Someone wrote in [personal profile] ofeliyadd 2014-02-16 02:34 pm (UTC)

The Opposition and small actors

Thanks.
Well, it is clear.

I assure you the civil society exists and wants to act.
But there’s a good adage from a Soviet movie „2 captains”: Если бы мне не то, чтоб помогали, но ХОТЯ БЫ НЕ МЕШАЛИ.
That’s pain in the ass with Opp. It doesn’t help and ask for help, well, Nuland said the phrase about it (as touching to EU =) )
But it is throwing a monkey wrench into alternative actions , it impedes them.
Well, may be. But you yourself selected
“budget users” as mass group that slows down a development.
You’re right as to needed to involve a middle- & others classes.
But again, middle class is supporting Maidan. Upper-class (oligarchs) have its own business-reasons and more often supports regime, ‘cause it is frightened by losing their super-profits. Supported than Russian oligarchs the Putin’s regime – even if after it they losing their business whatever. The great business forever supports the strong power… if it goes within oligarch states.

Moreover the Opp’s mission could be a dialogue exactly with oligarchs – for they just will not hear the “small people”, they need a peer companion for discussing terms of social contract.

I argue with you that the idleness of lower class (budget users, unschooling people etc.) is a problem for Maidan.

But why Opp. didn’t begun negotiations with oligarchs? Do you think a small NGO could enter into such negotiations with them? They will compose such treaty with Putin rather than taking into account street rallies!


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