una bandera tamaño natural. Y lo mismo que en esRadio hemos tenido que partir de cero, sin medios pero con los de siempre, el día 6 de noviembre estaremos los de siempre contra los de costumbre. Seremos pocos o no tan pocos, pero seguro que iremos a más. Como decía Alcaraz en directo el otro día, en una manifestación sólo estaban tres y la pancarta, y era más que suficiente. Toda la patulea cejatera y la marabunta sociata no llenan un rincón de ese ancho espacio que en un glorioso día vimos lleno de banderas españolas, con Ortega Lara y María San Gil escoltando al que debería haber sido presidente del Gobierno y ni siquiera ejerce siempre como líder de la oposición. Pero con Rajoy o sin Rajoy, habrá figuras importantes del PP, porque la única ventaja del PSOE es que es tan redomadamente malo que obliga a juntarse a los buenos y a los regulares, aunque no quieran. Y por supuesto, aunque Cospedal no se atreva o no le dejen ser Acebes, aunque no haya autobuses, ni apoyo político, ni infraestructura, los que votan PP, UPyD o tiran las papeletas a las carpas del Retiro nos veremos de nuevo donde siempre: en el centro de Madrid, que es el centro de España. Los malos son cada vez peores, pero no todos los buenos españoles han dimitido de combatirlos. Allí estaremos. En realidad, nunca nos hemos movido de allí.

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Pema Chodron. Quotes.

-"We can delight in our job, delight in riding the subway, delight in shoveling snow and paying bills ans washing dishes"

-"Approach what you find repulsive, help the ones you think you cannot help, and go to places that scare you"

-"We can make ourselves miserables or we can make ourselves strong"

-"The source of wisdom is whatever is going to happen to us today"

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Grey's Anatomy - Falling or Flying



We got lost again
Drove to the end of a road
And a red aced man
Taught us to do what we're told
And on the 23rd night
Things ain't bad but things ain't right

Are we falling or flying
Are we falling or flying
Are we living or dying
I guess we'll never know

The air's so heavy
It could drown a butterfly
If it flew too high
And i get the feeling
That the truck driver ain't shy
Cause he's looking at me but nowhere near my eyes
And on the 35th morning
Things ain't good but things ain't boring

Are we falling or flying
Are we falling or flying
Are we living or dying
I guess we'll never know

Sometimes it's hard tot ell
If there's a life behind a song
But i know tomorrow
Today won't feel so long
Cause on the 42nd night
The room was dark but the stage was bright

Are we falling or flying
Are we falling or flying
Are we living or dying
Cause my friend this too shall pass
So play every show like it's your last

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

The Parlotones - Stars Fall Down



Trace my face while it's a happy face
When my smile fades I wanna
Remember this day
Passion killed by the comfort of time
I'm sorry if this makes you cry, but I
Have to speak my mind

Suck the colours from my eyes
When they lose their sparkle and
Forget to shine
Remember all the times you turned me down
I'm sorry if this hurts your heart but
Where's the spark, from the start?

Don't stop, don't stop,
Nothing lasts forever soon we will be sober
So let's laugh, talk, tickle and taste
Till the star fall down

Embrace my reflection for a little while
For if I am to love I must try love myself
Cuddle with a cold corpse like frame
I'm sorry if my view of matrimony
Seems obscure, where's the fuel?

Don't stop, don't stop,
Nothing lasts forever soon we will be
Sober, illuminated by the blood red sigh
Let's rather lament on this starlight event

Dance, dance, dance naked under starlight
There's something about this glow
That flows just right
Let's make tonight last forget about the past

So let's laugh, talk, tickle and taste
Till the star fall down
The stars fall down
Don't stop, don't stop,
Nothing lasts forever soon we will be
Sober, illuminated by the blood red sigh

Let's fantasise before the real world comes
Crashing and colliding like lightning's angry temperament
Bubbling teenage love time will soon be up

Don't stop, don't stop,
Nothing lasts forever soon we will be sober
Trace my face while it's a happy face
When my smile fades and I'm old and grey
All I'll have are these moments to retrace

The Washington Times Editorial. Western countries need to defend Western civilization

Dutch member of Parliament Geert Wilders is on trial in the Netherlands for "incitement to hatred and discrimination." His crime was daring to criticize Islam.

Mr. Wilders is the head of the Party for Freedom, the third-largest political party in the Netherlands and part of a new Dutch coalition government. The party platform is blatantly nationalistic, seeking immigration controls and other restrictions on the Netherlands' non-native population, particularly the country's 850,000 Muslims who hail largely from Turkey and Morocco. "We have to stop the tsunami of Islamization," says Mr. Wilders. "It is affecting our heart, our identity, our culture."

The brutal excesses of the 20th century made nationalism a bad word. The Netherlands suffered acutely under the Nazi yoke during World War II, and as a result, postwar Dutch society was cosmopolitan and tolerant to a fault. The laws under which Mr. Wilders is being prosecuted are a reflection of this mindset.

