Scandalous amendment to the Constitution. Cultural wars. Analysis and consequences.
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1. Introduction: Presentation of the "Scandalous Amendment to the Constitution" and Personal Opinion
The speaker begins the video by introducing the topic: the scandalous amendment to the Constitution , the approval of which he considers to be the pinnacle of the decline of Slovak politics and society. According to him, the essence of the whole problem is the cultural wars , which are constantly gaining strength.
Personal Definition and Critique of Liberalism
Despite the fact that the speaker consistently adheres to liberal views , he expresses a certain shame for how liberalism is currently presented. He criticizes the so-called liberal media for poor quality journalism and for presenting liberal values "in a very bad way". He is equally critical of the Progressive Slovakia (PS) party, which, although it represents liberal values, has very serious flaws according to him.
Nature of the Amendment
The amendment to the Constitution is categorically condemned as "absolutely miserable" and its approval is based on "crazy conspiracies". Specifically, it is said to be a reaction to non-existent threats, such as the alleged recognition of "hundreds of genders", which is not recognized by any state in the world. It is therefore a fight against fictitious enemies and a preventive approval of nonsense, so that "by chance, liberals do not take over something in the future", which is compared to paranoid schizophrenia .
2. Analysis of the Amendment in the Context of Domestic and International Blunder
The speaker deeply analyzes the reasons and consequences of the amendment, emphasizing that it is a serious step towards restricting human rights.
Consequences for the LGBT+ Community and Families
The amendment not only restricts the rights of homosexual couples but, according to the speaker, introduces legal absurdities that may also affect ordinary, non-LGBT families. Specifically, he points to possible complications in the area of adoption for the closest relatives in the event that the child loses both heterosexual parents. Overall, the amendment is perceived as a targeted act of harming other people, and it is incomprehensible to him that the MPs rejoiced at its approval.
International Consequences and a Parallel with Hungary
He considers the approval of the amendment a huge international disgrace . He states that Slovakia is now compared to Hungary and this comparison will no longer be a "hoax". He expresses concerns that the European Union could stop the euro funds for Slovakia, especially because some aspects of the Slovak amendment are allegedly more extreme than the Hungarian constitutional amendment. Slovakia will be perceived on the international scene as " the biggest outcast in Europe" .
Controversial Vote of the Members of Parliament
The speaker focuses in detail on the MPs who changed their minds. He specifically mentions Marek Krajčí and MP Krátky , two Christian fundamentalists who originally promised not to vote for the amendment, but eventually voted for it.
- MP Krátky is labeled as "the most extreme eco-fascist in the entire parliament" and at the same time a Christian fundamentalist, which the speaker considers an ideological contradiction. Krátky also defended Ján Budaj's corruption schemes.
- Marek Krajčí is analyzed through the lens of his religious beliefs, specifically the ideology of the " Kingdom of God ," which religious fanatics interpret as a vision of Christian totality/dictatorship – a world without diversity, other religions, and with the oppression of all non-Christians.
3. Criticism of Christian Fundamentalism and Misinterpretation of Religion
One of the most extensive parts of the analysis focuses on a deep critique of religious fundamentalism.
Historical Myths and Bible Translations
The speaker uses theological analysis to refute the arguments of fundamentalists:
- Cyril and Methodius Tradition: Referring to this tradition is absurd, because at that time the Catholic Church did not reject homosexuality, and even blessed same-sex couples (so-called brotherhood/sisterhood).
- Biblical Sodom: According to him, the biblical story of Sodom had absolutely nothing to do with homosexuality .
- David and Jonathan: It points out that the Bible itself describes a homosexual relationship between David and Jonathan, while calling David bisexual .
- Manipulated Translations: He is of the opinion that the translations of the Bible are manipulated by the church . Specifically, he quotes that the original says: "The kingdom of God is within you ", while the incorrect translation says "among you" – which fundamentalists misuse to promote a political, theocratic world.
- History of Persecution: Until the 11th century, the church did not persecute homosexuality. Similarly, the fight against abortion is a very recent trend of the Catholic Church, which began 150-200 years ago.
Fanaticism and the Imposition of Will
The speaker sharply criticizes the fact that fundamentalists try to impose their religious morality on secular society – " let them follow their teachings, but they should not impose it on other people ". He says that for Christians, freedom is an "absolutely foreign concept" .
He notes with regret that moderate or liberal Christianity has disappeared in Slovakia, and that people now associate Christianity only with religious fanatics.
4. Political Crisis and Non-Existent Alternatives
The video devotes a large part to the analysis of the entire political spectrum, stating that no party offers a solution.
Criticism of Progressive Slovakia (PS)
Although PS would bring more rights to the LGBT+ community, their government would not be "a reason to celebrate", according to the speaker:
- Extremist Ideology: PS is controlled by " far-left extremist ideology" and "the most extremist environmental radicals" and feminists.
- Economic Disaster: Their policies would lead to a huge economic recession and "the complete liquidation of industry" due to super-high green taxes .
- Unrealistic Changes: Moreover, even if PS were in the government, the far-right parties and Christian fundamentalists would still have a majority in parliament, which would make fundamental changes impossible.
Cultural Wars in the Context of History
The speaker talks about not giving in to conservatives since 1989. He states that, on the contrary, conservatives have pushed through practically everything , while liberals have achieved nothing. He recalls:
- Vatican Treaty: Slovakia has the strictest version with amendments guaranteeing unlimited funding for the church and the interference of bishops in secular education.
- Restrictions on Abortions and Education: Recalls the "conscientious objection" and the tightening of abortion under the Matovič government, as well as the "radical restriction of sex education" (e.g. a ban on teaching about contraception without parental consent).
Corruption in Other Governments
The speaker also criticizes previous governments. Specifically, he recalls Matovič's government, which, according to him, had " far more serious corruption affairs than the Smer party" , which the media refuse to publish. He returns to MP Krátky, who was a " useful idiot" for defending Ján Budaj's corruption.
5. The President's Dilemma and Social Polarization
The video also deals with the dilemma of President Peter Pellegrini and the role of " unifiers" in an extremely polarized society.
Pellegrini's Difficult Situation
The speaker assumes that Pellegrini will sign the amendment, even though it makes him "sick to his stomach". He explains that Pellegrini is in an extremely difficult and complicated situation from which he cannot "back down".
- Conflict with Alternative Media: If he did not sign the amendment, he would get into a huge conflict with the alternative media, which had already hated him in the past (e.g. for refusing the NATO referendum) and which would have called him " the most vile traitor" .
- Hatred from All Sides: Pellegrini is already facing a decline in popularity – he is hated by alternative media (because he is not conservative/pro-Russian enough) and he is hated by mainstream media (because he is connected to the current government).
- Martyrdom: If he had acted according to his conscience and had not signed the amendment, he would have become an " absolute martyr" and the most hated politician in Slovakia .
The Fate of the Unifiers
The speaker talks about the paradox of a polarized society using the example of MP Jana Bittó Cigániková . She is appreciated for trying to unite society rather than divide it . Paradoxically, it is precisely those who try to unite (Cigániková, Pellegrini, and the speaker himself) who become the biggest targets of hatred because they antagonize both opinion camps. He describes the current period as an " extremely hate-filled society" where everyone hates everyone.
