We are living in a boring time of Basque politics. Here's what a friend told me. The first one I came up with was: “There’s no reason for it.” Negotiation of budgets, negotiation of quotas, self-government talks, peace talks and coexistence, tax reform... That's how the headlines are. These are things that are not going to excite anyone. At most, some technocrat.

But after this first thought, it gave me time to reflect. All of them were CAV accounts. The category “Basque” is increasingly limited to this. This is not a syncyclical operation. We don't see the part at all. We only see the part. Would we say the same with regard to the North? Is Basque policy boring? I don't think so, because we're living through a pretty interesting political moment. Would we say the same with Navarre in the eyes? I say the same thing, I am against it again. After two decades of UPN government, the possibilities open by the change of government are not the same as before. Both are the harvest of a madman who has worked for years. Cultural assimilation has many faces, one of which is the loss of country vision.

On the other hand, what do we mean by politics? Is politics not the exemplary struggle of women in school canteens? What about the dynamics of the Errekaleor neighborhood? Isn't this politics from the bottom? The People of Alternatives? Movement against the incinerator? How many contributions from feminism? There are many other examples. We have begun to believe that politics is a matter for political parties and institutions, there is no more effective way to demobilise.

In Euskal Herria, we have always had an exemplary popular movement. We have always had it and we have it. But we're like a cooked dog, with the ears down and the tail between the legs. We've gone from pride to constant contempt for ourselves. Let me set an example that clearly reflects this in my humble opinion. Here is another comment from a friend: “The Catalans have once again made a great meeting in Brussels with over 45,000 people, which is an active citizenship and not ours.” We have seen with admiration that so many people are mobilising for Europe in defence of independence and in support of the European Union. A new demonstration. It's no less. Days later, however, in Paris 11,000 people convened by the craftsmen of peace met. However, I did not hear any such comment, even if it is a similar achievement in terms of the size of each people. What self-esteem is, we consider it terrible, we devalue the other.

However, today there is no need to move or organize, as people’s concerns are not reflected on the street, surveys tell us what they are (ironic mode ON). EiTB Focus Euskobarometer. Sociometer. Navarrometer. The Deustometer. Hard drugs. They narrate us with Demoskola, putting into the question what should be our concern and presenting us as an opinion of society. We live comfortably devouring them with the morning coffee and the pintxo. Too comfortable. Maybe we have to start to assume that politics is not boring, that we are boring.