/ world at present information/ Even our protests are small, piecemeal… “We at the moment are like kids – a lot time has handed and we nonetheless can’t resolve the best way to dwell within the new democratic society. What ought to be our path any longer?… Sure, it turned out that essentially the most troublesome, essentially the most horrible factor about communism is what comes after it!”
Prophetic phrases, proper?!
I quote them from an interview of the good Polish journalist-
Democrat Adam Michnikwhich I translated practically 30 years in the past.
Actually, what occurred after what Adam Michnick stated? Maybe the worst
what might occur to a nation at present – decline: ethical, monetary,
demographically. Poverty, illness, excessive mortality, detrimental progress. Sure, and extra
by way of the three indicators, we’re the undisputed “champions” in Europe.
And recently – soiled air, import of rubbish from Europe and aridity! And why did it occur?
As a result of we weren’t ripe for this long-awaited, dreamed-of change. We weren’t
prepared for it? Certainly, we lived in a decidedly closed society,
however nonetheless, we had sufficient details about the traditional world, we weren’t,
for instance, like North Korea.
The explanations are many and of a special nature. To a sure extent, in addition they depend on
our nationwide character. Damaged through the lengthy years of slavery – like
depend from 681 years for 13 centuries – greater than 7 and a half centuries
(Byzantine, Turkish, Soviet). And our boundless persistence, on the event of
which Botevour genius poet and publicist, whom now from MES
censored in our kids’s textbooks, wrote: “Be silent like a fish, be affected person
like an ox!”. A religious laziness certainly. However right here I’ll ask: who ought to
to wake us up, to talk first, by us, on our behalf? And but, is not it
first workplace of the mental, of the extra extremely educated individual? And why
our intelligence, which ought to first and with out prompting “set the tone” for
our widespread refrain, to be the main voice, has lengthy been shamefully silent. Shut up about all the pieces!
He’s silent in regards to the outrages of the authorities, in regards to the looting and destruction of Bulgaria,
for our vassal international coverage, for corruption and lawlessness, for
our imperfect justice system, about crime, in regards to the damage of
schooling, well being care, tradition, and even for hasty recognition
of this mistaken venture “Northern Macedonia” and of the “Macedonian language” (?!)… And
so, even at the start of the transition, even when he then confirmed some exercise,
our intelligence got here to phrases too shortly with the state of affairs, extra exactly with
declined and was silent, is silent now. Apart from being disconnected. That is it
there are 4 writers’ unions in our nation, whereas in neighboring Romania, for instance,
a rustic 3 times our measurement, with many extra writers, is just one. And
so laborious to unite for any trigger. In addition to the political ones
events, headed by the ruling get together. Most of them can hardly be known as “political”, as a result of they’re
with out ideology, packages, imaginative and prescient for the nation, however relatively a method, an finish of
for sure folks to return into energy, realizing that in our nation they’re getting wealthy
via her. And in small Bulgaria, there are greater than 300 events! Absurd, however true!
Furthermore, in a rustic of individualists, the place it’s too troublesome to succeed in any
public settlement and unification even on the smallest points. And when
protests, it’s performed once more syllabically, workshop-wise, retail, with out taking any motion
one thing huge and massive.
I not too long ago re-read the Diary of our nice literary critic Boyan Penev
(1882 – 1927) and located the next worthwhile ideas:
„Solely herd ambition, political malice and vindictiveness
despotism, solely doubtful targets and darkish ambitions create in our nation extra
deep connections and collectivity. Bulgarian society is aware of the enmity,
is aware of cowardice and indifference – however not the inventive rhythm of 1
harmonious collective will… The Bulgarian will not be able to reacting and sure
resents. Politically we now have freed ourselves, however the finish of religious slavery is but to return
can’t see it. The second slavery is far more horrible than the political one. From him
no outdoors drive will free us – we should free ourselves, alone
for ourselves to turn out to be an incredible energy. However the place is the hassle?”
In a current press launch I spoke out towards the killer tax on
the Bulgarian e book. Six inventive unions responded to my enchantment and wrote a letter to
the Prime Minister and the Parliament – no reply, after all.
I’ll remind you that as a lot as 20 p.c is taxed in our nation
books, textbooks, examine aids, printed publications generally. in essentially the most
poor nation this tax is highest, actually killer for authors and publishers,
and in addition for readers, whereas in wealthy international locations like France it’s 5 per cent, c
England even zero (!), and in Asian Turkey additionally it is already zero. In our north
neighbor, a e book prices 3 times lower than a Bulgarian e book of the identical quantity and
print. And playing, which wins large cash, continues to be with none tax.
Completely absurd, is not it?! After which we ask ourselves: why does the Bulgarian learn increasingly more
little and purchase so hardly ever books? And from one of the studying nations on this planet, p
most reasonably priced books, we at the moment are on the different pole. However for a lot of of
energy that is welcome. Illiterate individuals are loyal voters,
proper?!
Zhelio Zhelev was not a profitable president and did not unite the folks, regardless of
that in the first place it was chosen with hopes and raptures. Sure, he made errors and
compromises (the “Bojanski Livadi” incident or the flip to the BSP), however stated one thing
crucial, which we had not considered: that after totalitarian energy or else
a state of affairs of chaos to democracy can solely be handed via a dictatorship. And
solely after its overthrow can a real authorized order and democracy be established.
The instance: Spain after the Civil Conflict, via the Francoist dictatorship to
democracy at present. And did not the Greeks have a navy dictatorship after the conflict?
earlier than at present’s democracy? Did not the identical factor occur in Chile – after the chaos at
Salvador Allende, via the dictatorship of Pinochet to the now regular state, c
which residents obtain their very own calls for and freedoms. Right here, not too long ago there
they raised the tickets for the transportation and that made all of the Chileans, as much as one, sure
raised voice, to exit into the streets and win. Whereas right here?! What’s up
occurred, for instance, amid the unprecedented, drastic worth hike of
transport within the capital?… And the water disaster, air air pollution and European rubbish,
littered our nation? Nevertheless it appears we’ve not fairly reached the underside but, the final,
all-time low to say the least.
And there’s no one to steer us? They’re within the nineteenth century
our nice males led us: Rakovski, Levski, Botev, Karavelov – all of them
galaxy. Scribes, rebels. However now we have no. A part of the intelligence is purchased, the opposite – extra
the older one is determined and resigned and silent, and time flies and Bulgaria sinks. Quickly we are going to attain the “backside of the underside”.
Sadly, the Bulgarian intelligentsia, like no different in Europe, is worn out
“tight, within the nook”. She will not be allowed to energy, at the same time as an adviser, guide.
We’re dominated by ignorant ladybugs grasping for energy and cash.
Even the ministers of tradition, who’re imposed on us by the authorities, are removed from
true values in tradition, they aren’t revered not solely by
the intelligentsia, but additionally of all residents. Right here is only one phrase of certainly one of these
ministers: “Theatres, operas and orchestras are a cyst within the physique of the Bulgarian
taxpayer!” You guess who it’s, proper?! The sculptor Rashidov, well-known
buddy of B.B. So what can we anticipate from this a part of Bulgarian
“intelligence”…
HOPEFULLY THE PEOPLE WILL FINALLY SHAME HER…
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