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Should we make a pact with the devil to overthrow autocrats? When pragmatic compromises are necessary, and when justice becomes a condition of survival...
The position of the journalist, especially in times of political crisis, is unusual and often paradoxical. The journalist must stand aside, maintain distance, and analyze events without getting emotionally or personally involved. However, such a position, which in theory should ensure objectivity, often leads him to a moral ivory tower, from which every political actor is judged according to standards that are almost impossible to meet.
These reflections are prompted by the analysis of sociologist Danilo Mandić, a lecturer at Harvard University, during an interview for the podcast "Agelast". According to Mandić, the overthrow of autocrats does not come from idealistic movements or pure moral revolutions, but from painful compromises and political pragmatism.
In the case of Serbia, the example given by Mandić was that of the overthrow of the Milošević regime on 5 October 2000. He showed how Zoran Đinđić was forced to make bitter compromises with controversial figures in order to achieve political victory. Likewise, Mandić argues that no autocrat falls without the help of those within his system who decide to "go over to the winning side".
Should society, then, make a deal with the "Vucicists" to overthrow Vucic? The question remains difficult and unpleasant for anyone seeking absolute justice. But in real politics, delayed justice and pragmatic compromises are often inevitable.
Here arises the need to distinguish between necessary compromise and unacceptable injustice. If compromises are inevitable, let them be as small as possible. Meanwhile, those who have exploited and abused the system to the extreme must face responsibility. Directors with fake diplomas, tender oligarchs, abusers who have oppressed citizens, these must face justice.
In the end, the ideal lustration, although never perfect, should be minimal justice. If this justice is lacking, the compromise turns into an unbearable swallow that risks choking society, leaving only the "frog" of injustice to survive.
In this dilemma, the journalist is always caught between absolute morality and political pragmatism, while the reader must decide for himself what he is willing to swallow. / Prepared in Albanian: Pamphlet
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