Così, a occhio, mi pare che il clima sia un po' invelenito. A me non piace poi molto vivere in una società come questa, a cui e in cui mi sento spesso così estraneo. A volte ci sto proprio male, se devo essere sincero. Sono stanco per molti motivi, e sono stanco di passare per scemo se penso che in certe cose come l'onestà, la fiducia reciproca, il non accettare compromessi basati sempre e comunque su misteriose "convergenze di interessi", il limitare la religione dell'individualismo sfrenato eccetera eccetera, ci siano le uniche basi possibili per una convivenza civile. Giusto per non stare qui a fare bei discorsi buonisti e vuoti, vi faccio leggere in proposito un documento dell'OMS del 2003, in cui si dimostra, studi alla mano, che la salute e il benessere delle persone, guarda un po', dipendono in modo significativo proprio dalle relazioni con gli altri, da cose come la fiducia e il rispetto reciproci, la consapevolezza di doveri sociali, la presenza di reti di supporto sociale e il maggior grado possibile di uguaglianza tra individui. Che siano per caso queste le basi su cui dovremmo immaginare e (ri)costruire il futuro?
Cito quindi, in questo momento un po' così:
" Social support and good social relations make an important contribution to health. Social support
helps give people the emotional and practical resources they need. Belonging to a social network
of communication and mutual obligation makes people feel cared for, loved, esteemed and valued.
This has a powerful protective effect on health.
Supportive relationships may also encourage healthier behaviour patterns.
Support operates on the levels both of the individual and of society. Social isolation and exclusion are associated with increased rates of premature death and poorer chances of survival after a heart attack (Fig. 6). People who get less social and emotional support from others are more likely to experience less well-being, more depression, a greater risk of pregnancy complications and higher levels of disability from chronic diseases. In addition, bad close relationships can lead to poor mental and physical health.
The amount of emotional and practical social support people get varies by social and economic
status. Poverty can contribute to social exclusion and isolation.
Social cohesion – defined as the quality of social relationships and the existence of trust, mutual
obligations and respect in communities or in the wider society – helps to protect people and their
health. Inequality is corrosive of good social relations. Societies with high levels of income inequality tend to have less social cohesion and more violent crime. High levels of mutual support will protect health while the breakdown of social relations, sometimes following greater inequality, reduces trust
and increases levels of violence. A study of a community with initially high levels of social cohesion showed low rates of coronary heart disease. When social cohesion declined, heart disease rates rose."
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