An immature society is easy to manipulate. It is enough to induce fear, to promise the impossible, to appeal to instincts and emotions, and common sense has no chance.
Democracy is once again defeating itself. The mafia state can continue to "develop". Ján Kuciak would have the same theme today... Will there be new Kuciaks to reawaken the lawfully collapsing society? They are unwittingly serving power, against their own interests and the future of the country. Populist politicians can never permanently secure it. The legacy of totalitarianism has reasserted itself.
It all starts with quality upbringing, education and personal example in one's surroundings. What has been liquidated over generations cannot be undone in one. Without a free and responsible citizenry, there is no real freedom and democracy, and therefore no lasting prosperity. It is not about plebeian give and take, but above all about giving and the personal responsibility of everyone. Without the preservation of moral and ethical principles and values, every country ends, sooner or later. The big ones can always replace the lost elite, the small ones may not and will eventually disappear in history. The laws of nature are inexorable and just. Orba and Putin will surely hurry to congratulate... JŠ
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