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Slovenian reality   

At first, I didn't watch reality show Celebrity farm, which was recently anew broadcasted by commercial television POP TV, though at the end - when the show has already ended and I said to myself that I should write few lines to this topic anyway - I even felt a little sorry, because out of wonderful, realistic, sociological studies of Slovenian primitivism, which we were served by domestic television production, many things can be seen; and so now I wouldn't have any additional work with information and examination of old recordings, records. But no harm; let it be: Celebrity farm?  

 

 
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Multitalented Igor Bavčar, in my humble opinion, is one of more interesting Slovenian personalities. Especially when it comes to entrepreneurship, which Slovenians sorely lack of, but every now and then also in our area a character that is able to profit well blazes up. In particular, by stupidity of others - to double-cross the entire Slovenian nation in such fantastic way, well, you have to have certain capacities to do that, don't you? And Bavčar, this superior transition double-crosser, certainly has them. Or perhaps Slovenians are, as I once already wrote, again thus stupid that they never see thorough, even if for already eighteen years they are being thirsty taken across the river?

 

 

Slovenia needs Brüno

»Love without humanity almost always arises from selfishness,« once wrote Russian writer Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky. Yes, who can judge love? Beside those, to whom it happens? Beside people in love? No-one. No-one is allowed to interfere within relationship of two people - usually him and her. Or even two men or two women. Anyone who does so, intervenes over humanity and handles according to selfishness; so here I address few lines to the enforcement of rights of homosexual couples, although I think that it makes no sense at all to widely discuss it, because human rights should naturally play an active part in human society, and not still being subject of public debate and even breaches in many places - even in Slovenia. In our country, we indeed do not hang gays in public - as they still do in countries that in respect of knowing human rights remained at the level of Middle Ages, for example, Iran - yet in Slovenia as well homosexual couples still don't have same rights enjoyed by heterosexual couples; furthermore, we are every now and then witnesses of incidents, when someone is beaten up just because of his sexual orientation, like gay activist Mitja Blažič was beaten by several impatient guys months ago at peaceful literary evening.

 

Danilo Türk is not my President! 

In June survey of Centre for Public Opinion Research in relation to political and social situation in the country respondents among other things answered also question regarding which institutions in Slovenia they trust most? Answers: President of the Republic, Euro and various – more or less – repressive bodies like army, Commission for Prevention of Corruption and police. And so forth. Right. I'm not in the mood for moaning about tragicomedy of common Slovenian mind, but: army? Are we to expect war? No. And in a world where there are rare countries as, say, Costa Rica, which have no army at all, it is likely that Slovenia could also get along without army; for it doesn't look like as if Slovenia was a fabulous country and so attractive for neighbour countries, that they would go for it with tanks. Police? Yes, this is really a hardworking institution. Together with prosecution and judiciary. That is why in Slovenia there is so much economic and organized crime, and main criminals - rather than sitting behind bars – are sitting in management boards of banks, supervisory boards of state firms and in government palace! Commission for Prevention of Corruption? Its value is equal to carrying reflectors at dark evenings. A little prevention, warning and nothing else. Euro is already better, a little more trustworthy, although ... you know how to say: it's not all in money; a lot is also in real estate. What about President of Slovenia Danilo Türk? Is he a trustworthy institution?