During the pandemic, high and low-level politicians have set a bad example that many more Panamanians have followed. At the time of punishment, those who set the example are rewarded with ridiculous and laughable sanctions, but those who followed in their footsteps suffer the full weight of the law.

The cruelty is such that, although the latter did wrong, they become victims, because those who incited this behavior receive reverential treatment.

But, in addition to harming collective behavior, who else do these politicians offend? The restrictions adopted in the pandemic come directly from the Executive, so it is not difficult to imagine who they are making fun of.

The President and his ministers are the target of ridicule and sarcasm on the part of the population, but provoked, precisely, because before, their political allies, their comrades in government and even their subordinates have been the first to ignore them, disavow them and disobey them.

Mr, President, if you want to maintain what remains of the respect of the governed, you cannot continue to privilege those who make fun of you, while fiercely sanctioning those who follow the example they set. Show your leadership. LA PRENSA, Aug.31