translated from Spanish: All for one and one for all, more science in Chile

Sir: I have tried to understand why This country is so divided. There is a painful story behind that unfortunately comes under the yoke of radical thoughts and social classes, in a way that without a dialogue to the heart by accepting our mistakes, hardly going to relieve as brutal wounds. This fragmentation, not only has impact on a society that has obvious marks as a result of its history, but that was another situation that we have not been able to fight in a good way, the so-called globalization. It is clear that our country, economically more strong is to sell raw materials, industrial power is very low as to if you want to call us as well.
Since reading the first paragraph, there are people who could crash you there is an opinion that sounds counter on globalization that has brought us so many benefits. Indeed, globalisation concept to be well applied, required an exchange of substances of different types, from one or more issuers countries to receivers and vice versa. What we have seen in Chile is a californicacion, is that we do more than take things from the outside and renouncing our own customs or offers, judging them as something not very decent, primitive or as if any country we could come to bring another concept and that consider it at least as acceptable and more correct than he already had.
We are good, we are bad, we are workers, we are loose, country of shit, the best in Latin America; all those things I’ve heard and the perceptions of people demonstrate a totally fragmented country, a society quite sick product of so much hostility from both value judgments and so much vertical to the moment in which we acquire a better position. Empathetic with difficulty to feel proud of being part of a country in which everything is so slope above for its population and it seems almost a crime to be in a lower position.
We see that there is already a political career, because salaries are incredible, “doing politics” is absurdly, profitable in this country. So typically, campaigning in any political party of your choice, lames boots who have to lick them, Yes to obey and learn to put together 2 or 3 sentences to make it sound convincing to a group of people, win you any position and there start , even if you do not meet any of your sentences, explain why it is difficult to do so because of the other side.
Such people who want to make a better country to heal this society, every month and every salary in theory from the vocation, do the opposite. See how fighting each other for the sayings of one versus the other, are not very different to see a program of show business to divert attention from what is really important. They assume – in my opinion incorrectly – that the maternalismo or paternalism is what needs this society, to ensure us so that we can “behave well”. The big problem is that mothers and fathers of this State, have not done more than hurt us.
I am Biochemistry from 2013, seen as none of our repeated “caregivers” has a minimal effort to make this country a better place in relation to a larger budget in science and knowledge. The paltry 0.38% of GDP destined for research and development, the budget has been reduced and antojadizamente has been said what kind of science should be to this country without even our caregivers living close to the ecosystem to notice the real problems, pain, or needs in science. The free education is a major step forward, and if not add more knowledge, happens to what is happening today; much of the professional profiles it is not best that professionals who used to go out 30 years ago, even some could say worse. With all the technology, with information doubling each day, with much greater budget not we can generate better professionals, or thinking minds, what seems serious and in view of all that I have explained, logical.
I’m an optimist that this country can change, but we need more nobility, minor political celebrity, more respect by the different parties to live what is achieved with dialogue and not vertical, wanting to really improve this country not with speeches, but with concrete actions, without be buying time to get reelected and more eager to not “I win”, that we win, that’s the true victory of a society, and a country which – at least I – I could feel proud.
Mirtha rivers Silva biochemistry, UACH Dr (c) biotechnology, USACH

Original source in Spanish