In 1777, the encyclopedist Jean le Rond d’Alembert called a competition in the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, to which he belonged, and asked the thinkers of Europe to answer this question: “Is it useful to deceive the people ? Among the winning works was the contribution of the French mathematician Frédéric de Castillon, who undoubtedly answered “yes”. In his arguments he quoted Plato, who in “The Republic” gave rulers the right to lie. Castillon said the truth is bearable only “to the eyes of an eagle.” To others, “in order not to dazzle them, it must be shown covered with veils that lessen its excessive brightness.”
José Miguel Monzón asked Pedro Sánchez if he wore boxers or briefs, and the President replied: neither. From this one might conclude that he doesn’t wear any underwear (although it tempts me more to imagine that he wears Marian underpants, like those of his forty-year-old friends, which make Irene Montero uncomfortable), but in reality he meant nothing by wearing little clothing , but he knows he can dress right for any occasion. The veils that rulers use to cover up the truth are now made entirely of cotton.
It’s difficult to turn on the TV these days without seeing the President on set. One was even set up in Ferraz to interview ministers and act as moderator, like his former vice-president. He’ll soon be making cameo appearances in Turkish soap operas because he’s not lacking in leading actor tracks. Sánchez interprets all the records as denying the image of an automaton devoid of feelings that has been pushed on him, and the result is disturbing: we do not know which president is the real one. To protect people from the excessive brilliance of truth, this eagle dazzles them 24/7 with its encyclopedia salesman’s smile, as D’Alembert wrote. The question is: how many will buy it?
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