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Do we agree? Chesterton

few days ago, walking around a huge library of Madrid, not looking for anything I came across a little volume that caught my attention at once to see on its cover the name of Chesterton. Whenever I go to a library, bookstore or any store that has books I look to see if they have something of Chesterton. Well, this book is entitled Do we agree? ( Do we agree? ) and contains a discussion held by Gilbert Keith Chesterton and George Bernard Shaw in the presence of Hilaire Belloc . The English edition is May 2010, which is just off the press, as they say. The debate, however, took place many years before: in 1923, although it was not to print up 1928.

Chesterton and Bernard Shaw were very popular in English society of his time (especially in London society) for the controversies and debates held, sometimes from their respective newspapers and books, sometimes in public in the form of debates and conferences. This debate was one of the most famous and, oddly enough, do not know who had the good idea to write it and give it to the publisher Palmer (in Spain has published the editorial Renaissance, Seville). Anyway, thanks to this anonymous writer, we can enjoy the debate, after so many years ago. The English translation has been by Victoria Leon and debate preceding the text of a foreword by Enrique Baltanás.

But what is the debate? Many things, but mostly is about Distributism, the political movement founded by Chesterton, Belloc and others, based on the social doctrine of the Catholic Church, established with the encyclical Rerum Novarum (1891), the pope Leo XIII. The debate is about capitalism, communism, socialism Distributism, on the means of production, on the nationalization of the mines in England, on democracy and tyranny; on religious disputes between Catholics and Protestants, and on most issues, some of which still retain interest to readers today.

The book reads easily and is fun to attend, even metaphorically, the debate between Chesterton and Shaw because his sharp arguments are riddled with humor, irony and wit. As proof, I culled a moment of debate:

MR. SHAW. - "[...] At times the speech of Mr. Chesterton have been tempted to get up and hit him [An umbrella] in the head. Perhaps this time I'm tempted to do the same with Mr. Belloc. But if abused my right to do what I want with my property, my umbrella, it would soon receive a warning, probably by the fist of Mr. Belloc, "that I can try my umbrella in my property the same way a landlord can treat your land. I want to end the property to the possession and enjoyment reach their highest level in all sectors of the community [...]"

MR. CHESTERTON .- "Of all the bewildering confusion of fallacies that Mr. Shaw has just given, I prefer to start with the simplest. When Mr. Shaw fails to hit in the head with his umbrella, the real reason, apart from his genuine goodness [...]- is not that owns the property of their umbrellas, but has no ownership of my head ".

In this warm and jocular tone so goes the debate, which was introduced by Hilaire Belloc, who is also the closing remarks.

One look at the television debates, especially the tart and blatant heart chats, and compares with this type of friendly chat between writers of the stature of Shaw, Chesterton and Belloc and can not but think that it has lost the fancy way of arguing. Of course, after reading the debate, the conclusion is drawn that in a few things they agreed Chesterton and Shaw, but at least agreed on some things and those are things as important as the defense of liberty or the pursuit of truth.

I hope you have been interested in what I have told about the debate between Chesterton and Shaw. I'm sure, if you read, I like it a lot and you rich.

Well, friends, I want to say that during part of August I'll be on vacation. I wish that you spend a happy holiday, you will enjoy these days off, that you read and compartáis quality time with your families and friends. May God bless and see you soon, folks.