29th Edition: The Echo of Power — Moving Through Arrogance

A critique of power’s detachment in the Poetry of Sebastião Alba and social commentary by Anton

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When power becomes detached from reality, it transforms into a destructive force. In this edition, Alba and Anton show how the arrogance and isolation of the powerful lead to personal and collective disasters, inviting us to reflect on the consequences of the abuse of power.

Introductory Note

In this 29th edition of the series “Twin Minds: Alba and Anton,” we unveil the corrosive power of isolation and arrogance through two distinct lenses: the poetics of Sebastião Alba and the political critique of Anton.

In the poem “Circulamos Embolsados” (“We Circulate Pocketed”), Alba transports us to a world where the powerful circulate in armored luxury cars, shielded from the realities they destroy. Meanwhile, in the article “The Arrogance of Power, “Anton exposes how this moral blindness contaminates nations, leading them to inevitable disaster.

What happens when the powerful believe they are above the consequences of their actions? How does this belief slowly but inexorably push them…