In what way? Becoming less democratic? Very unlikely. There is a strong separation between the judiciary and the other powers, president doesn’t have too much influence and also none of the parties dominate the political scene. Becoming less liberal? We’re already on the level of Poland and Hungary.
As someone who lives in Poland, I say “please no.” I’m sure that somebody will poke a hole in my position, but I’ll say it anyway: We should be more like Estonia, not Fidesz and PiS.
No significant political party appeals to these lunatics, even less so than in countries like Germany or France.
Also unhinged clickbait, but you know, that’s just the usual.
These recent protests are not unique to Lithuania. In the last two years the same sort of protests appeared everywhere in Europe, because all conspiracy nuts were all united by one major issue facing society, (COVID-19), and now they are fighting an imaginary war against “fascism” of government and their “fascist” rules. This small but very loud group of Anti-vaxxers, homophobes, admirers of Russian and Belarus autocrats, Soviet vatniks, and common village halfwits, now constitute the core of this anti-elite and anti-government group in Lithuania.
It’s ironic that each side will preach free speech and freedom to protest for their narrative, while condemning the exact same action by those on the opposite end of the spectrum. Repression of either side is what usually ends up sparking violence.
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In what way? Becoming less democratic? Very unlikely. There is a strong separation between the judiciary and the other powers, president doesn’t have too much influence and also none of the parties dominate the political scene. Becoming less liberal? We’re already on the level of Poland and Hungary.
As someone who lives in Poland, I say “please no.” I’m sure that somebody will poke a hole in my position, but I’ll say it anyway: We should be more like Estonia, not Fidesz and PiS.
No significant political party appeals to these lunatics, even less so than in countries like Germany or France.
Also unhinged clickbait, but you know, that’s just the usual.
These recent protests are not unique to Lithuania. In the last two years the same sort of protests appeared everywhere in Europe, because all conspiracy nuts were all united by one major issue facing society, (COVID-19), and now they are fighting an imaginary war against “fascism” of government and their “fascist” rules. This small but very loud group of Anti-vaxxers, homophobes, admirers of Russian and Belarus autocrats, Soviet vatniks, and common village halfwits, now constitute the core of this anti-elite and anti-government group in Lithuania.
It’s ironic that each side will preach free speech and freedom to protest for their narrative, while condemning the exact same action by those on the opposite end of the spectrum. Repression of either side is what usually ends up sparking violence.
an EU of 24 is better manageable for sure