6. Esoteric Analysis and Spiritual Crisis of Society
The key and unique element of the analysis is the explanation of political events through esoteric and spiritual concepts.
Christian Prayers as "Black Magic"
The speaker claims that the amendment passed due to the joint prayers of hundreds of religious fundamentalists , which function as " very powerful magic" . These Christian prayers are described as " black magic" that does not serve to help others, but on the contrary, to harm and control the mind .
- Mechanism of Influence: Prayers act through the Christian egregore , which is "closely connected with some demonic entities". These prayers can "control the mind and free will" of the MPs, which led to their irrational and insane voting.
- Chapel in Parliament: He also mentions the existence of a chapel directly in the parliament, which he considers to be a "very powerful magical object or magical room", serving to effectively magically influence the members of parliament.
Shamanic Rituals and Increasing Vibrations
The speaker reproaches himself for not organizing shamanic rituals against the approval of the law. He admits that he did not expect the amendment to pass, but claims that "shamanic rituals are indeed effective" and that just one ritual on the acupuncture points of the planet would be enough to prevent the passage of "psychopathic and schizoid things".
The Period of Decline and Dark Forces
The entire current era, starting in 2020 (Covid, the war in Ukraine, cultural wars), is perceived as a period of decline and " reduced vibrations" . The approval of the amendment is considered a victory for "very dark forces" . The only real solution is to work on oneself, to increase one's own vibrations through meditation techniques and thus help the entire collective consciousness, as we are all "energetically connected".
7. Broader Context, Historical Parallels, and Vision for the Future
In conclusion, the speaker places the Slovak situation in a global context, seeking historical parallels and offering a vision of possible improvement.
The Worldwide Rise of Fascism and Neo-Nazism
The problem is not only in Slovakia; it is a global problem . It notes the global rise of fascism and neo-Nazism .
- United States (USA): Describes a much worse situation in the USA, where the Pentecostal church is very successful, and pastors are fighting for Donald Trump and the MAGA movement. It mentions neo-Nazi Charlie Kirk , who openly claimed that the biggest mistake was the law that legalized equality between blacks and whites.
- Czech Republic: In the Czech Republic, neo-Nazism manifests itself in hatred towards Slovaks . He criticizes the Czech government for the Bitcoin case, which he considers the worst corruption affair in Central Europe in the last 100 years, and yet Czech politicians moralize Slovakia.
The Darkest Period and Historical Lessons
The speaker compares the approval of the amendment to the enactment that Jews are "second-class citizens" during World War II. He expresses the conviction that the current period is so dark that future generations will learn about it in history textbooks in the same way that we learn about fascism, Nazi occupation, and the renaissance of clerofascism .
Hope and the Possible End of Decline
Despite the hopeless situation, it is necessary to remain optimistic and not give up. He believes that the period of decline will end, and in the USA this could happen after the end of the cultural wars, which would lead to the disappearance of Christian nationalism and the arrival of moderate, liberal Christianity spreading true love .
He predicts that the war in Ukraine will likely end in Russia's total financial collapse , which could lead to the fall of this regime, the end of Russia's hybrid war , and thus the end of the neo-Nazi renaissance we are facing. Eventually, the political situation will calm down and society will experience a "positive increase in vibrations".
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An amendment to the constitution based on crazy conspiracy theories. The peak of the decline of society and politics.
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Amendment to the Constitution: The Pinnacle of the Decline of Politics and Society
(Tribal Shamanism, 58:16)
I. Context and Severity of the Problem
The speaker begins by building on the previous video about the amendment to the constitution, supplementing the information and expanding the topic to include criticism of the state of Christianity in Slovakia, which has changed as a result of the Russian hybrid war. He also mentions the need for a quality sociological analysis of the development of Christianity from the time of socialism to the present.
The amendment to the Constitution as a historical turning point: The amendment to the Constitution is perceived as a very serious problem and is the clear peak of the decline of Slovak politics in general. The speaker claims that since 1989 there has been no such deep decline in politics, and this situation is not only related to politics but also to the decline of society as a whole. He is convinced that in the last 50 years society has not been in such a deep decline as it is today.
The importance of context: Although the content of the constitutional amendment itself contains bad things, what is incomparably worse is the context in which it was approved. The speaker emphasizes that the context is terrifying, illustrating this idea through a metaphor. If someone insults another person, the context is important in determining whether the person is offended. As an extreme example, he uses the BDSM fetish, where what is a manifestation of hatred in a normal argument (e.g., spitting) can be explicitly pleasant in another context and is a completely different case.
An amendment based on conspiracies: It is unacceptable that such a serious matter as an amendment to the Constitution is done only on the basis of " the stupidest and most miserable conspiracies" – the hard and most primitive external right, or the hardest neo-Nazis. Such a serious matter as the Constitution has gained a constitutional majority to support the most miserable nonsense , such as the fear of some "hoax" about 69 genders.
Fictitious enemy and hybrid warfare: The amendment was approved based on the fear of a fictitious enemy , a non-existent conspiracy theory, and a phantasmagoria that simply does not exist.
"This is clearly the biggest success of Russia's hybrid war against Slovakia in history… And it comes from the exact same Russia that is waging war against Ukraine." –
The speaker warns that, based on this precedent, tomorrow it could be written into the Constitution that the earth is flat , or a constitutional ban on vaccination against Covid, if conspiracy theories about vaccines were believed. If such nonsense passes, then absolutely anything will pass in parliament as part of the cultural wars.
II. Predicted Consequences and the Attack on the Secular State
The speaker expresses the conviction that if religious fundamentalists and the extreme right finally gave up the cultural wars for at least 10 years, he would be the first to applaud the approval of the constitution. However, he fears exactly the opposite effect: the amendment will encourage them even more to continue the cultural wars, provoke and attack.
The first goals of the fundamentalists:
- Harmonization of the law with the constitution: This concerns transitions (gender changes), which are still possible for now. Fundamentalists will not "endure" and will strive to harmonize the law with the constitution, which in principle states that transitions are not possible.
- Attacks on the secular state: During this and other electoral terms, attacks on the secular state will continue. According to the speaker, Slovakia is gradually approaching a " Christian version of Sharia law" –.
Attack on sex education: There are already huge attacks on sex education in schools. The speaker mentions the complaints of SNS MPs and Andrej Danko against Minister Drucker, who belongs to the more liberal wing. Drucker did regulate sex education, but only slightly, within a reasonable compromise .
However, fundamentalists and the extreme right say:
- "It's simply not enough for us. It's just a weak law."
- They would prefer to ban sex education altogether.
Possible forms of restriction of sex education: There are several ways in which fundamentalists could regulate sex education (including information on contraception and genitals):
- Bullying parents: It is possible to bully parents much more, for example, by requiring special written consent and signature for each hour of sex education.
- Human imagination in restriction is unlimited, and they are primarily concerned with restricting information about contraception , which the Catholic Church officially prohibits.
