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De telles références ne pourraient en aucune façon être impulsées depuis un pouvoir vertical, mais nous ne pouvons pas non plus les affaiblir, ni les relativiser, ni nous résigner, par peur d’être confondus avec les manipulateurs, ou croire qu'à notre échelle, nous n’avons pas le droit de parler avec fermeté, ou parce que nous pensons que, par devenir naturel, un processus révolutionnaire va mûrir dans le monde.
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As members of the IHP we have been working for years, in all countries where we are present, on the issues that we have referred to here. But in this moment of history, we are highlighting—as never before—a growing predisposition of the population, and in particular in new generations, to mobilise for this end. We also highlight a growing affinity for some of these issues in a few progressive governments; those with which we have had some measure of closeness. Nevertheless, the mere current coincidence with some of our historical proposals should not confuse us as we define our present and future role. Surely we cannot pretend to make ourselves out to be the “clear vanguard” of social processes, not only for reasons of scale, but above all because such a position would respond to schemes that are obsolete and vertical. Surely our role should be to place ourselves in a position of parity, establishing relationships of reciprocity with those with whom we coincide. But this horizontal placement, devoid of manipulating intentions, should not be incompatible with a willingness to take on the challenge of giving clear references about the world we aspire to and the steps to take in order to achieve it. Such references can in no way be imposed by vertical power, but neither should they be weakened, relativised or given up, due to the fear of being confused with manipulators, or because we believe that, because of our scale, we have no right to speak firmly, or because we think that somehow a revolutionary process will mature in the world naturally. These are moments in which to give a very clear signal from, and a very defined profile to, the Humanist Party. The new generations are emerging; they seek the tools and ideas needed to consolidate. If, because of an apparent situational advantage, we dilute our message with that of other groups who are similar but different, we could be weakening the understanding of our proposal and the necessary inspiration to carry forward a political, economic, social, cultural, ethical, psychological and spiritual revolution. There is no guarantee that massive discontent with the consequences of the economic system alone will oblige governments to carry out structural changes. There is no guarantee that discontent with formal democracy will lead governments to carry out transformations that go beyond cosmetic changes. There is no guarantee that progressive governments will manage to pass from well-intentioned measures to a real
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