Capitalism it seems is not compatible with democracy

On 26 June 2013 15:26, <david-gabriel@...> wrote:

> What’s Happening in Bulgaria?
> Georgi Marinov, http://occupywallstreet.net/story/whats-happening-bulgaria
>
> Protesters on the Streets of Sofia Need Your Support
>
> If you had 24 years to change and refine a country's policies, would you
> twist those to your benefit?
>
> At first glance, beautiful Bulgaria has a lot of democracy going on —
> laws, elections, a parliament, a president, markets, EU membership, free
> will, the works, we have it. Look from the outside, and it's clearly
> there. The inside of this strange hologram, though, feels very different,
> especially if you're a Bulgarian.
>
> Get the gist? I'll bet you a fiver that you're not getting the scale.
>
> People are out in the streets, protesting. All major cities — Sofia,
> Plovdiv, Varna, Burgas — six days and counting, tens of thousands of
> Bulgarians rallying for change, demanding that the incompetent "expert"
> government steps down, and that parliament is dissolved.
>
> We demand our dignity back.
>
>     Fat chance, says the Prime Minister.
>
> General elections were just five weeks ago. Today, the majority of voters
> are no longer represented in Bulgaria's worse-than-hung parliament. One
> quarter of voted candidates did not make the cut to begin with, the party
> with the most votes (thirty per cent) just announced they will no longer
> attend sessions; and another seven per cent of voters saw their party's
> leader u-turn on all promises upon entering parliament. Sum: 62%.
>
> Sound like injury? How's this for an insult: last Friday, media mogul and
> MP with a shady past, Delyan Peevski, was appointed chief of Bulgaria's
> State Agency for National Security. That happened in a rush, without
> debate, and after re-tailoring the law to make him a suitable candidate.
> He was nominated, voted, and sworn in, in one afternoon.
>
> &#1044;&#1040;&#1053;&#1057; (say "dance") is kind of like the NSA, only
> smaller. Yet, much like the NSA, they too can listen in on communications.
> Imagine what happens when the (top-level access clearance) head of agency
> is a politician?
>
> Not to get carried away in allegations, here's facts:
>
> Peevski has considerable wealth. He was investigated for corruption in
> 2007, and there's a 2002 photo of him hanging out with Iliya Pavlov - a
> wealthy "businessman," who was shot with a sniper rifle a few months later
> that year. For the record, business people do not get sniped in Bulgaria.
>
>     Things are, to use a technical term, fucked up.
>
> I wish I could tell you how many of these we've had over 24 years, and
> what it has done to the country. For those now out in the streets, that
> was merely the last straw. A wreck of an expert government, not hiding
> their ties to corruption and organised crime, two weeks after they were
> sworn in? No one is having that anymore.
>
> Peace in protests is a fragile thing. So far, the crowd has managed to
> keep an incredible cool (not quiet!). But one has to wonder for how long?
> All it takes is one person, paid to provoke the police and spark clashes.
> Yesterday the police detained nine people, knives and all.
> Who Needs another Gezi?
>
> Help us! We're trying our best to get people talking, and to get
> international news outlets to report in more detail on this. So far the
> BBC merely mentioned "a crowd of protesters" (no real report though), we
> got a dry nod from Reuters, a brief article on Euronews, and one on Fox.
> It's a start, right?
>
>     History says our politicians don't listen, unless the world is
> watching.
>     And for all the protests, the world doesn't seem to notice yet.
>     Beliefs are brittle in Bulgaria and they don't hold for long.
>
> What to Do
>
> If, like me, you feel strongly about this, then:
>
>     Tweet with #&#1044;&#1040;&#1053;&#1057;withme , share this post, help
> raise awareness.
>     Blog about it. Foreign opinions are awesome! They keep us going.
>     Criticise our government. They are monkeys and deserve it.
>     Just don't look the other way, until Sofia is in flames.
>
>
>
>
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