Catalonia, Spain and the world are full of Dalmases, powerful people pissed off with the interview on duty they decide take justice into their own hands. The tension between power and journalism is as old as the world: we could all count crises and heated discussions for an article, a gathering or a tweet, and that is why it is hypocritical that some suddenly act surprised. That now political rivals take advantage of the incident to emphasize the wickedness of the designated politician to appear as blameless people almost laughable: let the first match, football club or institution that does not have a Dalmases in its ranks that has not locked a journalist in a dressing room, real or imaginary, after an uncomfortable interview, cast the first stone. By the way, journalists should also be more self-critical and perhaps have less thin skin: if we have the right to criticize the whole world, we must also accept being strictly bilaterally audited. I do not justify Dalmases: his attitude denotes a alarming arroganceand that after a few days he and his entourage try to position themselves as victims, instead of humbly covering themselves, confirms a scant notion of reality.
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