More than 10,000 travelers were trapped last Sunday at the high speed that Madrid joins with the south of the Iberian Peninsula due to an allegedly caused incident. The investigation will shed light on what happened. Six days before the most serious energy incidence of the country occurred, with a blackout that left the peninsula without light for several hours, generating a very significant drop in consumption. They are only two recent, serious events, that have caused a wave of criticism towards the government, questioning their management capacity. There are those who are even trying to give the image of a chaotic country. You have to analyze these reactions in detail and learn to separate the grain from the straw.
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Social networks have been the main scenario of these comments. It has been possible to read and see everything from videos with grace, as to a member of the Morancos encouraging passengers of a stranded train in La Mancha, to real dramas. A part of public opinion is outraged and the one that is not at the moment would be if he was a victim of an incident of this type.
The debate gives much more of itself and links with a fairly common sensation among the population: the deterioration of public services. The setback is reflected daily in the same social networks. It is enough to check the functioning of health- it will apply for an appointment at your head doctor- or education- on April 28, the day of the blackout, there was a strike in Madrid public universities. The “return tomorrow” is being imposed by the inefficiency of a part of the country’s administrative system. You probably suffered it and maybe you think Spain before worked well.
But in parallel to this reality, an attempt to political use of these incidents is observed in the same social networks. Let’s start with the blackout. Dozens of experts and others not so specialists have positioned themselves about what happened. That if it is the fault of the renewables, that if the nuclear, that if Red Electrico did not take into account the “energy mix”, and so on. Thousands of post have flooded Bluesky and X with opinions of all kinds, which are still that, opinions. Because information, for the moment, little. Or rather: certainty, none.
One of the most clear technicians is talking about energy zero is Jorge Morales de Labra, who repeats where he is invited that “we don’t know what happened.” Indeed, nobody knows. From this reality, opinion, ideology and, of course, politics comes into play.
Let’s continue with the trains. Spain is a worldwide power in high speed. Except China, no country has more kilometers of fast roads. The service, in addition, has been liberalized and there are already three competitors trying to capture customers, the public Renfe and the private ouigo and Iroyo. Business controversies on the margin, this allows the user to have cheaper tickets. The advantage is there.
But we must also bear in mind that this competition increases the use of infrastructure. Incidents, therefore, are more common because there are simply more trains circulating and more travelers in them. To compare, it would be interesting to take a look at the daily signs of German or Italian railway stations; The red of delays is the usual tonic. That said, a bottle of water and a sandwich in the trains stranded would not have left over.
In all crises that are difficult to anticipate the difference the answer, and this must be immediate and forceful. They tell Mazón. And more important are the remedies. And here a certainty arises: in Spain there may be another blackout and there will be more birds that will suffer incidents. What is being done so that it does not happen again? This is one of the background keys.
Criticism is perfectly understandable and obligatory in certain circumstances, but sometimes the hyperbole can end up generating frustrations that lead to anti -system positions. This is what should try to prevent. Today’s signs were the culprits of yesterday and will be tomorrow. And who wins, in that muddy field, is antipolytic. Great care.
Crises should serve as an agicate to generate an authentic commitment to quality public services. That is the only thing that guarantees equal opportunities. You can get stronger, but for that you have to leave the political calculator aside.
