The article makes a critical reference to the current leaders of Western Europe, including Portugal, accusing them of assuming exclusive and irredeemable guilt associated with the "white man." The text suggests that this position would have been embraced by European leaders "up to their ears," in a reference to a popular Portuguese expression.
The author invokes the figure of José Pinheiro de Azevedo, the Portuguese prime minister following the April 25, 1974 Revolution, a military man known for his direct and straightforward leadership style. The mention suggests that current leaders lack the qualities that Azevedo demonstrated during his tenure.
The article presents itself as an opinion piece that criticizes the stance of Western governments regarding issues that are presented as global problems, suggesting that they assume excessive and unilateral responsibility for such issues.
The text does not specify which concrete problems are at stake, nor does it detail which measures or political positions of current leaders are particularly criticized, focusing mainly on the nostalgic evocation of a style of governance that the author considers to have disappeared.
