I wanted to start a new thread about civil dissidence and disobedience in the world today. A cross between current news and also a discussion around it and how it can be used in Macedonia.
It is no secret that a successful overturning of the Prespa agreement requires changing the current Zaev government, but that alone is not enough.
Macedonians need to learn how make their elected leaders respect and fear the people. For too long Macedonian politicians act with impunity. Even when Macedonians have disagreed with the actions of their government, it has made little to no difference in how the government behaves.
At the end of the day politicians only fear three things:
-They fear for their legacy.
-They fear for their reelection.
-They fear for their lives.
Macedonians must learn to read their political leaders and decide collectively which point of pressure is necessary.
For the most part Macedonian politicians have shown a total disregard for the first, an indifference to the second, but have never really feared for the third.
The third option needs to be exercised from time to time to keep them honest. The first two are more for maintenance purposes.
We will never really know how Macedonians feel about any number of issues unless they start to speak up and make actual demands of their government. Otherwise we leave it all to the propagandists to paint the picture, for better or for worse.
It is no secret that a successful overturning of the Prespa agreement requires changing the current Zaev government, but that alone is not enough.
Macedonians need to learn how make their elected leaders respect and fear the people. For too long Macedonian politicians act with impunity. Even when Macedonians have disagreed with the actions of their government, it has made little to no difference in how the government behaves.
At the end of the day politicians only fear three things:
-They fear for their legacy.
-They fear for their reelection.
-They fear for their lives.
Macedonians must learn to read their political leaders and decide collectively which point of pressure is necessary.
For the most part Macedonian politicians have shown a total disregard for the first, an indifference to the second, but have never really feared for the third.
The third option needs to be exercised from time to time to keep them honest. The first two are more for maintenance purposes.
We will never really know how Macedonians feel about any number of issues unless they start to speak up and make actual demands of their government. Otherwise we leave it all to the propagandists to paint the picture, for better or for worse.
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