several months, whenever I hear politicians, media "Experts" (well capitalized and in quotes) or the driver of the day, talking about how wonderfully wonderful the European society in relation to other cultures, especially those that migrate, I remember the Bandar-log monkeys "The Jungle Book" .
Kipling describes these monkeys as a group of animals that live in a ruined temple that they considered irrefutable proof of its superiority against other animals and, therefore, among other reasons, unrelated to the rest animals of the jungle. They are a very advanced zoociedad not even need laws or memory (do not have neither one nor the other). They do not remember beyond the immediate past and live in the present simple. They say they are superior and the fact they say is true. Mogwli, seeing the way they behave, think you were bitten by Tabaqui, the Jackal, whose bite transmits the dewanee (madness).
This is what they call the Bandar-log to Mogwli:
"" We're big, we are free, are admirable. The most wonderful people there in the jungle, we are. Everyone says that, where follows that it must be true shouted. But this is the first time you can listen and certainly have occasion to repeat our words the people of the forest to that in the future to notice us, so we say as regards our valuable people. "When I read that, I was reminded of the views, statements and actions through Europe against immigration (from Berlusconi to Merkel, through France, Spain, Belgium, Holland, Sweden ...) and the image of Tabaqui as transmitter of rabies, could not help but link this to the econocracia * governing the world.
" Mowgli did not object to anything in this. The monkeys, several hundred gathered at the terrace to listen to their speakers. They sang praises of the Bandar-log, and how often one of the speakers was silent for a moment to catch their breath, others shouted to unÃsno "
" - Very true! this is also our opinion! "
I, as Mogwli, hoping not to lose sight of La Selva. __
* The econocacia would be a form of government in the economy, do not know if it is described theoretically, but in practice, I find it difficult to find a better description.
PD1: The downside of this entry is that the writing could have been thinking about those social / political "very civilized and peaceful" that are 50 years researching and building peace in Colombia, and the results, conclusions and feelings had been the same.
PD2: When I started reading this book I did not expect to find a book with the hardness and strength of its characters. The watered down version of Disney, has little to do with the book, fortunately for our children (or not).
0 comments:
Post a Comment