I hate politics, and I hate politicians... I know that I shouldn't use the word "hate" as it's too strong, but I saw almost nothing useful from politicians, and many bad things happened after their greedy actions... On the other hand, I am (or I was) very competitive, and I like to win, but in the battle against politics, I lost... Losing to someone better than you is okay, but when you lose to someone worse, that sucks big time...
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This reflection came from the Facebook post, or better said, from one of the comments about the upcoming elections in Serbia, the country where I lived in the past... One commentator said something like this about the current "ruler(s)" in the country:
Because of them, I have migrated to another country and never came back!
As I did the same 14 years ago, that hit me hard... In those moments, I packed my suitcase, took my wife and 5-year-old son with me, and migrated to Spain, leaving behind my company, my house, my family, and my friends... The same goes for my wife, leaving the stable, long-term job at a public music school, friends, and family...
In those moments, the political environment in Serbia has changed... The bad government left, and the worse came to power... Despite being outside any political party, despite trying to keep politics outside of our lives, despite treating everyone equally, we felt a lot of pressure in our everyday lives... Pressure to "pick sides", pressure to do things wrong, pressure to cheat to survive... I have realized I have lost the battle...
I didn't vote for them... It wasn't about accepting others' opinions and accepting the reality... It was about NOT accepting WRONG human values... It was about refusing to lie, to cheat, to treat people differently if they were left or right... I lost the battle... and I had to leave the battlefield... So, I left...
It hurt... Every loss hurts... Again... Not because of them, not because of pride, but because of leaving family and friends behind... It was literally, "everyone saves their own skin"... I couldn't help myself, and I couldn't help others... So, we left...
But, as in some other examples I named in previous posts, it was one of those situations when something bad forces you to make quick (life) decisions, which turns out to be the right one in the long term... Which makes your life better... 14 years later, I can help my family and friends from the outside... Giving hope, a nice word, motivation to continue, a look into a better future...
I lost the battle, but I didn't lose the war... In the end, maybe those fcking politicians did something right... They pushed me into a better future...
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As long as you have the right to vote, you should use it. Many die to get that right, and I know many in Serbia are still fighting hard against the government. Don't give up, because they haven't
I did my best while I was there... In those times, people who were living outside (like myself now) had no idea what was happening in the country because of the strong propaganda... As they had a skewed image of reality, they voted "wrong"... People hated them because of that... I find myself in the same position right now...
And I know people are still not giving up... I'm admiring how strong those student protests are at the moment, almost the same as we were in our student times... We did kick out one big evil, but unfortunately, they came back in a different suit...
Hopefully, better days will come after the elections this October... If they don't cheat too much... They will, but hopefully, it will not be enough... For the sake of my friends, family, and people in the country...
True!
You left this mud in which we have been for half a century.
If not for yourself, you have given your son the opportunity to live a more normal life in another, slightly better-ordered society from a young age.
What will happen in 20 days?
I hope for a change, however, many of them benefited from this government and acquired great wealth, so I think they will defend it with their lives.
You say it's not nice to hate someone.
I hate all of them, the politicians, who made a mess of our lives and provided themselves with riches.
You wrote me that at that festival a lot of sculptures represent politicians.
I wish they were ours, and not made of wood and paper.
That was the most important thing in those moments... To "save" his future... If we spent our best years on stupid politics, wars, crisis, he wouldn't have to go through the same thing...
I always try to view people as good... at least, somewhere deep inside them... On the other side, I do realize that some people are evil by nature, egocentric, and literally don't care about anyone or anything, except themselves... 😞
All in all, I hope the cancer will be taken out in the next elections... But the real purge is needed after it...
Biće borba, za budućnost onih koji ostaju posle nas.
Ako ne uspemo, nema ovde normalnog života
Good evening, @ph1102. Despite the differences—and there certainly are some—between the reality in Spain and the situation you describe, I feel a strong affinity for what you’re saying... just as I feel an aversion to the pressure to choose sides. In the end, those bad people forced you to seek a better future... and I’m glad you did.
Sending you a big hug.
I tend to avoid news and political stuff, but occasionally I do, and then I get triggered... lol... Like with this "vivienda" thing in Spain... They brought a law that was in effect for 2 days... Tricked people into stopping protests... and struck down a law after those 2 days... Ridiculous...
Anyways... sometimes it's good to see bad things happening, and go to support positive stuff...
For the sake of my mental health, I try not to follow the news—we agree on that. The housing issue is ridiculous, especially given the timing of its emergence—until now, there hadn't been a housing problem. It is what it is, and it’s the world we live in... and I accept it... I refuse to get angry over politics.
Wishing you a wonderful Wednesday.
As for losing the battle against politicians and those in power, unfortunately, we Venezuelans have a lot of experience with that as you in your country of origin. The circumstances have forced us to learn to fight our battles on a more personal level. Is that selfish? I don’t think so; it’s just how things have turned out for us. And that sometimes leads us to find ourselves in a situation that wasn’t what we imagined at the time, but which, without a doubt, turns out for the best when you look back and into the future ;)
Interestingly, two such different countries have a similar history and present... I remember the talk we had with @jesuslnrs when he was in Madrid, and how we realized the trajectory of both countries is in sync... Unfortunately, for bad things... :(
But, as you said, we have to fight for our family first... My son's future was the priority when we decided to move to Spain... If I "lost" my best years fighting windmills, he shouldn't do it too...
You can’t fight against politics. It’s such an elusive concept that everyone interprets it differently. And then we see things as they are and what people are really like. As a society, we’re becoming increasingly primitive and polarized. At least in this corner of the world. But I’d be surprised if things were any better elsewhere in the world. We’re not yet at the stage where “politics is the art of the possible.”
Thanks for the tokens. I just collected some pocket change again and sent it to you 😎
Yeah, I know... And I remembered your words while I was writing this one... Unfortunately, fighting or not fighting, the politics were influence heavily our past, and unfortunately, you also know that well...
Thank you for your newest delegation and all your support! I appreciate it! 🙏
Politics are horrible. With the way elections are run, only the major parties have a chance, and most of the time, they don't even do what they campaign on. They just spend money or gather power with everything they can do, so I have given up on believing any side of the political parties.
Thanks for running the pool and for the BEE/SPS tokens.
I see politics and elections as a 4-year money-grab cycle happening over and over again... 😡
Thanks for the update and tokens!
On a side note, I realise NOS has been doing well lately. Hehe!
You are welcome!
Are you thinking of Nosana? Yeah, it is doing very well... But I think my entry price is still far away up... lol... 😃
I remembered you mentioned before in one of your earlier posts or videos and somehow I bought a little for fun. Hahaha.
Oh, nice... I suppose you are in profit then! 💪
Yeah hehe, but it's always a rollercoaster. Not selling yet.
Wooo SPS thank you!
Yeah! You are welcome! 💪
Welcome @chaosmagic23 ! !BBH
Always great to welcome new people to the pool! Thanks! 🙏
When you vote the lesser of the evils then it gives license for politicians to be evil as long as they are perceived as less evil than their opponent. Still, politics is a reality of life when you have at least three people in the room. There are career politicians that specialize in influencing this perception through propaganda. Since propaganda is truth-agnostic, I wonder if there should also be career truth propagandists.
Just watched Equalizer 3, and while watching, I realized that the mafia from the movie just evolved into deeper levels of ruling, including politicians... they can do whatever they want... until a bigger fish comes in...
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