- These religious fundamentalists want to impose their religion on secular people and secular society. They do not understand the meaning of freedom, in which people can freely choose their religion.
III. Political Corruption and Motivation by Fear
The speaker mentions the statement of former President Zuzana Čaputová, who assessed the constitutional amendment as motivated by fear. Although the speaker does not recognize Čaputová for her significant help in Ján Budaj's biggest corruption affair (where her role was, according to him, that of a " useful fool" contributing to Budaj's corruption, while the media did not publish the case), he agrees with her on this particular point.
"The whole amendment to the constitution was motivated by fear , and that's what she captured quite well. It is really true that it was out of fear of a fictitious enemy , fear of some non-existent 69 genders." –
He stresses that this is not a question of conservatism or liberalism, but that everyone has lost , because conspiracy theories should not be believed, and certainly not used as a basis for amending the Constitution. He considers it a primitive conspiracy, just like the claim that the earth is flat. The decline of politics is deeper than under socialism.
IV. Treachery of the Opposition and the Race in Conservatism
The problem is not only Robert Fico or the coalition parties. The amendment to the constitution was at least half, if not mostly, the work of opposition political parties , especially their religiously fanatical factions, such as KDH and the religious faction of Matovič's supporters .
The passage of the constitution was a surprise, as it contained crazy things that no one believed would pass. The speaker thinks that even half or two-thirds of the government coalition MPs were not genuinely enthusiastic and voted only on the basis of party discipline .
Opposition cooperation with Fico: Although the opposition claims that its basis is to fight against Smer and the ruling coalition, in this case they cooperated with Fico. Religious fundamentalists agreed on a deal with Fico: they will not cooperate with him unless he meets their demands and allows them to add " other nonsense" to the Constitution.
- Three factions in the race: Two Christian-fundamentalist factions (KDH and Matovič's Christian Union) and the far-right component of the ruling coalition were literally competing to see who was a bigger conservative and who would give liberals more of a hard time .
- Multiplying nonsense: If the opposition had only voted for the original draft of the Constitution, it would have contained only about 1/4 of the nonsense . Thanks to the opposition, it now contains two-thirds to three-quarters more .
- Paradoxically, if they had cooperated with Fico, the damage would have been less. In the end, a constitution with three times more crazy conspiracies and nonsense than originally intended was voted on.
Populist intention of the opposition: The speaker assumes that at least half of the KDH MPs are aware that putting such things in the Constitution is nonsense. They voted purely for populist reasons in the struggle for voters, to present themselves as a conservative party. They probably hoped in the back of their minds that the Constitution would not pass, so they could tell voters: "We wanted to put the toughest things in there, but unfortunately, it did not pass with a constitutional majority" -.
Comparison with Hungary: Due to opposition political parties, Slovakia will be compared to Hungary and is turning into a klerofascist dictatorship or theocracy.
"Until now, when some legislation was approved, it always had at least some head and tail, it always had at least a pinch of rationality, but… today, in the whole society, including politics, there is such a huge decline that now, for the first time in history, we have literally passed psychiatric madness in that constitution." –
V. The Interrelationship of Church and State and Catholic Influence
The bishops themselves were very intensely involved in the amendment to the constitution.
Direct intervention by Bishop Bober:
- The Chairman of the Conference of Bishops of Slovakia, Bernard Bober , publicly admitted that he had written to Igor Matovič at least one day before the vote.
- Robert Fico claimed that the amendment passed also because he contacted someone influential . The speaker believes that it could have been Bernard Bober or another bishop.
- The relationship between politicians and the church is very intense. The bishop would certainly obey Fico's request, for example, he would call Marek Krajčí or MP Krátky.
Financing and power of the Catholic Church: The Catholic Church is " living in clover" , having received more money even during the consolidation of public finances.
- Slovakia is an absolute world unique in the financing of the church and the enormous influence of the Catholic Church on politics.
- The Church has privileges in legislation – it can comment on laws without having to meet the conditions that other civic associations meet (e.g. collect 3000 signatures) -.
- In addition, the Vatican Treaties give the Church special privileges, which are also unique.
The Bishop's influence on Adventists: The speaker assumes that the bishop would have a huge influence on the MP of Matovič's movement, Marek Krajčí, even though he is an Adventist, because he is ecumenically oriented and perceives the Catholic bishop as a very high and respected authority .
- Some Christian fundamentalists have such absolute obedience to the authority of the priest that if a Catholic priest told them to jump out of the window, they would do it. They consider the priest to be God's intermediary. The bishop is an even higher authority.
- He is sure that if Krajčí or MP Krátky received an SMS or a phone call from Bishop Bober, they would be "shitting themselves", they would consider it the greatest experience in their lives, which proves the very strong interconnection of the state and the church .
VI. The Church as a Tool of Russian Hybrid Warfare
The church has become a very important tool of Russian hybrid warfare . The reason for this is its vulnerability and susceptibility to hybrid warfare, as it works with a fictitious enemy.
Dualism and the Need for an Enemy:
- The Church needs to constantly work with some enemy. If the enemy is not real, it must artificially invent one.
- The basic idea of the entire Catholic faith is to fight an enemy, because faith is built on dualism (Christ vs. Satan).
- In history, it was the Protestants, then the Jews, and today the biggest enemies of the church are the liberals .
- The Russian hybrid war does not have to persuade believers twice, because faith, built on dualism, would not have fuel if we did not create an enemy and if there was no one to hate.
Changing the basic meaning of Christianity: Despite the fact that Christians say that the meaning of faith is love, in reality they constantly create enemies, and love quickly turns into hatred.
- 10 years ago: An ordinary Catholic Christian would say that the foundation of the Christian faith is love .
- Today: The Catholic faith and other churches have undergone huge, unofficial changes for the worse. Today, a believer will tell you that the basic meaning of the Christian faith is fear – fear of liberals and LGBT people.
- The modern meaning of Christianity: The speaker claims that today Christians believe that the basis is to fight against their enemies .
Development in post-communist countries: After 40 years of communism, Christians perceived the communist regime as a strong counterweight and enemy, which made them stronger. During communism, more people professed Christianity than today. After the fall of communism, the Catholic Church felt that it was weakening and losing people. The Russian hybrid war came at a time when the church had lost its enemy and needed to create a new one to maintain the loyalty of the faithful.
Transgender and paradoxical prejudices: Although homosexuality is officially forbidden by the Catholic faith, recently religious fanatics have been transferring to transgender people . The speaker considers this strange because they contradict themselves:
- The Bible says nothing negative about transgender people.
- However, eunuchs (people with non-binary or third gender) are mentioned, who are mentioned very positively in the Bible.
- Transgender people use hormone blockers, which have the same effect as surgical intervention in eunuchs.
- The speaker mentions that the New Testament positively mentions the eunuch who was baptized by the apostle, and although Christian churches often manipulate translations, some versions of the Bible still contain this word.
Fear of the unknown: The fear of transgender people stems from the fear of the unknown . People who have no idea what it means fall for hateful hoaxes and disinformation spread by alternative media. While in Western Europe, transgender people are often admired (as can be seen on social media), in Slovakia, we do "crazy things" and want to ban transitions.
