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I really wonder what interests you represent to voice such an opinion. Democracy isn't a panacea to the world's problems. It needs an informed population in or

I really wonder what interests you represent to voice such an opinion. Democracy isn't a panacea to the world's problems. It needs an informed population in order to function, which directly and without discrimination means government transparency. The process of opinion building needs to be taught in schools, and journalists need to be protected from interference. Without these pieces and more in place there is no democracy. Very few countries actually are democratic in practice. The fight for freedom and democracy is ongoing, and those who get in its way are misanthropes who deserve a bitter end to their efforts.

anovikov 6y ago
First and foremost democracy needs government which is funded by the people, not other way around. In today's Belarus, this is not the case; in the near future, it will not be the case in most or all large Western societies simply due to technological reasons: automation will make most people unemployable and dependent on government handouts - either direct, in form of basic income guarantee, on concealed, through public of private "bullshit jobs", that create no economic value but exists just so these people can consume and keep the wheels of economy rolling. Have that, and democratic society with freedom of speech, and you get a self-eating monster machine that will destroy itself in less than a generation. Why does someone who has no chances to be self-reliant, vote responsibly? Especially if he is well-educated and well-informed, so he realises it.
anovikov 6y ago
And in this particular case, these people, calling themselves Belarusian patriots, are destroying the country: if things start look like they are succeeding, of course the country will be invaded and occupied by Putin, and will just be dissolved, joining Russia as 6 regions plus the city of Minsk. The very Belarusian ethnicity will cease to exist within a generation. Is that what they really want? If they are patriots, they should hold on to Lukashenka for as long as he is alive, and pray that power transition will happen smoothly so Russia has no reason to intervene when he dies - or it will be the end of their nation as such.

anovikov 6y ago

First and foremost democracy needs government which is funded by the people, not other way around. In today's Belarus, this is not the case; in the near future, it will not be the case in most or all large Western societies simply due to technological reasons: automation will make most people unemployable and dependent on government handouts - either direct, in form of basic income guarantee, on concealed, through public of private "bullshit jobs", that create no economic value but exists just so these people can consume and keep the wheels of economy rolling. Have that, and democratic society with freedom of speech, and you get a self-eating monster machine that will destroy itself in less than a generation. Why does someone who has no chances to be self-reliant, vote responsibly? Especially if he is well-educated and well-informed, so he realises it.

anovikov 6y ago

And in this particular case, these people, calling themselves Belarusian patriots, are destroying the country: if things start look like they are succeeding, of course the country will be invaded and occupied by Putin, and will just be dissolved, joining Russia as 6 regions plus the city of Minsk. The very Belarusian ethnicity will cease to exist within a generation. Is that what they really want? If they are patriots, they should hold on to Lukashenka for as long as he is alive, and pray that power transition will happen smoothly so Russia has no reason to intervene when he dies - or it will be the end of their nation as such.