In memory of David Beltrán Inzunza
1. Passion. Without passion there is no politics. It is inherent in her. A politician without passion, is just a shadow. An inconsequential being. Politics is not for ordinary beings. It is for those who will put their faces again and again in the face of circumstances. Passion is clinging to the goals. Don’t bend at first. Passion is the intelligent foolishness that every politician needs to survive and transcend.
2. Ambition. The ambition of the true politician is the ambition to be. Not to go unnoticed. It is the thirst for relevance. From power to dry. It is far from the vulgar ambition of those who seek the position to enjoy it. To get rich. The ambition to be is the creative ambition: the best version of politics.
3. Consciousness. Anyone who is not aware of the importance of politics ends up being a bad politician. Power makes the politician believe that he can become a God. It’s his favorite trap. It’s the loudest laugh from him. If you are not aware of what you are in politics for, it can happen that you come to power and forget what you wanted.
4. Cunning. Cunning is one of the most valued intelligences in politics. There is always a hint of humility in cunning. An intelligence that recognizes the enemy’s strengths and the contradictions of circumstances. own limitations. The astute politician knows what he is and what he is not capable of. And with that calculation he acts.
5. Ingratitude. Gratitude is one of the rare goods of politics. Ingratitude is a bird with immense wings. It encompasses everything in the human condition. And politics does not escape its flight. The path of politicians is littered with ingratitude. Ingratitudes that the politician commits to be able to get to where he is.
6. Omission. One of the favorite sins of politics. It is the most precious resource of comfortable politicians. Omission is letting go and letting go in the worst sense. Believing that things will work themselves out. That the problems will have to be forgotten. That they will be able to evade the implacable eyes of ill-wishers.
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7. Prudence. It is an endangered word. Today the relevance and vehemence of the networks impose new rhythms and modes on politicians. They become merchandise of what was once called marketing, and which today is a call to excess. And also ridiculous.
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