An example of a fundamentalist's change of opinion: The speaker talks about a Christian fundamentalist (a preacher for university students) who changed his opinion towards tolerance towards LGBT people, only thanks to real communication with them.
- The fundamentalist was shocked that LGBT people also go to Christian communities, even though it is a hostile environment.
- When a gay man confided in him about his orientation and the loss of his partner, the fundamentalist understood that the relationship made the man happy .
- Until then, he was convinced that LGBT people are automatically unhappy in relationships and need to be " cured" .
- The fundamentalist realized that a homosexual relationship works the same way as a heterosexual one: when I have it, I am happy, when I lose it, I am unhappy.
This story proves how huge the prejudices in the Catholic Church are.
VII. Blind Obedience and a Solution for Believers
Absolute Obedience: The Catholic Church is a military, very tough, and strictly centralized structure .
- The basic principle of a priest's functioning is obedience to his superior (bishop), with the term blind obedience often being mentioned.
- Even if the priest had more liberal views, their public expression would be automatically punished because he has no room to maneuver.
Presbyterian Churches as a contrast: A completely different, democratically functioning system is in Presbyterian churches, where the parish council is superior to the priest (pastor) and dictates to him what he should and should not do. These churches are incomparably more liberal.
A Solution for Catholics: The speaker addresses ordinary Catholic believers to realize that if they want to practice their faith, they do not need any intermediary, priest, or the entire church .
- To be forgiven of sins, you do not need to go to confession to a priest; just ask God directly.
- There is no need to seek out such a " very dark institution" as the Catholic Church, which is strongly connected with politicians, the state and is an instrument of hybrid warfare.
- It recommends either practicing faith in private or joining more liberal churches (such as the Czech Brethren).
- Even cultural traditions such as baptism, first communion, and confirmation, believers should realize that God will forgive sins even without a priest. He recommends cutting ties with the Catholic Church, except perhaps for baptism, and practicing faith privately.
Faith as a Struggle: Religious fanatics perceive the fight against transgender people as a very important part of their faith , although there is no biblical quote for this.
"That person subjectively perceives that it is simply an integral part of my faith, which is to fight against transgender people . That is the highest principle… I just can't imagine not fighting against LGBT people, because that is part of my faith." –
It is very difficult to communicate with such fanaticism.
VIII. The Silence of the Media and the Insatiability of Fanatics
The speaker is shocked by the mysterious silence of the liberal media after the approval of the amendment, which for him is " the darkest day in the history of the Slovak Republic" .
- The media criticized it with only three articles, while the reaction was lukewarm and passive .
- He reminds us that the amendment is just the beginning. Fundamentalists are already dissatisfied with Drucker's regulation of sex education and are demanding much tougher regulation and more bullying of parents .
The goal of fanatics: Religious fanatics will not be satisfied until the Catholic Taliban rules in Slovakia.
- Their goal is complete, total ecclesiastical totalitarianism and the establishment of a Catholic version of Sharia law, where fundamentalism will have complete power over every aspect of a citizen's life.
Reason for media silence: The speaker concludes that the reason for the silence is that the media has always claimed that Fico is the greatest evil and the opposition is hope. Since this amendment is more of an opposition proposal than a coalition one, by criticizing it, the media would be "cutting the branch they are sitting on" and would have no arguments to criticize Fico.
Building the "Kingdom of God": Fanatics have no measure and do not address the real problems of people, not even during the peak of COVID, when they were dealing with the tightening of abortion. They are building the so-called " Kingdom of God" , which they interpret as a political totalitarianism, imposing religious totalitarianism on other people and abolishing the secular state .
Holidays and the Power of the Church: The greatest power of the Catholic Church is also evidenced by the fact that when politicians wanted to abolish some church holidays due to the consolidation of public finances, the bishops stood their ground and the politicians obeyed them to the letter .
IX. Crazy Arguments and Moral Decline
Igor Matovič as "Complete Waste": The speaker is shocked by Igor Matovič's statement, who, although he hates Fico, is glad that the Constitution passed. Matovič used the argument that the Constitution will prevent " people from feeling like an airplane" .
- Such a crazy conspiracy argument is used by the hardest extreme right, like the neo-Nazi "waste" Mazurek.
- Matovič outwardly pretends that he is neither a conservative nor a liberal, but by using the same arguments as the hardest neo-Nazis, he becomes " complete garbage" -.
Satan rules this world: The approval of the Constitution means that Satan rules this world , in a metaphorical sense of the word.
- The Catholic faith has a very confused distinction between good and evil , since from its point of view , murder is exactly the same sin as homosexual intercourse .
- The decline of society has been profound over the last 50 to 100 years.
- The approval of psychiatric madness proves something demonic . MPs in parliament behave like " people possessed by demons" .
Secular MPs and Russian propaganda: It is a huge problem that even secular people were able to vote for such things, against their conscience, due to excessive subordination to party discipline.
- The Slovak Parliament is not composed of a majority of religious fanatics.
- Those who are not fanatics, in turn, believe in Russian-funded conspiracy disinformation websites that claim that liberals are the greatest danger that needs to be " eradicated from society" .
X. Conclusion: The Amendment as Ammunition and a Critique of Czech Politics
Summary of the amendment: The amendment to the Constitution is just the beginning before further cultural wars. It did not end here, it is a huge ammunition and fuel for religious fundamentalists and the extreme right. Their goal is to expand the amendment in laws and create as many restrictions as possible regarding human rights .
The deplorable situation in the Czech Republic: The speaker also briefly comments on the situation in the Czech Republic, which he considers deplorable and sad .
- Current Czech politicians are focused only on hatred towards Slovakia .
- He calls it neo-Nazi propaganda .
- He asks whether the government of Babiš, Stačilo, and Okamura would be less Nazi-like than the current ruling coalition – he states that there would not be much difference, they would only differ in whom they hate (some Ukrainians, others Slovaks) –.
- It is very sad that voters are willing to vote for a political party that openly preaches hatred towards Slovaks , which testifies to the deep polarization in the Czech Republic.
A race against human rights: It is sad that politicians are competing to see who is a greater fighter against liberalism .
"It should not be a race about who is a greater fighter against human rights … which political faction is outbidding the other in front of the voter… who is a greater fighter against the secular state." –
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Constitutional amendment based on crazy conspiracy theories. The peak of societal decline. Part 2.
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https://youtu.be/st83MMStqVM
Amendment to the Constitution – The Day We Fell
I. The Day of Shame and the Greatest Decline of Society
I would like to present the third video, or the third podcast, dedicated to the topic of the amendment to the Constitution. The reason for such attention is not an attempt to exhaust the topic, but its historical significance. What we have witnessed is simply a historical event of enormous proportions. Without any pathos, I must state: it is clearly the darkest day in our history, at least since 1989. It is an act of decline. It is a manifestation of the greatest decline of society in the last fifty years. For this reason, I am paying maximum attention to the event, even though it is a topic that is extremely exhausting for me personally.
