If you ignore the issue, it attacks

"I don't know." It's a simple sentence, but these three words can hide a world in certain circumstances. Recognizing that something is unknown is to confront our limitations. And here two options open up. This "I don't know" can push us to want to learn, to minimize our many ignorances. Millions of people who have said "I don't know" at some point have dedicated their lives to trying to learn, aware that they will never grasp more than a tiny portion of the universe of knowledge available to human beings. But many others have chosen to cheat, to sweep their ignorance under the rug and pretend they know far more than others, always aided by a certain dose of arrogance and arrogance to give solidity to the appearance.

There are many things I don't know; my list is endless and grows with every book that passes through my hands. But I am sure of one thing: people who are unwilling to acknowledge their own ignorance scare me. Not a terrible, paralyzing fear. It's a fear accompanied by a dose of pity, especially when you see that these people have the power to make people's lives sadder and worse.

I won't be saying anything groundbreaking if I point out that many politicians are like this. They're the ones who get angry when they're asked real questions, not the ones they want to hear and that, between the lines, agree with them. These are public representatives who are exposed at the slightest sting and demand a minimum of both grounds and arguments. In short, they shouldn't lie, or at least they shouldn't make things up. That's why it's no anecdote that Vox spokesperson Manuela Cañadas got angry with a journalist from ARA Baleares, who asked her for the source of her statements, like migrants are the perpetrators of "mass rapes," as she claims every chance she gets.

Since there's nothing solid behind the smoke, Cañadas opted for the path that most reveals his own ignorance: he attacked the journalist, as if instead of asking a question, she had been terribly offensive.

It's sad that a party that spreads racism has influence in everyone's government. It's sad that a representative of the citizens doesn't take advantage of issues that appeal to her ignorance to at least reflect. And fake apologies don't fix it.