The "anything but political activism" syndrome is a condition affecting women, young men, and adults who have never been members of any right-wing or left-wing political party. To understand this phenomenon, it's important to consider the thinking of Karl Marx, who stated, "Social being determines social consciousness." It's also crucial to remember that class struggle is the driving force of history in society, especially in Venezuela and around the world.
However, it seems that this concept of Marxism has been forgotten by many political activists and non-activists alike. Furthermore, the military theorist Carl von Clausewitz, in his work On War, states a phrase that complements this view: “War is the continuation of politics by other means.”
Politics isn't learned at university or from books; it's learned by being active in a political party. Political, ideological, economic, military, cultural, and educational training is essential to understand the myriad problems and provide swift solutions for the benefit of the population, which aspires to a better quality of life.
To be a good politician, one must possess leadership, command skills, intelligence, education, cultural awareness, and political, ideological, and military training. Likewise, one must have a political project and, equally important, understand the tactics and strategies for identifying, visualizing, and resolving the problems facing the country.
The term "everything but political activism syndrome" is not surprising, because in the university world there is what has been called by students and professors the "everything but thesis syndrome" (TMT), due to the fact that a high percentage of students do not finish their degree work.
Faced with participatory apathy, we have the right to express our opinions, converse, discuss, dialogue, and constructively criticize in order to seek majority consensus in solving the problems that affect communities.
It is important to practice dialogue among people to arrive at theoretical and practical solutions. The term dialogue comes from the Greek word "dialogos," composed of the root "logos," which means word. This invites us to explore how space, territory, and geography relate to social dialogue, education, and culture.