This outrageous vote was preceded by events that only confirm the depth and moral decay of the political environment. MP Roman Michelko, representing the SNS parliamentary club, publicly claimed that Ladislav Hanus's sect was brainwashing "very important people." The "Brain of Slovakia" refers to the Ladislav Hanus Community. The head of this community is Juraj Šúst, whose characterization cannot avoid harsh words: in my eyes, he is absolute, complete societal waste. He is an extremist who, in his hard core, may even surpass Father Marián Kuffa. We are talking about a person who would be willing to legally ban even divorces. This is no longer ideology; this is pure, hard psychiatry.
This sect apparently brainwashed key actors, with their lectures focusing on the issue of surrogacy, which is prohibited by the amendment to the constitution. Among the participants of these lectures were said to be extremely important and influential people, including Igor Matovič. Even more striking is the fact that William Karas, currently perhaps the most influential person in KDH, whose influence on the functioning of the entire party exceeds the influence of many MPs, was also supposed to appear there.
II. The Alliance of Extremes: Surrogacy and the Definition of Rape
The issue of surrogate motherhood essentially means that a person who cannot have children arranges for a woman to be given donated sperm and an egg, and she carries the child. Although the amendment to the Constitution prohibited it, in practice, not much would change. The reason is that the European Union has already banned surrogate motherhood through a directive, and therefore it would have to be banned by law as well. While some consider surrogate motherhood problematic and the surrogate mother to be drawing the short straw, the solution is not a ban, but rather proper regulation. Regulation is necessary to ensure sufficient enforceability of rights on both sides and to prevent abuse.
My efforts to find out details about this topic led me to a press release from the Conference of Bishops of Slovakia, which claimed that the directive was pushed through the European Parliament by some extremist feminist movement, as well as Catholic and church lobbyists. It is fascinating how, in some cases that are extremely harmful to society, the two most ideologically hard cores can agree: the extreme feminist core and the extreme Christian fundamentalist core.
This strange alliance of extremes is also reflected in another topic, namely the definition of rape through so-called active consent. If such a proposal were to pass, Slovakia would have perhaps the strictest definition of rape in Europe. This change was proposed by Mária Kolíková and is openly supported by the Progressive Slovakia party. I am convinced that this proposal is very harmful. Nevertheless, religious fundamentalists and extremist feminists would undoubtedly agree on it. Why? Religious fundamentalists will support anything that restricts sexuality, and this proposal does just that.
If it is not clearly and soundly defined what is still healthy sex and what is already rape, there will be a huge fear in society of any unstable relationships or so-called one-night stands. We have no right to condemn the topic of one-night stands if someone voluntarily decides to have one. However, with an extreme definition of rape, the line between healthy sexual intercourse and rape becomes blurred, creating very dangerous legislation. Even the toughest feminists and the toughest extremist Catholic core, such as Anna Záborská and her colleagues, would agree on such a dangerous thing.
III. Attack on human rights and paranoia about minorities
The constitutional amendment that passed is in fact a hateful legislative act. It is sad that such an open, explicitly hateful legislation against minorities was able to pass the parliament with 90 votes, which is truly terrifying. These tendencies are strikingly reminiscent of the period of Slovakia under the rule of Hitler's Germany. Again, harming minorities is becoming something normal.
There are conspiracy theories and strong propaganda claiming that liberals protect LGBT people more than heterosexuals, and that the LGBT community has "special privileges". There is even propaganda that we should envy them these advantages and then take them away. However, the reality is diametrically different. Being born into the LGBT community is not a blessing, but rather a disadvantage, mainly due to social condemnation.
The role of a healthy and humanistic society is to help the weaker, not to hurt them even more. If the Constitution were to stipulate that the Catholic Church should not receive a single cent from the state, the Church would feel discriminated against. Yet, the Church does not even have a constitutional right to state funding, although this somehow follows from the Vatican Treaty. A constitution that takes away the rights of a minority, which is in a disadvantaged position, is motivated solely by paranoia and hatred.
1. Small and vulnerable minorities
The law generally tries to help the weaker party. An example is alimony, where a single mother is at a financial disadvantage, and therefore alimony is mandatory to ensure her economic survival and the child's sustenance. The laws also contain provisions concerning much smaller minorities, such as LGBT people, for example, transgender or intersex people. The law also considers these people because they are at a disadvantage. Religious extremists pretend to be for human rights, but in reality, they are for all people except LGBT people, which only confirms the validity of this hypocrisy.
The entire motivation for this constitutional amendment was based on paranoia about LGBT people, which is motivated by hatred. Paranoia and hatred are very close, they overlap, and it is difficult to distinguish where one ends and the other begins. A Nazi would have told you during World War II that he did not feel hatred, but only had paranoia and fear of Jews. We see a similar mechanism today as a result of hybrid warfare and propaganda. Banning and cementing the ban on adoptions of children for same-sex couples in the Constitution cannot be done out of love for LGBT people.
2. Transgender and intersex people
Transgender people are also exposed to hatred and paranoia. We are talking about a minority that makes up approximately 0.1% of the population. Making life difficult and proactively harming these people is very ugly. It's like bullying at school, where the bully uses the victim's weakness and vulnerability as the main reason for their aggression. It's like kicking a person who is already lying on the ground and defenseless. Moreover, a transgender person has an even harder life than a homosexual person – there is greater condemnation and a more complex situation.
Intersex people, whose estimated number is approximately 0.1%, represent several thousand individuals in Slovakia. These people should be allowed to change their gender, especially if their gender was incorrectly determined immediately after birth. Furthermore, it makes sense to consider a law on a third gender, or at least the option not to fill in the gender in official registers and on identity cards. An intersex person should be free to decide whether they want to transition to one or the other gender, or remain as nature created them. Determining gender immediately at birth for intersex people is not good, because it can only be definitively determined at a later age after detailed medical examinations. It is alarming that in Slovakia there is precisely the opposite tendency, which is to explicitly hate even such a small minority through an amendment to the constitution.
IV. The control system of totalitarianism: The Catholic Church as an army and a lobbyist
The Catholic Church is, without any discussion, the strongest lobbying organization in Slovakia. It has a branch, i.e. a church, literally everywhere – even in every smallest village. While in larger cities there is at least some choice of more liberal Christian churches (e.g. the Brethren Church), in the countryside the Catholic Church is the de facto cultural monopoly. It is the Catholic priest who provides the cultural program in the form of masses and other religious events, and thus significantly influences the worldview of the population.
However, its internal structure and control are the most important. The Church functions as a military structure, like an army. At the top is the Pope, below him are the bishops, below them are the priests, and below the priests are the faithful. This hierarchical structure ensures direct and complete control over the population.
It is also closely related to the vote on the Constitution. Catholic believers believe that they cannot practice their faith alone in private, but need an intermediary – the church – which has the ability to ensure salvation and forgiveness of sins through the sacrament of confession. It is this necessity of confession that creates enormous pressure on MPs who are practicing Catholics. An MP who would vote against the amendment would have to confess to the priest. The priest would exert enormous psychological pressure on him, almost murder him with a look, because he dared not vote for the so-called "Christian values".
