Forget the self-help books. Burn them, throw them in the trash. There is a new way to be happy and reconcile with the world. Attend the events starring José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. Yesterday we experienced the miracle live, those of us who were at the Foros de Vanguardia with the former Spanish president as guest of honor. Some of us, I swear by Chanquete's boat, returned home singing one of Piaf's hymns on the way: “Quand il me prend dans ses bras, / qu’il .
Zapatero painted a Spain that ties dogs with sausages and where everything is flowers and violets. And he certainly unearthed partial arguments so that those who militate in this belief can defend it. As an exception, we would add, it should be noted that today's Zapatero is the same man who as president of the central government proclaimed the soundness of the Spanish economy before it collapsed like a house of cards, taking it to a political grave from which he has over time resurrected as a mediator and diplomat without a flag.
Pedro Sánchez's Minister of Propaganda must be added to the string of professional assignments. The performance in this position is exceptional and yesterday he proved it again. He rated the current government with an excellent high. He didn't dare with the matriculation of honor, we suppose it was so as not to activate the alarms of suspicion.
In Zapatero's speech, a generous conception of democracy predominates, which must be acknowledged. Yesterday he defined it as "an open promise", but, since there is no face without a cross, it must also be explained that at times the former president tends to confuse democracy with the left-wing positions self-described as progressives.
As for Catalonia, Zapatero did what is expected of the man who has a prominent role as the air traffic controller of the Socialists in landing Junts on the track of political realism. Congratulations to the entire pro-independence spectrum, especially to the councilors and to Puigdemont, I am convinced that the Amnesty law will be a reality and that we will all be happy and eat aniseeds. Lola García, who knows how to put the finger in the eye with a caress, asked him what would happen if the Constitutional Council overturned this law as it did with the Statute, but Zapatero is the most optimistic. Things will be fine because they have to be fine. And he released another definition to prove it: "Optimism is an act of conviction when it is noble and sincere."
By now he dares everything and wears the necessary medals. It even challenges consensus on Spain's recent history. Ramon Rovira took from her, almost without insisting, the statement that ETA did not defeat her - as the canon says - but convinced her. With statements like this you can understand why he occupies a place of honor among the black beasts of the right.
But back to his optimism, which knows no bounds. Note that to close the event, he even had words of praise for the Barça of the present. La vie en rose: anthropological optimism in vein.
