Maybach

Soviet joke from the eighties: Brezhnev died and as soon as he came to the heavenly settlement he ran into Tsar Nicholas II. It makes no sense not to report to the emperor, Russian who is Russian, word for word, the conversation begins. The emperor asks him - Is Russian ballet still the best in the world. Yes, says the Secretary General proudly. And is the Russian soldier still invincible? Yes, says Leonid. Is Europe still trembling from Russia? Trembling, how else, says Brezhnev proudly. And tell me, Leonid Ilyich, do the Russians still make that great vodka with 48 degrees of alcohol... No, the General Secretary will proudly say, now we make vodka with 50 degrees! The emperor will say: Was it necessary to start a revolution because of two levels of alcohol?

I must have told this joke somewhere before?

Always, on the occasion of this or that revolution, sooner or later, the question arises - was it worth it? What is the balance, in other words.

Montenegro is currently torn between the optimism and pessimism of its citizens. Maybe it's the right moment to reactualize the term "depressive optimism of Montenegrins" (T. Baković). Because if this isn't it, what is?

And no matter how good the citizens are left with some of the moves of the new government - Minister Bojanić is convincing and clear about whatever he is talking about, for example, "young lions" are "refreshment" even in the completely new work of borrowing, Krivokapić himself acted very seriously in Brussels, well, again, just one detail is enough to bring back many question marks about everything.

Let's say, the idea of ​​MP Vučurović being the president of the committee that deals with human rights is one of those devastating details. If you don't understand why, listen to how MP Radunović defends him: "Behind what is problematic is to the greatest extent every citizen of Montenegro who votes for us".

In the reaction of CGO and HRA, it was announced "what is problematic". They remind that citizens could hear Vučurović denying the genocide in Srebrenica or speaking in an unworthy manner about entire nations, as well as the LGBT community. Certainly, it will be one of those things that will give additional "ammunition" to the new opposition. The logic of this choice remains in a heavy fog, it is not easy to fathom: it is, let's be graphic, like appointing the president of the Ku Klux Klan to fight against racism. Or, imagine the Italian Parliament where Toto Rina would lead the Committee to Fight Crime.

Never has a CG government had this kind of pressure. Because it is not only about the pressure of citizens who want to dismantle the system, but also the pressure of those who want blood, revenge and robbery. And to be a caliph instead of a caliph... The fate of this government will depend on dealing with those two pressures, especially the latter.

These young people who humiliate the monuments from NOB, the one who "shoots" at Ljub Čupić, placing themselves together with the murderers in the terrifying "We", they, just as they are, believe that they have won these elections? Is it really so?

Are those who believe that change can bring progress, or at least democratic maturity to Montenegrin society, naive? In the light of the listed events, one would say - they are. Look at the ease and speed with which the government reacted to the allocation of CPC salaries. Is it possible for a Serbian leader in Montenegro, who would be able to demand the allocation of salaries for the CPC?

However, things are not that simple, they never are in CG. Is there anything between the Montenegrin eternal "we" and "they"?

Of course, for the current Montenegrin version of jokes, you don't need an emperor from the beginning. (Who needs an emperor?) It is enough to imagine that Prime Minister Krivokapić appears in your dream. And in a conversation with him, you find out that everything is the same, crime is intact, that the main actors of corruption affairs are still in their places, that Veljović is an advisor and Milo is the president... Then you ask, by the way - and do you, as prime minister, drive , that mighty maybach? The Prime Minister will proudly say: No, maybe it was removed immediately. And you are thinking - Was all this money worth it because of one majbah...