The Catholic Church also controls the ordinary believer, who may be a member of parliament, through the priest, because every believer must go to confession. Everything is based on the fear of the parish priest, of God, and of hellish damnation if they do not vote for the "amendments" to the Constitution, which are promoted as Christian values.
1. The Sacrament of Reconciliation as a tool of control and blackmail
The sacrament of reconciliation, i.e. confession, is one of the toughest manipulation techniques. During confession, the believer must confide the most intimate things to a Catholic priest. The Catholic Church has essentially replaced spies. While the communists had to invest huge resources in spies and informants to maintain control, the Catholic Church has simplified this control. The priest, to whom a person confides their most intimate thoughts, gains very good control over the inhabitants. It is a fantastic tool for controlling people.
In addition to control, there is also the risk of blackmail. Although there is officially a seal of confession, rules are made to be broken, and therefore it could and can be abused. Moreover, many fundamentalists perceive confession as a psychological counseling session where they talk to the priest about their private matters. Since a Catholic priest is an extremely high authority for believers, his word is sacred and not to be discussed.
This enormous lobbying influence is also evident in the secular sphere, for example, in the abolition of public holidays due to the consolidation of public finances. Catholic bishops have such strong lobbying pressure that there is a risk that all secular holidays will be abolished, but all church holidays will remain days of rest. The only thing that was abolished was one church holiday, and even that was only temporary for one year.
V. Political shifts and possible prognoses
There has been a definitive shift in the government spectrum. After the vote on the amendment to the Constitution, the Hlas party definitively merged with the Smer party. Especially after Šutaj Eštok, who presents himself as a very hard conservative, became the chairman of Hlas, voters who wanted to vote for a centrist and secular political party lost the reason to vote for Hlas. These voters are moving either to SAS or to Progressive Slovakia, i.e., to parties that at least somewhat represent secular values. It cannot be said that Hlas represents liberal or secular values. This party seems to be heading for ruin if it merges with Smer.
Progressive Slovakia (PS) is an alternative to the Catholic Taliban, but I am also a big critic of it. If the media told the whole truth about PS, their preferences could drop to 5%. However, this amendment to the Constitution paradoxically helped Michal Šimečka and PS. The discussion about cultural wars overshadowed his corruption scandal with unfortunate subsidies.
We have three possible forecasts for the development of the situation in relation to the European Union:
- Optimistic version: The European Union will cancel or cut EU funds. In that case, the government would have to vote again in a humiliating way and throw some things out of the Constitution. It would be a huge humiliation and defeat if Smer had to beg for votes from Progressive Slovakia.
- Pessimistic version (Slexit risk): The European Union will cut EU funds, but there will be no change to the Constitution. Russian propaganda would make fantastic use of this situation to radically increase calls for leaving the EU (Slexit). Propaganda would proclaim that we have no business being in the EU if we no longer receive EU funds. If the passion were to escalate to such an extreme that value issues (liberal-conservative) were more important than EU funds, the government could adopt the position that we would rather suffer and receive less money, just to remain staunch conservatives and fight against minorities. Such a scenario could realistically lead to Slovakia's withdrawal from the European Union.
- Third option (Pretending not to see): The European Union will pretend not to have seen the amendment. This may not be a bad solution in principle. The reduction of EU funds carries a high risk of paradoxically strengthening clerofascist politicians, which would not be good.
VI. The influence of magic and the paranormal on politics
And now to things that are unimaginable for the average person. Another possible version of why the Constitution passed at all may be related to the side effect of the intervention of black magicians who interfered in the elections in the Czech Republic. In the Czech Republic, strong propaganda has been running for a long time, claiming that Slovakia is in a worse state than it actually is. Propaganda in the Czech media intensively fed the public with the idea that Slovakia is on the verge of leaving the EU.
And this is where the paranormal level comes in: every human being is de facto a kind of "magician". If you convince people to believe something through propaganda, and these people start sending negative energies, what they believe will actually happen. Thoughts can turn into something real. In this way, we have actually come closer to leaving the EU. Someone may scoff that magic does not exist, but in reality it works.
The connection with the Czech elections is also reflected in the growing hatred of Czech politicians (such as Vít Rakušan) towards Slovakia, which also increases hatred towards Slovaks. It is possible that black magicians are deliberately trying to incite hateful sentiments in Czech society against Slovakia, which is supposedly already leaving the EU. These thoughts and negative energies can then materialize and realistically influence events in our country.
I myself have experienced black magic. Things happened to me that ordinary people wouldn't even dream of. On the other hand, I also have very positive experiences, when I was able to significantly help people with magic, and even change something in politics.
A certain unnamed Black Magician even mentioned that there would be shooting in Slovakia – and indeed there was shooting during the assassination of Róbert Fico. He then predicted that Slovakia might leave the EU, that it was very likely. It might not have been just a clairvoyant prediction, but direct magic in this area. It sends shivers down one's spine when one sees how it is beginning to come true.
Black magic can also work by affecting Czech politics, but due to the interconnectedness of Slovakia and the Czech Republic, a side effect will also occur in our country. It could have ended with a different effect, but it helped in the voting, where small details are decisive. If religious black magicians and fanatics in their rituals have joined forces with professional black magicians, who have it as a highly specific profession, this unfortunate effect could have occurred.
It is not possible to completely prevent it if people freely decide to have an open klerofascist state. However, I am still convinced that this state is the result of the manipulation of the minds of the MPs, and not the desire of the entire Slovak nation for such insane amendments to the Constitution. In any case, the times are dark, and only time will tell if this destructive spiral can be stopped.
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Bishop Bober and his unconventional resignation raise questions as to whether he was dismissed by the Pope as a punishment for his political involvement.
Well, furthermore, Bishop Bober asked the Pope for some kind of termination of his mandate. On the one hand, on the other hand, it raises quite big questions as to whether it was also in connection with his controversial activities in the field of politics, when he interfered in politics. There are two types of ways in which the Pope communicates, or two ways in which he dismisses bishops. One of the options is that he can ask the bishop to resign. And then it is up to the bishop whether he obeys or disobeys. Although, in the Catholic Church, it is probably the greatest sin that a Catholic priest or bishop can commit when he disobeys his superior.
Every now and then, it happened that they did not obey. As for resignation, I think, for example, I don't know if in Peru there was such serious sexual abuse that Pope Francis called on all bishops to resign, and they did not resign, they were stubborn. But in the Catholic Church, it is the greatest sin, worthy of eternal hellfire, to disobey a superior in the church. The logic there is completely different from that in some secular society. Nevertheless, they did not obey.
For example, Bishop Bezák was dismissed directly by the Pope. Again, it was different there. So, it's really not clear whether Bober was, or rather, submitted his resignation. Although it was officially stated in the press release that he sent the request for resignation even before the controversy in the area of cultural wars, in the area of interfering in politics on the one hand. On the other hand, it's quite strange that if he sent it on such a date before, why didn't the press release come out then, saying that he was stepping down? It's so strange. The date can be falsified in all sorts of ways, or so that Bishop Bober could also save face, he could intentionally falsify the date. But it's quite possible that he could also be under pressure from the Vatican. It's possible, if the Vatican also finds out some things. So it could be, or especially, if some nuncio (the bishop nuncio) were to pressure him in some way, they have great respect for him and could have inspired him a little to send the request a little earlier. It is customary, under normal circumstances, that such a request is submitted only after reaching the age of seventy-five.