Much has changed since the end of that horrible war 65 years ago. Today, Holland is facing an issue all countries must come to grips with in the age of globalization, namely determining what about their culture is unique and worthy of preservation. Open borders, demographic shifts and contemporary global communications all contribute to the dilution of national character worldwide, for good or ill. Countries that don't seek actively to preserve their national character will become simply names on a map. The homogenization of global culture is particularly acute for smaller countries like the Netherlands, which risk being absorbed into a bland international omniculture or being taken over by foreigners who refuse to assimilate.

Islam is unique among the world's largest religious orientations in that it seeks to impose a comprehensive worldview not only on its adherents but on humanity in general. To its true believers, Islam is above politics, and the rules that govern civil society should be subordinate to the strictures of the Koran. Dutch Minister of Justice Piet Hein Donner came under widespread criticism in 2006 when he said Shariah might come to the Netherlands through democratic means. He didn't understand that would amount to the end of freedom in his country.

The supremacy of Shariah is an alien notion in the West. In the centuries after the wars of religion and in the aftermath of the secularizing French Revolution, faith became separate from - and in many cases subordinate to - government. Last week, President Obama said the United States "is still predominantly Christian" but has other faiths whose "path to grace is one that we have to revere and respect as much as our own." That's a Western liberal viewpoint; it's not the position of Islam. To Muslims, other faiths are never revered. Mr. Wilders is right to say Islam is totalitarian in spirit. Muslim clerics teach that every aspect of human existence is subject to Koranic guidance, and these rules should apply to everyone whether they are Muslims or not.

Mr. Wilders is being prosecuted for believing there is something uniquely Dutch under attack that's worthy of being preserved. The same could be said about that which is Italian, British, German, Spanish, Danish, Swedish, French or American. That Mr. Wilders faces trial for this belief shows some aren't willing to have this discussion, but all countries will face it eventually. Western tolerance shouldn't be a suicide pact.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Insultado por escuchar esRadio

Editorial Washington Times: Islamic Flag over the White House

slamists say the Koran is destined to rule America. In fact, the Muslim takeover of the White House is not just an unfolding action plan but a directive from Muhammad himself.
In an interview Sunday on ABC's "This Week," British radical Muslim activist Anjem Choudary made clear what he and his Islamist brothers have planned for the West. "We do believe, as Muslims, the East and the West will one day be governed by the Shariah," he said. "Indeed, we believe that one day, the flag of Islam will fly over the White House." He then quoted a hadith, or saying of Muhammad, as related by 10th-century Muslim scholar Al-Tabarani, that "the final hour will not come until Muslims conquer the White House." Another version of the saying goes, "A small portion of Muslims will rise and conquer the White House."
Many Americans believe this conquest is well underway, if not already secretly completed. President Obama was concerned enough about perceptions of his faith to address the question at one of his recent "backyard discussions" in New Mexico. Mr. Obama said he is "a Christian by choice," which may or may not assuage the concerns of those who believe he is a Muslim by birth.
The president's declaration of faith may not help with his vaunted outreach to the global Muslim community. A Gallup poll released last week showed that current approval of U.S. leadership in countries in the Middle East and North Africa is "similar or lower than what it was in 2008," in some cases "erasing gains seen after the transition from the Bush administration to the Obama administration." In no country was the approval rating above 30 percent. It's fair to conclude that this experiment in engagement with Islam has failed.
As Mr. Choudary indicated, Islamist "engagement" with the United Statesis a holy obligation. Last week, the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), the leading proponent of global Shariah law, held a conference on "Islam and Muslims in America" in cooperation with the American Islamic College in Chicago. OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu called on Muslims in the United States to become involved in all aspects of American life, including local and national politics. TheObama administration gave its imprimatur to the gathering by sending its own small portion, including special envoy to the OIC, Rashad Hussain, Dalia Mogahed who works with the Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, and Farah Pandith, the State Department's special representative to Muslim communities.
The OIC is currently campaigning to have so-called "Islamophobia" recognized by the international community as a form of racism prosecutable under international law. This would include any expression the Islamists find offensive, which in practice would amount to a global gag order on any critical discussion of Islam. Last year, the Obama administration co-sponsored with Egypt a U.N. Human Rights Council resolution against "racial and religious stereotyping," which offered cover to the Islamists in their drive to put any criticism of their religion off limits.
The leading countries in the OIC are among the least religiously tolerant in the world. In most cases, Christians, Jews, Hindus and others may not freely practice their faith, and under Koranic law, converts from Islam face the death penalty. The OIC has stated that any freedoms in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that conflict with Shariah do not apply to its members. If this is the type of cooperation the Obama administration is seeking to promote with Islam, then the "final hour" draws closer still. Mr. Obama said Jesus Christ died for his sins, but theUnited States continues to suffer for the president's mistakes.

