The bicentenary of Chile

Chile such as other Latin American countries meets two hundred years of independence, two centuries of effort for build a state and a nation after of to be colony of the Spain.  In this essay I want reflect the meaning of this celebration, a celebration that can be used for think, for wining legitimacy politic or just for enjoy of show.  I think that itself 200 years don’t mean anything, but is interesting analyze how a date is the event more important of the year.

First, I want to point that the real bicentenary of the independence of Chile will be in 2018, celebrate in the 2010 haven’t meaning, being that in the in 1810 just was the first “Meeting of Government”, but this haven’t eagerness of independence, but of keep the loyalty of the King of Spain. Thus, what we are celebrating birthdays? Very people ask themselves, but the tradition weighs more than reflect.

Other point is: are we independent?  In formal term yes, we aren’t colony, we choose our rulers, but the link between Chile and the world, specifically with the great power is very potent. The global economic crisis has taught us that we are sensitive and dependent at the environment, especially to the capital invested into of Chile and outside of Chile.

In Chile the bicentenary has been held with different activities, for example: collection of photos, symposia, academic books about bicentenary, big event, ceremonies, and especially speeches; promises, commitments and illusions, speeches such as political campaigns that generate hope. But anyone (or very few) has the “mea culpa” for to be an underdeveloped country, in the official speeches there aren’t errors, anything want assume responsibility, neither the politicians, nor entrepreneurs, nor the workpeople, even the citizenship.

Finally, the bicentenary is a date that could have substance, could have a real meaning, and could to be point of reference for change, but is just date such as other dates, other year that we continue believe promises, in that we continue being the spectators of the status quo and celebrate these that don’t understand, but to be happy, believing that the development make themselves.