Identidades in English No 1, February 2014 | Page 56

ture, if we are lucky enough to, and that fortune is accompanied by persistence, hope, and above all, responsibility. As one might expect, this will also come
with pain, something some of us have already endured, and others repudiated. This is a truth above and
beyond any differences. Will it be enough to simply
and naturally desire to recreate ourselves as a livable
and progressive country?
The Legacy of an Un-Civilized Country
I will attempt to summarize the essential and very
probably inheritable damage done to our society:
a) A strong inclination to mistrust not only the State,
but also the law and ones co-citizens, and a very weakened, basic foundation for social capital: family interrelationships and unity.
b) Work and personal effort as a respected source of
wealth and wellbeing have become quite depreciated;
it has been replaced by rapacity, theft and pillaging. In
addition, there is complete and total ignorance about
the concept of and full practice of private p