That's what monsoons have said, "make the world move forward." In recent times, however, the concept of pragmatism has become fashionable in Basque politics. According to Gizapedia, pragmatism is the active philosophy that proposes practical solutions to the problems of society. To do so, it uses the most appropriate and comfortable means, avoiding previous ideas and principles that may hinder them, escaping idealism. The politicians who maintain this trend observe the results, not so much what their ideology commands. It is precisely because of this latter characteristic, or in left-wing political tendencies, that it has been customary for this route to provoke debates.

From the point of view of definition, I think it is clear that the role of the politician with authority and responsibilities is to provide practical solutions to the problems of society. Another thing is that these solutions really have solutions, unless they are “comfortable” initiatives that don’t cause great discomfort. In Basque policy it has been very common that, despite the need to do so, there is no desire to do, and to avoid it, to develop initiatives that “adjust the dream” and with mediocre results in the face of important structural problems, with no deadlines for achieving objectives, neither serious evaluations nor effective participation. In fact, those who have practiced this model have claimed pragmatism as justification, following the Marxism Groucho (“…I have other principles”); also a member of the PNV who was part of the corporation told me about his pragmatism, precisely in his dependent sections, in the care and in the services in Basque, with steps back and notable tears.

It is clear that it is up to idealism to determine how it wants to achieve the objectives it demands. Steps must always be taken (practical) to reach a certain objective (ideology), whether more or less, more or less complicated, even in the revolutions allegedly hit, because social transformation is not a thing of a morning. However, northern activity is shocking and inefficient. I love Galeano’s poetry: “(Utopia) is on the horizon. I approach two steps and he takes two steps away, I do ten steps and the horizon moves ten steps further. Even if it's long, I won't get there. So what is utopia for? To do so, it serves to walk.”