There are four
main narratives in contemporary postmodernity, authentic accounts whose
contents, whether fictitious or not depending on the judgment of those who deny
or affirm their reasons and foundations, are assumed as credentials of
collective, institutional, and - of course - dogmatic faith. Four protagonists
are central to these narratives: feminism, nationalism, animalism, and climate
change.
The human
being of the 21st century has an appointment with these four elements. Many
people even organize their lives around them, either to defend them as
activists or ideologists, or to counter them as adversaries or opponents. In
this dialectic, each of these movements plays its role, promotes its causes,
and manages its consequences. None of them has yet uttered the final word, and
their relative and potential triumphs have not yet led to definitive outcomes.
They are ongoing movements. With considerable momentum, indeed. It's also worth
noting that these movements coincide historically, in the 21st century, with
the failure of democracy but the triumph of postmodernity.
There are
accomplishments that, in a more or less hasty and irreversible manner, lead to
failures that do not allow those who made such achievements possible to
survive. Moses leads to the Promised Land but does not succeed in entering it.
There are objectives that, once triumphant, fail. Not surviving one's own
failure is the destiny of all idealisms. It is a different matter whether these
narratives are as ideal as their adversaries object. Whether true or not, these
grand narratives function as great ideals, and their action gives rise to
powerful consequences. All idealism leads to real outcomes, although their
effects or results sometimes have little to do with the actual causes that
promoted them. Sometimes, the side effects extend further than the original and
primary intentions. One never knows. Idealism always projects the design of a
mirage whose purpose is to prevent the vision and enjoyment of the oasis. The
more people live in the mirage, the more space there is in the oasis.
However, verifying the success or failure of these movements is a lengthy process because their course and preservation are combined with the success of ...
