Social media (for that matter, this country) has a colorful habit of celebrating obvious talent with anger and ridicule, which is often indicative of its absence. Let's explain it again because maybe we haven't understood what we mean: mediocrity often gnashes its teeth and clenches its fists at the ingenuity of others in this ill-fated (lie) corner of the southwest of Europe.
The online newspaper The Objective, the header responsible for incorporating into the not excessively glossy history of Spanish journalism – good journalism is an unequivocal product of political liberalism, so... – the manners and editorial practices typical of some Latin American states, has revealed the identity behind one of the most talented and carefree accounts on the social network formerly known as Twitter: Mr. Handsome (literally, Mr. Handsome).
The account inaugurated a form of political communication never before seen in this place, of the common surrendered to fury, derision and resentment. The account was limited to highlighting, so to speak, “how handsome my boy always looks” (which, we have already said here, is scientific evidence) and how “well he speaks”, that is, to cast a look of kind grandmother on the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, garnering rapid popularity. That complete absence of solemnity and anger, that unusual whiteness in the praise became in a few months a penetrating instrument of support for the president, due to the total absence of pretensions and importance.
An unprecedented style of being in a space as harsh and self-important as the social network formerly known as Twitter in everything related to politics, which has more specialists per square meter than the soccer league (which we had not yet mentioned this Sunday that for you it's Monday).
In a typical act of intimidation known as outing – bringing someone out of the closet against their will –, the aforementioned news program has revealed the true name of the woman who managed the account and also that, given its evident effectiveness, in 2021 the PSOE had required their services to coordinate the party's digital accounts. On social networks, the operation has had the intended effect, the aforementioned: clenched fists and gnashing of teeth, accompanied by some cheap mockery from a bad repeater, lacking style and grace.
The other outing of the week has been the incredible investigative report on the salary of RTVE presenter Silvia Intxaurrondo, who this week demonstrated sagacity and good humor (although not singing skills) on the La2 program Late Xou. Silvia Intxaurrondo has had her registration taken in Madrid since she caught Alberto Núñez Feijóo lying live and it occurred to her to tell him that she was lying. In the country of boric acid and the Mondragón Orchestra cassette, calling a liar a liar can mean a summary of terrorism charges in the National Court.
