www.glas-javnosti.co.yu Glas Javnosti daily, Belgrade June 20, 2008
Whoever betrays Kosovo is betraying Serbia! by Dr. Kosta Cavoski At this time when there are so many sycophants and lickspittles on our political scene circling around their foreign masters, it is very difficult to talk about (Serbian) democracy. Because there actually is no real democracy (in Serbia), and what we have today is a political particracy: rule by oligarchic party leaderships that do not care for election results, the will of the people or the country, let alone for the fate of the nation to which they belong. Such a particracy is also an outcome of our electoral system. You probably remember that the Dayton Agreement was signed in Dayton, and that the foreigners were especially insistent on implementing an electoral system using proportional representation in Republika Srpska and in all of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Because proportional representation fragments parties, and makes it possible for a large number of parties to take part in elections. The key goal for the foreigners at that time was to reduce the influence of Karadzic's Serbian Democratic Party, to make it impossible for it to (keep getting) an absolute majority. By the second elections, they succeeded. (In Serbia) proportional representation giving detrimental results is used because it is supposedly more just, enabling parties that represent minority interests to also appear in parliament. The majority system where, as a rule, two, sometimes three and occasionally, exceptionally, a fourth party manage to get into parliament is a guillotine for small parties. The majority system is good because it makes it possible for a single party to form a government, and for a country to have an accountable government. In such an electoral system, there is the government on one side and the opposition on the other, and as the English saying goes, 'The opposition need do nothing except oppose, never propose.' That is, to catch the government's mistakes, to criticize it publicly and, of course, to possibly win in the next elections. The proportional system practiced (in Serbia) has enormous deficiencies. No party, not even the Radicals, who had a respectable relative majority, had more than 30 percent or was able to form a government. Therefore, governments had to be built on coalitions. We have had coalitions that have been unprincipled and based on interests, marriages of convenience. Hence, the government could hardly conduct consistent policies. When the second government of Vojislav Kostunica came with the external support of the Socialists, the Socialists' condition was that Hague indictees not be arrested. As a result that government, if you remember, managed to convince some to turn themselves in; and when General Lukic was arrested in hospital and sent to The Hague against his will, the Socialists simply - stayed silent. Now Zupljanin has been arrested. Because of Slobodan Milosevic, the Socialists do not recognize the Hague Tribunal. That is why they should have said something, communicated that they will form no coalition or government with those arresting indictees and sending them to The Hague. But look: they are ready to enter a coalition including the Democratic Party, which is nothing but the extended arm of the foreign occupiers in this country. We must ask ourselves how the Socialists - who have endured such blows as having the head of their party arrested, sent to The Hague and subjected to juridical murder - can even think about cooperating with those who sent Milosevic to The Hague! Corruption is the other face of coalitions such as these. Corruption will never be completely eradicated. As long everyone respects people who are rich more than people who are knowledgeable, everyone will aspire to be be rich. Especially those close to the government or in power themselves. But when the system is a two-party one, the opposition is constantly catching the government's mistakes. And when a coalition is in power, then there is a silent agreement among the coalition associates to overlook things in matters of corruption. This is why everyone is stealing but no one is accusing anyone of stealing; it is simply ignored. Today those in power are trying to funnel enough money to permit them to live to the end of their lives. Unlike today's socialists, the ones of the past believed that the system would last and ensure their security. So they did not take too much, figuring they would be taken care of in their old age. Today this has changed radically and it is none other than coalitions that are making corruption possible. During the election campaign we heard the parties telling us how there are two camps (in Serbia), how some are in favor of keeping Kosovo and Metohija as a part of Serbia and against joining the EU if that meant Serbia without Kosovo and Metohija, while others claimed that we must join the European Union at any price because that is the only way we can get new money and new jobs. As if the past eight years had not been enough to do this, and we needed the next eight. Therefore, the camps were sharply divided. Now we have a small, three-member coalition with Palma consisting of only three deputy seats that is claiming we can join Europe and preserve Kosovo and Metohija, too. And how is it possible to do all these things? How, when 20 members of the EU - out of a total of 27 - have already recognized Kosovo and Metohija as an independent state? Because they will keep it in mind during ratification. In other words, God forbid that a new government of Socialists and "yellows" is formed, we can expect Brussels to tell us, 'Until you establish good relations with your neighbors - meaning diplomatic relations with Pristina - we will not be able to continue talks on entering the EU.' They are not saying anything about this for now in order to form their coalition, but when it is formed, it will be said publicly. And our people, being like they are, will say: what can we do, the hornless are no match for the horned (a Serbian proverb). However, those of us who know all this well and see it happening have a duty to warn that a great deception is taking place. Our people are being tricked. Worst of all, a betrayal of our national interests is in progress. All those who reject the possible coalition of the Serbian Radical Party, the Democratic Party of Serbia, New Serbia and the Socialists are, in fact, accepting the truncation of Kosovo and Metohija from Serbia, the independence of Kosovo and Metohija, and entry into the EU without that central part of our country and our national survival. They are, dear friends, traitors and we must not allow this to happen. This must not pass! (Translated on June 21, 2008 by sib) ------------------------------------ =============== Group Moderator: [Е-ПОШТА ЗАШТИЋЕНА] page at http://magazine.sorabia.net for more informations about current situation in Serbia http://www.sorabia.net Slusajte GLAS SORABIJE nas talk internet-radio (Serbian Only) http://radio.sorabia.net Yahoo! 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