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Yesterday we woke up to news of another tragic train accident. More than 110 lives cut short in two accidents in less than a year. Beyond the desolation and outrage of the victims' families, and of all of us who feel empathy, we are left with respect for them in these difficult times. But that empathy that most of us feel is not seen in our political leaders. Our President said 20 minutes after the accident, in another forum, that there are reasons to be optimistic. In the same way that he advised us on summer music playlists, in the midst of the invasion of Ceuta. That is the kind of empathy I'm referring to. Our affable Minister of Transport quickly looked for someone to blame, as any boss would. Because there is a big difference between being a leader and being a boss. I was an executive in a multinational company for more than 25 years, and a leader knows that when things go well, which fortunately is most of the time, it's thanks to your team, and when things go wrong, you are responsible. When your team has to work without resources, with constant breakdowns, and with nonexistent asset maintenance, you force them to perform manual tasks, which can lead to human error. But you are responsible for those errors, not the person performing the task who will be devastated today. Yet our minister tweeted 20 minutes after the accident about the moral superiority of the left, referring to Lula's victory in Brazil. That's the kind of empathy I'm talking about. And again, our President tells us this afternoon that it's unacceptable to suffer two serious accidents in a year. Does that mean that one accident a year is acceptable? He also said that they will get to the bottom of this, and if there has been negligence, it will come to light. I imagine it's the same way we know what happened in Adamuz. If there's a way to find someone to blame who won't implicate them, we'll know. But otherwise, the investigations will drag on without reaching any conclusions. That's the kind of empathy I'm referring to. Today was not a day for jokes; today is a day to pay tribute to all the victims. May they rest in peace.

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