Culture, wars, sex education. A proposal on how to deal with religious fanatics
Well, another thing that is being addressed is Drucker's law. And I don't know if this will be addressed now in connection with the amendment to the Constitution, how Drucker, the minister, will act. Whether he will issue a decree, or if that would also be possible, or if it has to be a law. I don't know how he will actually come up with it, how to interpret the Constitution. He has to issue some implementing regulations, and a decree is sufficient for that implementing regulation. So I don't know, we'll see how it will be addressed.
Personally, if I were in the government with those religious fanatics, and they wanted to somehow tighten the approach to sex education, I would solve it in a relatively cunning way. Yes, a compromise would be made, that if those religious fanatics are so afraid of sex education, then fine. They, the religious fanatics, will not have it compulsory, but it will be done in a way that is not the way the fundamentalists are proposing now. That the parents of those children who want their children to go to sex education, they have to take an extra step. And those religious fanatics who do not want to go to sex education, they do not have to do anything. It is enough not to sign off on that lesson and the consent to the teaching of sex education, and everything is solved. So this is really very insidious, how it is, and very malicious and insidious on the part of those religious fundamentalists, how they are proposing the law. That the parent who wants to send their child to sex education is being bullied, and on the contrary, the religious fanatic does not have to do absolutely anything.
But I would like it to be exactly the opposite. That parents who want to send their children to sex education do not have to do anything. And on the contrary, religious fanatics will simply have to monitor the school's website, where the school program will be published in advance. And it is their duty, if they do not like something, to ask the teacher for some details about what will be taught there. The teacher will be obliged to answer what exactly will be taught there. Well, and if the parent does not like something, they can (which is basically already the case) take the child out of that lesson. So they simply do not agree with that sex education and that's it.
And personally, I would recommend that Minister Drucker use exactly the same logic.
Otherwise, honestly, I don't quite understand the paranoia of the Catholic Taliban about sex education in schools and the fear of some LGBT organizations in schools. Firstly, there probably aren't any such organizations that go to schools. That's for A, and for B, the Catholic Church, or Christian churches in general, are the strongest and best-funded non-governmental organizations ever. So they have far greater influence. The Catholic Church, or Christian churches, are even in the smallest village. These churches really have branches everywhere, everywhere, even in the smallest villages, where they can exert their influence. And that really can't be compared to one hour of sex education. But that's just a side note.
In the past, the Catholic Church promoted transgender and non-binary people. Today, it fights against them. A strange contradiction.
Catholic Christians contradict themselves and do not know the history of their church. While today Catholic Christians claim that they are very bothered by the third gender (non-binary gender) to the extreme of amending the constitution, on the contrary, the Catholic Church in the past strongly promoted the non-binary gender. A very important part of Catholic culture were castrati / eunuch singers in churches. The Catholic Church in the past was the main promoter of "gender ideology", against which Catholic Christians are fighting today. The English Wikipedia states the following: The involvement of the Catholic Church in the phenomenon of castrati has long been controversial, and recently there have been calls for it to officially apologize for its role. As early as 1748, Pope Benedict XIV tried to ban castrati in churches, but their popularity was so high at the time that he realized it could lead to a drastic decline in church attendance. To top it all off, the Bible also mentions an Ethiopian eunuch in a very positive context, whom Philip converted to the faith and baptized. Acts of the Apostles 8:27–39
Also, just as a small, interesting fact, in the past, the Catholic Church very, very strongly promoted transgender people, or non-binary people. These were the so-called castrati, or eunuchs, who were people who had been castrated before puberty. This means that by the time the person reached adulthood, it was quite unclear what their gender was. This means that we can de facto call them non-binary. And similarly, castration achieves exactly the same effect as transgender people who use hormone blockers, for example, a testosterone blocker. This means that it is exactly the same effect as castration. And in fact, we see that in the past, the Catholic Church was the biggest promoter of eunuchs. These were people who contributed to an important part of Catholic culture. They were singers in churches. In the past, they were very much promoted by the Catholic Church. On the contrary, today, Catholic Christians do not even remember two hundred years of history. They do not know the history of their own church and do not understand what a huge contradiction there is in this Catholic propaganda.
Maroš Žilinka is fighting for the interests of the bishops. He is fighting against the cancellation of the church holiday.
Ďalšia téma je to, že Maroš Žilinka, ako generálny prokurátor, využil svoju právomoc a dal posúdiť Ústavnému súdu, či je, alebo nie je protiústavné to, že naša vláda, v rámci konsolidácií verejných financií, zrušila sviatok Sedembolestnej Panny Márie.
Pán Žilinka to osobne považujem za veľmi nebezpečné a veľmi zákerné, pretože ústavní sudcovia sú postavení pred veľmi nebezpečnú voľbu, kedy nech by už ich rozsudok bol akýkoľvek, tak nikdy nemôže byť ten výsledok dobrý.
Oficiálne je v súčasnosti naozaj tá Ústava nadradená nad medzinárodné zmluvy. Takže v zásade by mohli rozhodnúť, že je to v poriadku, že naozaj tá vláda má možnosť zrušiť aj ten sviatok Sedembolestnej Panny Márie, pretože Vatikánska zmluva je jednoducho neplatná, lebo Ústava je nadradená nad Vatikánsku zmluvu. Lenže táto vec by mohla spôsobiť veľmi nebezpečný precedens, pretože by to mohlo dostať Ústavný súd pod veľmi nebezpečný tlak, že by potom museli v rovnakej línii rozhodovať aj o iných veciach, ako je len Vatikánska zmluva. A to by naozaj teoreticky mohlo pomôcť aj k tomu, aby sa nerešpektovali aj iné medzinárodné zmluvy, a mohlo by to napríklad pomôcť aj vystúpiť Slovensku z Európskej únie alebo z NATO, napríklad.
No a naopak, pokiaľ by zase Ústavný súd povedal, že zrušenie toho sviatku je protiústavné, tak zase by to bolo absolútne vyhovenie nejakému cirkevnému lobingu. Bolo by to ustúpenie mocenskému vplyvu katolíckych biskupov, s čím ja osobne nesúhlasím. Takže by to bolo zase len zlé rozhodnutie.
Osobne si myslím, že Maroš Žilinka je de facto predĺženou rukou katolíckych biskupov. Uvidíme, ako sa s tým Ústavný súd vyrovná, ako sa s tým popasuje. Už nejakým spôsobom asi bude musieť rozhodnúť ten Ústavný súd a uvidíme, ako to celé dopadne. Len ustúpiť biskupom by znamenalo vyhovieť nejakým desiatim percentám ľudí, alebo možno ani necelým desiatim percentám, pretože aktívnymi katolíckymi veriacimi (ktorí naozaj chodia do toho kostola každú nedeľu) určite nie je viac ako desať percent ľudí. Nehovoriac o tom, že na Slovensku neexistujú len katolícki kresťania, ale aj vyznávači rôznych iných denominácií. A nejakých protestantov sa nejaká Panna Mária absolútne netýka. Protestanti Pannu Máriu neuznávajú.
