De Adamuz a Urda: perplejos y vulnerables
La supervivencia de nuestras democracias se juega en la capacidad de respuesta de las instituciones en momentos en los que el desasosiego y la desesperación actúan como disolventes
A group of young Andalusians in their late twenties, known as La Gata after a deceased rapper, reside in Madrid. Most are professionals who have been pushed out of the job market and rely on their parents, siblings, partners, and friends in Andalusia for support. Born into an era where high-speed connectivity is an integral part of their lives, they have grown accustomed to the idea that their roots in Andalusia remain a constant.
When the Adamuz accident abruptly altered their routines in January, they quickly devised a system to share cars on return trips, instinctively rebooting this practice on Wednesday in response to another devastating rail tragedy on the same route. Messages flooding the chat brought together dozens of individuals, sharing transportation details and destinations to assist one another.
This generation has been emotionally scarred by the pandemic's dystopia, the devastation of wildfires and floods, the eruption of a volcano, and the collision of trains happening twice within a year.
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