In a context of neoliberalism and deepening of socioeconomic inequality in Colombian society, it is worthwhile to reflect about the visit of the political scientist and historian Andrea Arboleda, during a keynote address, "Democracy, Citizenship and Local Government" at the School of Education Policy Colombian Union of Young Democrats UCJD, developed on Saturday February 12, regarding the concept of democracy that everyone here know what they mean, but how many live in democracy? And when we say that democracy as a way of life, every person belonging to one place, country, region, city, neighborhood, school, a family, allowed to participate in decisions about their own needs, in order to improve their quality of life, this implies an impact on public agendas of various political, governmental and social, with a focus on human development.
Also, as a form of government, democracy recognizes that every citizen is entitled not only to shape the power, as in representative democracy, but also to exercise and control, as was accepted and stipulated in our Constitution of 91 in Article 40. Add Estanislao Zuleta, cited in my monograph of Grado, that democracy implies accepting a certain degree of anxiety, because democracy is the acceptance of the anguish of having to decide for himself, and thinking for yourself is more distressing than to blindly believe in someone.
Moreover, democracy in a social state of law, implies the modesty to recognize that the plurality of thoughts, opinions, beliefs and visions of the world is rich and the very vision of the world, is not definitive or safe because the confrontation with others could force me to change or enrich it. Truth is not necessarily what we propose but that is the debate, conflict, construction of public opinion, for this reason, pluralism should not meekly accept it as the result of recognizing the fact that human beings do not go together like clockwork.
is the existence of different views, political party or belief something that should lead to acceptance of pluralism with joy, hoping that the exchange of opinions, from a dialogical ethics, improve our points of view. In this regard, and based on these considerations we can say that democracy is, modesty, willingness to change, willingness to self reflection, willingness to listen to others seriously.
And what is our role as citizens? What does it mean in this context democratic citizenship? What sense acquires citizenship for those who are under the poverty line, those who can not, therefore, to overcome the continuing struggle for survival? But what does the public when we are fellow citizens of more than 80% of the poor?, What is the meaning of democracy?, What are your Consensus?, What are your disagreements and tensions?, " What challenges are political parties against democracy and the construction of the public, What type of interest must obtain and defend the political parties in public?, Why should serve the political parties in Colombia?, how overcome personal chiefdoms and traditional political parties?, Do you think that political parties in Colombia are tools of representation or participation in our democracy?, "political parties comply with constitutional principles, to which should be organized and meet with their work?
The challenge of thinking from these and other concerns, turns its gaze to the civic and human rights as a fundamental source of public ethics that strengthens the civic virtues, to deepen the "culture of rights" that aims to the defense of liberty, equality, solidarity, dignity and justice, we must move to reconsider the political model, through "communication, deliberation and public debate, promote spaces of encounter, which, like Greek Agora, intergenerational converge, the agency, responsibility and other principles and civic values, the idea is to build a different citizenship, to exercise responsible, critical and participatory citizenry, taking actions to help transform society.
Finally we have as great challenge of our twenty-first century society, the exercise of social control as a starting point to begin to delve into various aspects of democracy Colombian and strengthen citizens' tools to facilitate the participation of everyone s in public affairs, reaching from the personal in the building of democracy in the different political parties to influence the construction of the country.
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