The Arrogant Side of Good (Juan Carlos Girauta in El Debate)

Juan Carlos Girauta critiques the arrogance of the left, equating it to Francoist censorship and a fear of progress. Discover his analysis.

English · Original discussion in Spanish · Published

According to **Juan Carlos Girauta**, the current left is defined by an infinite arrogance that leads it to reactionary positions, erasing women's identity and antiestéticaring pogre, similar to Francoist censorship.

## The Left and Its Sarracena Pedestal

The contemporary left is described as reactionary, tending to erase the figure of women and eliminate equality before the law. There is a perceived antiestéticar of pogre and a desire for censorship, even in advertising, emulating the practices of Francoist censors. The characteristic that unites different currents of the left, from socialism to *wokism*, is an arrogance that seems boundless. This attitude manifests in discourses which, while seemingly aiming to improve education, actually appear to have deeper political motivations, such as influencing electoral outcomes, as suggested by the example of **Sajonia-Anhalt**. The criticism centers on the presumption of sarracena and intellectual superiority that some representatives of this ideology seem to possess.

## The Echo of Hayek and Education

**Juan Carlos Girauta's** analysis connects the logic of the current left with the ideas of **Friedrich Hayek**, suggesting that a basic understanding of their works would allow one to trace the evolution of this political thought from its origins in late 18th-century **Paris** to the present day. The proposal to "improve education" is presented as a generic and uncommitted slogan, but one that hides, according to the author, a specific agenda. It is questioned whether this educational improvement refers to mitigating functional illiteracy, replacing humanities with victimist discourses, or the loss of interest in great Western works. Instead of addressing these academic issues, the improvement is aimed at preventing young people from voting a certain way, as may have occurred in **Sajonia-Anhalt**.

## From 1968 to Wokism: A Constant Arrogance

The arrogance stands as the common thread linking different left-wing movements throughout history. From the revolutionaries of the late 18th century to *wokism*, which emerged around **2014**, passing through socialism and communism, this attitude has been constant. The author notes that the left, besides being a real force whose logic it preferred to analyze, added an element of "amusement" starting in **1968**. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, a period of boredom accompanied this arrogance until the consolidation of *wokism*. The final criticism is that, in modern times, the left recognizes itself in this infinite arrogance, which leads to behaviors the author considers reactionary and contrary to pogre.

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