Dwarfism, in the medical sense of the word, is a genetic disorder characterized by abnormally low body growth in relation to the population average. There is, however, a symbolic dimension to the figure of the dwarf. “The Dwarf”, a novel by the Swedish writer Pär Lagerkvist, awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1951, portrays the court of Prince Lorenzo de' Medici, during the Renaissance, from the point of view of Picolino, a court dwarf who possesses a powerful intelligence and a great power of observation regarding the intrigues, betrayals and crimes of his time. In the story of Snow White, popularized by the Brothers Grimm in the early 19th century, the seven dwarfs can be seen as symbolic representations of both the seven Christian virtues (humility, generosity, chastity, patience, temperance, charity, diligence) and the seven sins. capitals (pride, avarice, lust, wrath, gluttony, envy and laziness). The dwarves' short stature means that the dwarves' sins and vices did not grow in their souls; the good they do means that their virtues have been expanded through the communion of purposes. That's why all children love the seven dwarfs.
But there are cases in which the figure of the dwarf has an unequivocal
meaning associated with evil. In 2014, exactly ten years ago, the Dilma
government criticized Israel's reaction to Hamas' acts of terrorism. To
top it off, the PT president recalled the Brazilian ambassador in Tel
Aviv to Brazil, in a clear gesture of hostility towards the Israeli
nation. At the time, the spokesperson for the Israeli Foreign Ministry,
Yigal Palmor, reacted vigorously: “The Brazilian government's decision
does not reflect the level of relations between the countries and
ignores Israel's right to defend itself. It is a regrettable
demonstration of how Brazil, an economic and cultural giant, continues
to be a diplomatic dwarf.”
Since that episode, the expression
diplomatic dwarf began to be used to define the foreign policy of the PT
and the Brazilian left as a whole. Time passed, but the left did not
forget that harsh international humiliation. As I always say: communists
never forgive. Now, a decade later, Lula has decided to return to his
old role as friend of dictators and justifier of terrorists. But, after
all, it increased the depth and severity of the offense by relating
Israel's reactions to Hitler's extermination of the Jews.
With
his spiteful but very clear speech, Lula once again proved that he was
much more than a diplomatic dwarf. The occupant of the Presidency of the
Republic is a moral dwarf with a gigantism complex. Only a small soul
would be able to offend the memory of 6 million Jews exterminated by
Hitler by comparing the Holocaust to a legitimate reaction against the
greatest slaughter of Jews... since the Holocaust. Only a minimal moral
conscience can omit that Hamas uses the civilian population of Gaza as a
human shield in hospitals, schools and residential areas. Only the
possessor of a nanocharacter could expose the entire population of his
country to shame and international ridicule. Only a moral microbe can
transform a diplomatic service with a tradition of neutrality and
dialogue into a kind of of Chinese and Russian thugs.
Lula's
dwarfism is a moral disorder, a disease of the spirit and intelligence
whose main symptom is the inversion of reality. Persona non grata for
millions of Brazilians, brought to power through a revolutionary coup,
the moral dwarf must be prevented, by legitimate and peaceful means,
from continuing his gigantic stupidity.
— Paulo Briguet is writer and editor-in-chief of BSM (Brasil Sem Medo)
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