El papel de los medios de comunicación en la polarización del debate político y sus posibles consecuencias

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El papel de los medios de comunicación
en la polarización del debate político
y sus posibles consecuencias
Luis Carlos Bandrés Oróñez
1. INTRODUCCIÓN
Es sabido que en nuestro sistema no tiene cabida un modelo de democracia mi-
litante, esto es, un modelo en el que se imponga no ya el respeto sino la adhesión
positiva al ordenamiento jurídico y, en primer lugar, a la Constitución. El valor del
pluralismo y la necesidad del libre intercambio de ideas como sustrato del sistema de-
mocrático representativo impiden cualquier actividad de los poderes públicos tendente
a controlar, seleccionar o determinar gravemente la mera circulación pública de ideas
o doctrinas 1. Igualmente, es sabido el contexto en el que nos encontramos de crisis de
legitimidad de la democracia representativa consecuencia, entre otros factores, de la
falta de confianza de la sociedad en los partidos políticos cuya relevancia constitucional
les viene dada por pretender un fin cualificado de interés público y de cuya aspiración
se sirve el Estado para proveer a la integración de los procedimientos de formación de
la voluntad general 2
En dicho marco, la polarización del debate político no tiene por qué ser, per se,
negativa y ni mucho menos una realidad a combatir desde los poderes públicos hasta
conseguir su desaparición.
1 STC 177/2015, de 22 de julio, FJ 2.b)
2 STC 48/2003, de 12 de marzo, FJ 6.

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