Building the Future

The future of a society is built, although there are forces that condition it. That is, the social will weighs heavily although it is not exercised in a space without history or without affecting with greater or lesser force what happens today in struggles and initiatives. In any case, there is a volitional space that, although it is subject to convergences and antagonisms, cannot be ignored because it would imply letting the hegemonic processes of the present reality be projected forward, among others, the unbridled concentration of wealth and the consequent decisional power. How to face this construction of the future?

It is worth recognizing that it is a collective construction with spaces and actors of different power; among many others, universities, institutes and strategic think tanks financed by the dominators and others by those who promote transformations. It also affects the State and, indeed, those who control it. It would be appropriate for States to convene participants from different sectors, knowledge, and inclinations, something that often does not happen. Sometimes a person responsible for the strategic perspective is appointed who, instead of establishing an effective consultation process, is embraced as a closed bureaucratic unit that loses direction and relevance. Very painful because it moves away from considering referential utopias, trajectories and instruments to advance, highlighting what would sustain that course and way of working and warning about the difficulties that will have to be faced. Well channeled would be far from being an inconsequential exercise; rather, it would emerge as a guide for short- and medium-term actions, always taking into account the singularities of each society and the need to establish instances of adaptation to changing situations.

What many of us write or enunciate verbally today contribute to the construction of the future but it does not replace the essential synthesis. Too many voices today are ignored or silenced that should be heard. 

Greetings,

The Editors

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