By XHABIR DERALLA
There is no need for leadership meetings or any such negotiations and agreements with the anti-Western political entities. It’s not worth discussing anything with them. Especially after they express their view on the streets, in front of the government, at press conferences, in statements for the media… I would say that an enough argument for isolation and ignoring are also the media under their control that carry out continuous anti-Western, nationalist and pro-Russian propaganda.
They don’t need information, arguments, facts. They have views and positions prepared ahead of time. They have a scenario, banners, t-shirts and other requisites always ready, before anything happens. What is the point of a discussion with them when they don’t want to read or listen? There is no better example of this than Mickoski’s own acknowledgment that he hasn’t even read the solution to the Macedonian-Bulgarian dispute. In a normal country that would be a gaffe that kills a political career, and the one who blurts out such idiocy, would become a joke. Here, it’s sold as patriotism.
What’s in question? With an anti-Western and nationalist campaign, full of manipulations and lies, and probably with money and promises as well, they lure people into protesting against good solutions that will fulfill the decades-long expectations for the start of the EU accession negotiations. They capitalize on that in order to gain cheap political points and to blackmail.
What’s the motive? It can be seen from an airplane for whose interests both they and the intellectuals, who, simply, don’t want to see Macedonia in the EU, in NATO, to be part of the family of developed and rich democracies in the world,are working off for. In this context, it’s not important whether they are working off for money or out of their own convictions.
Therefore, there really is no need to lose any more time reaching a “broad consensus” where you have a soldatesca to destroy on the European path. There is no consensus there. And, after all, there is no reason why the anti-Western installations should be treated as an equal partner in critical processes and decisions in our country.
Not accepting the new solutions to the Macedonian-Bulgarian dispute goes in favor precisely to the Bulgarian politicians who deny the Macedonian language. It least that is clear.
Let’s repeat: Political infantilism, incompetence and obsession must not be conditions for sitting down at the table where agreements are reached, and even less consensus. Simply, because it’s impossible. If the always frowning Mickoski doesn’t agree with something, it doesn’t mean that there is no consensus in the country. On the contrary.
To where the anti-Western installations and criminals in politics point, are the troubles. The solutions are on the opposite side of their roadmap!
It’s important to understand that they work against the Macedonian national interests. Let’s be clear, their political action is completely opposed to the national interests, and thus undermine all efforts to protect the Macedonian language, Macedonian ethnic and cultural identity. The identity and uniqueness of the Macedonian language is protected by the government after the fall of Gruevsk’s regime, is protected by progressive intellectuals and media. This has been proven so many times and is proven every day, that really there is no need to specifically explain it.
It’s no surprise that the wave of negative reactions hastaken hold of those who are considered progressive and pro-Western characters in the public. Simply, the longstanding propaganda and the creating of a negative atmosphere in society, in which nationalism is nurtured, not only in an obscene form, but in its subtly disguised forms as well, take a toll.In combination with the masochistic urge (I have no better explanation) to rather play with the enemy of our common future, you get a hysterical and divided society in which public opinion makers hear and read only words, but don’t connect them in sentences. For five minutes of glory of the quasi-patriots, they sacrifice the future of our country. Who knows, maybe they will come to power, so it’s good to have some points with them…
We have never had a clearer situation. The last step to the start of the EU membership negotiations, for a European future, is before us. It’s a wise and reasonable thing to do. If not, the denying and disputing will only intensify. And the defense against them, instead of in the European institutions, will remain on the social networks. Once again the truth is confirmed that it’s easier to hate mindlessly then to build mindfully.
Translation: N. Cvetkovska
