FLASH
Shkruar nga Ben Andoni
Albania has a living legacy of authoritarianism, and you can see this in the discourse of party leaders whose Freudian slips bring out word for word expressions of communism, economic transitions, and the feeling of helplessness in the face of something that doesn't change...it's tiring the country.
Not just the almost grotesque debate about the mandate of the two leaders of small parties, but what is happening with the opposition in general with Berisha's daily exhausting speech; the disappointment and emptiness that comes from the delays and stagnation of the justice system, added to Rama's tiresome actions against informality are being accompanied by a great apathy in the country. The hot season favors it even more due to the fact that it is the most difficult season of the year, while the hope of change already seems to be very distant.
The elections are a few weeks away. The only semi-objective reference is the year 2030, the intended year of Albania's integration, but which even captures grotesque elements, when in our days there is even talk of the existence of this EU status quo and the increasingly imminent risk of war. Meanwhile, apathy has gripped every segment of daily life, while the situation in the country and especially the chaos of the leadership by the Socialist Party and the unpreparedness for many problems of its administration show that things are difficult to change.
Researchers associate the term "apathy", especially in Eastern Europe, with many complex elements, which are mainly influenced by historical, social and political factors. The good news is that it is not considered a universal feature, but is a response to our specific realities, where in our country it is justified because Berisha has been in the focus of Albania post-'90 for 35 years, while Rama has been in power since 1998 (27 years) for almost four terms. Together, they are the main political and social actors and protagonists of the country. Considering the legacy of the history of socialism; the economic developments in the country, at some moments that led the country to a standstill; and the failure to achieve the objectives of the policy for democracy (we still do not have accepted elections), apathy is now a completely reasonable reaction to this reality.
And, despite some economic growth, which is seen in our countries in the Balkans; inequalities of income and opportunities are great; while the public's fatigue for social movements has led to a frustration and the feeling that we are all experiencing that individual effort is completely useless. Nothing changes. This reality is the fate only of the governments and the people close to them who do not share the protagonism and who are affecting the emptying of their countries. Starting with Albania and Kosovo, which were once proud of the young populations on the continent and continuing with Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, now the Balkans are racing to escape.
Albania has a living legacy of authoritarianism and you can see this even in the discourse of party leaders who, with Freudian slips, literally reproduce the expressions of communism, economic transitions and the feeling of helplessness in the face of something that does not change... it is tiring the country. But Rama does not "understand" it either, and even worse, the opposition, which only follows his actions, without any new ideas, serving few individuals.
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