Thursday, November 11, 2010

Chile 2010: a view of ourselves

This year, our country marks two hundred of birth. In 1810 started the emancipation´s process which Chile becomes independent to Spain. September 18th was the "Primera Junta Nacional de Gobierno", where the natives decide that  they recognized the king´s sovereignty, but as long as Spain´s king didn´t return to the thunder, they governed themselves.

The thinking pro-independence was an idea of the high social class. They were who head this process and took control of Chile until nowadays. They are the same persons - or their descendants, to be exactly- that have the power, all the power is held by a few people and the great mass of the population can´t  take the most important decisions about our country, it means that many people are discriminated and their role in the society isn´t considerate.

This way is the view of our history. We could not learn about our own mistakes, the history has not changes and the misery, economic inequality and ignorance of the nationals throughout the country to remain. So, this year we celebrated  nothing especial, we haven´t achieves. If  it is truth that the abject poverty doesn´t exist now, the cultural poverty is incredible. Currently is very easy to buy many things with credit cards, but the interest about our traditions and the general knowledge is very trifling. We don´t worry about strengthening the national identity.

To improve education becomes a trivial thing. The governments´ don´t hear the students request. He (the government) never has taken educational measurements.  The education to be part of market, it is an instance to make business. He thinks that the education must be regulated for the free game offer and demand.

The better way for a country improves is education. If our population is not interested in this issue, it is very difficult that Chile achieves like a developing country  far away from trade statistics. But if the interest of the powerful people are not invest in education, and if the education is the way for the population to become aware of  social unfair, they don´t allow to improve the education´s quality and continue use this like a tool  for get money and that way  they are enriching themselves.




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