On Sunday there will be a demonstration in support of democracy and its president. Or not? According to the lobbying groups Million Moments and Shield of Democracy, they have awakened a lion. NO. They only take as hostages people who, due to manipulations by the media dump, have succumbed to pressure that someone wants to steal democracy or the president who is currently being chased somewhere in Spain, along with his side‑kick friends. Just that, at all. Democracy is not stolen by sending someone SMS messages in which they make a “bubble.” Democracy is stolen by the fact that the matters and problems that the president himself should address, or the people entrusted with that responsibility, have accountability and especially the necessary security clearances – see, security forces – are handled by various “friends,” because none of those, the gentleman friend by the side of President Kolář, to whom the text messages were addressed, has. He has no security clearance, no responsibility. Neither towards voters who did not vote for him. Neither towards taxpayers who may pay out of their own pockets for his advice, or rather decisions resulting from his “good” advice. Nor towards the President’s Office, because he has no contract that would define his powers and scope of work, and according to his own words he doesn’t even have a “ticket” to the Castle. Interesting for a person through whom ministerial nominations are handled. However, the ticket evidently belongs to the offices of powerful armories… The government of Andrej Babiš can only be advised in one way – let it handle sensitive matters through those who actually have some responsibility. If it were the president himself, who would advise on such matters with his side‑kick friend, that would be his responsibility. In this way, only the government – or this time Mr. Macinka – legitimizes a situation that is, in fact, a security risk. By the way, where are you, you journalists who have been poking at President Zeman’s advisors (official advisors, not side‑kick friends) from all sides? Who were you able to bunker in front of Chancellor Minář’s house? Democracy, however, is stolen when rubber laws are passed that can criminalize any uncomfortable person. Democracy is stolen when the social system is vandalized. Democracy is stolen when employees are taken away from their rights. Democracy is stolen when you shut down uncomfortable websites. Democracy is stolen when mafiosi are shareholders of political parties. Democracy is stolen when someone talks about stripping certain parts of society of voting rights. (Organizers, try asking your fans how many of them think retirees should be deprived of the right to vote. Don’t ask them about me; in the name of democracy they would probably just hang me or at least lock me up for life). Democracy is stolen when gangs that the interior minister photographs with systematically and without punishment harass people who have done nothing. Democracy is stolen when every uncomfortable opinion is labeled a pro‑Russian narrative. Democracy is not a flag that someone attaches to a horse’s tail and adds a picture to a Facebook profile as part of a marketing stunt. Democracy is about being able to understand that the other side has a different opinion and has the right to it. And that there are conditions that largely influence how that opinion is formed. Those conditions should be understood mainly by show‑business stars and regime actors who, from luxurious parties and even more luxurious vacations several times a year, can barely grasp that for a retiree, those few hundred euros are often more important than chatter about the F‑35, which they may never even see… If there is to be a moral beacon for Sunday organizers, someone who will flip his “firm” principles in a few years, I have a character similar to a mythical rooster on a tower. He keeps his direction only when the wind doesn’t blow. In the past, it was considered that someone who could serve both sides was labeled a mercenary. Money and personal gain go anywhere. I am the last one who would say that demonstrations have no meaning. They do. And everyone has the right to them. But don’t let this weekend convince you (especially our “objective” media dump) that GOOD and EVIL stand against each other. No! They stand against each other’s interests, against others… See, Mr. Friend Kolář😉

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