Monday, October 4, 2010

Chogyam Trungpa. Authentic presence.

-"The path of the four dignities is the path of how to incorporate more and more space into your world"

-"The four dignities are:
.Meek
.Perky
.Outrageous
.Inscrutable
The four dignities must be connected to the path of warriorship.
Windhorse is the fuel that energizes the four dignities and authentic presence is the vehicle"
The warrior experiences a sense of relaxing in his achievement, which is not based on ego-centered concerns but on resting in unconditional confidence, free from aggression. So the journey becomes like a flower unfolding -it is a natural process of expansion"

-"The warrior of meekness.
His mind is not filled with ordinary preoccupations and you are never seduced by trivial situations.
Three stages:
1) The warrior is modest. No arrogance then.
2) The warrior has an unconditional confidence. He is like a tiger in his prime. Because the tiger likes his body and his bounciness ans sense of rythm, he is relaxed. From the tip of his nose to the tip of this tail, there are no problems. His watchfulness is accompanied by relaxation and confidence.
3) Because there is not hesitation, the warrior's mind is vast. His mind is uplifted and he sees beyond the limits of the sky.
Because the warrior of meekness possesses extraordinary exertion, he is able to accomplish whatever purposes he is trying to fulfill. The sense of exertion is not speedy because like the tiger in the jungle, he is both relaxed and energized.
The warrior of meek has abandoned gain, victory and fame, leaving them behind. He is not dependent on feedback from others, because you have no doubt about yourself. You do not rely on encouragement or discouragement. Then, his has no need to display his valor to others.
When the warrior is raising his windhorse, he feels good and trusts himself. Because he respects himself he does not have to depend on gain or victory, and because he trust himself it is not necessary to be fearful of others. So the warrior does not have to trick others and his dignity is never diminished"

-"The warrior of perky: A SNOW LION who enjoys the freshness of the highland mountains.
  The surroundings are wild flowers, a few trees, and occasional boulders and rocks.
  There are two stages:\
  1) Experiencing an uplifted and joyful mind.
  2) The warrior of perky is never caught up in the trap of doubt.
  The fundamental doubt is doubting yourself when occurs when body and mind are unsynchronized. This doubt can manifest as anxiety or jealousy or arrogance, or in its extreme form, as slandering others because you doubt your own confidence.
  The warrior of perky rests in the state of trust that comes from meekness. Therefore he has no doubt, and because of that, he never enters what are known as the lower realms. These refer to living purely for the sake of survival. You are stricken with a poverty mentality. You experience constant hunger and fear of losing your life.
 The fruition of perky is that you achieve a wholesome body and mind and the synchronization of the two"

Chogyam Trungpa. The Universal Monarch.

The following quotes are from the book "Shambhala, the Sacred Path of the Warrior".

-"The warrior, fundamentally, is someone who is not afraid of space. The coward lives in constant terror of space. When the coward is alone in the forest and doesn't hear a sound, he thinks there is a ghost lurking somewhere. In the silence he begins to bring up all kinds of monsters and demons in his mind. The coward is afraid of darkness because he can't hear anything. Cowardice is turning the unconditional into a situation of fear by inventing reference points, or conditions, of all kinds.
But for the warrior, unconditionality does not have to be conditioned or limited. It does not have to be qualified as either positive or negative, but it can be just neutral, as it is".

-"The principles of warriorship are concerned, first of all, with learning to appreciate those processes, those mundane reference points"

-"The setting sun world is afraid of space, afraid of the truth of nonreference point. In that world, people are afraid to be vulnerable. They are afraid to expose their flesh, bone, and marrow to the world outside. There people believe absolutely in their reference points. They think think that if they open themselves, they will be exposing an open wound to germs and disease.
The setting sun world teaches that you should guard your flesh and blood, that you should wear a suit of armour to protect yourself. But what are you really protecting yourself from? Space.
If you succeed in encasing yourself completely, you may feel secure but you will also feel terribly lonely. This is not the loneliness of the warrior but the loneliness of the coward. You have no idea how to conduct yourself without the reference point of your own security. The challenge of warriorship is to step out of the cocoon, to step out into space, by being brave and at the same time gentle. You can expose your wounds and flesh, your sore points"

-"You expose an open woudn, open flesh, unconditionally. You can be completely raw and exposed with your husband or your wife, your banker, your landlord, anyone you meet.
Out of that comes an extraordinary birth: the birth of the universal monarch. The definition of Monarch in the Shambhala tradition is someone who is very raw and sensitive, willing to open his or her heart to others. That is how you become a king or queen, the ruler of your world.
The way to rule your universe is to expose your heart, so that others can see your heart beating, see your red flesh, and see the blood pulsating through your veins and arteries.
When you expose your naked flesh to the universe can you say: "Should I put a second skin on? Am I too naked?" You can't. At that point, there is not room for second thoughts. You have nothing to lose and nothing to gain. You simply expose your heart completely"