A taktiež je ten sviatok Sedembolestnej Panny Márie démonický kult, pretože, keď si už zoberieme to slovo „sedembolestná“, znamená to oslavovanie bolesti, čo je oslavovanie niečoho negatívneho. Takže to pripomína skôr nejaký satanistický kult, ktorý uctieva alebo vyznáva niečo negatívne, nejaký ten negatívny princíp. Osobne to vnímam ako kult zo samotného pekla, metaforicky povedané. Nie je v tom žiadna pozitívna symbolika.
Samozrejme, uvedomujem si, že sú to zložité veci, pretože politika vždy rozdeľuje spoločnosť. A to ja vlastne od začiatku hovorím, že jednoducho žijeme v dobe extrémne rozdelenej spoločnosti, kedy tie alternatívne aj mainstreamové médiá robia to, že od rána do večera na ničom inom nepracujú, len aby rozdeľovali spoločnosť a poštvávali ľudí proti sebe. A tie výsledky sú naozaj viditeľné v tom, že moje názory sú asi úplne najmenej populárne. Pravda je úplne najmenej populárna, pretože ja nedávam za pravdu ani alternatívnym, ani mainstreamovým médiám. Takže zrejme to asi dopadne tak, že sa páčiť nebudem nikomu z týchto dvoch názorových táborov, pretože som kritický k obidvom názorovým táborom. Ale zase, na strane druhej, to funguje aj inak. Možno až tak na život a na smrť ani jeden názorový tábor nepodráždim, keď kritizujem aj jedných, aj druhých. Takže zase, ono to má svoje „za“ aj „proti“. Ja som proti všetkým extrémom. Ja som človek, ktorý sa snaží spájať. Hoci nie každý to možno musí vždy pochopiť, ale takto to funguje.
Manipulácia médii. Aké následky by malo to ak by sa k moci dostalo Progresívne Slovensko?
No, a na záver len nejakú poslednú politickú vsuvku. Ja ako človek, ktorý vidí do tých zákulisných mediálnych a politických hier, o ktorých sa bežným radovým ľuďom ani len nesnívalo, si naozaj uvedomujem, akú obrovskú moc majú médiá a ako dokážu proste úžasne manipulovať tými ľuďmi. A naozaj, nejaký bežný radový človek nedokáže odfiltrovať, čo sú pravdivé, čo sú nepravdivé informácie v médiách.
Na jednej strane alternatívne médiá klamú, ale na strane druhej aj mainstreamové médiá klamú zase iným spôsobom. Z takého filozofického hľadiska to ja vnímam, že kde sa dvaja bijú, tretí zvíťazí. V minulosti to platilo v oblasti vojen, v oblasti válok, a dnes to platí v tom informačnom priestore. Oplatí sa tu vytvoriť nejaké dve škatuľky, nejaké dva názorové tábory, ktoré sa medzi sebou hádajú, a pritom pravda je častokrát niečo tretie, čo sa ani v alternatívnych, ani v mainstreamových médiách vôbec nespomenie. Alebo keď sa tak spomenie, je to v nejakom drobnom, nenápadnom článku s nejakou úplne najnižšou čítanosťou, ktorý je úplne niekde na spodu, najviac skrytý, môže v sebe skrývať ďaleko viacej pravdy, ako nejakých sto ďalších článkov, ktoré obsahujú čisté odpútavanie pozornosti od ďaleko podstatnejších vecí a podobne. Asi takto to funguje.
A takisto je to aj veľmi nebezpečné, akým spôsobom manipulujú tie médiá. V médiách neustále vidíme dva extrémy. Jeden extrém je to, že niektorá politická strana je vykreslená ďaleko viacej korupčná, ako v skutočnosti je, a pritom je to len lynč médií, sú to obrovské manipulácie, a takýchto príkladov by som vedel vymenovať veľmi veľa. Alebo je to opačný extrém, že absolútne všetky korupčné aféry a iné zlyhania na tej politickej strane, ktorá je obľúbená u politikov, je obľúbená u médií, u novinárov, tak naopak, jej všetky prehrešky sú v médiách cenzurované. A to vidíme, teda, tieto fenomény na dennom poriadku v slovenských médiách.
Osobne mám ďalej veľké obavy, že čo by sa stalo, ak by sa strana Progresívne Slovensko dostala k moci. Pretože už za Matovičovej vlády a Hegerovej vlády bolo ďaleko viacej korupcie, ako bolo za Smeru. A pritom médiá všetko cenzurovali, a všetko mlčali, a absolútne vynechali veľké množstvo korupčných afér, vrátane afér, ktoré som ja posielal médiám. A obávam sa, že toho bude omnoho viacej, že neboli to len tie veci, ktorými som sa ja ako protikorupčný aktivista zaoberal, ale obávam sa, že takýchto ľudí mohlo byť ďaleko viacej a v širšej problematike. Ja som sa len venoval len tej problematike ekológie a korupcia v oblasti ochrany prírody, ale ono toho môže byť aj ďaleko viacej. Takže, už keď si len zoberieme, že Matoviča nejakým spôsobom nejako strašne médiá neobdivujú a nemajú ho radi tí novinári na strane jednej, ale na strane druhej, aj tak mu (Matovičovi a Hegerovi) odpustili korupčných škandálov naozaj skoro všetky.
A to si už neviem predstaviť, keby sa strana Progresívne Slovensko dostala k moci. Keby sa objavila aj nejaká korupčná aféra nejakého ministra, to by boli asi namiesto kritiky za korupciu veľmi dlhé strany. Samé články by v médiách vychádzali, ktoré by ešte naopak obhajovali tú korupciu, alebo by z nejakého ministra za stranu Progresívne Slovensko ešte robili martýra, že „čo si to vôbec dovoľuje niekto upozorniť na nejakú korupciu toho ministra?“ Však to sa už raz stalo v čase, kedy sa odvolával Šimečka ako podpredseda parlamentu. V tom období naozaj ešte médiá mali takú drzosť, že urobili martýra a trpiteľa Šimečku za to, že on má nejakú korupčnú aféru, čo je už úplne absurdné. Obávam sa, že v takomto štýle by išli aj ďalej, tie médiá by pokračovali, a to mi až mráz po chrbte behá, že môžeme byť veľmi radi, že ľudia teraz strašne nadávajú na túto vládu, lebo však nepopulárne konsolidačné opatrenia na strane jednej. Ale ľudia si neuvedomujú, že ešte môže byť aj tisíckrát ešte horšie.
Už vôbec ani nechcem komentovať nejaké manažérske a odborné schopnosti ministrov za stranu Progresívne Slovensko. To už ale že vôbec nepotrebuje komentár. Neviem. Už len česká vláda, keď si zoberieme, že mala kauzu Bitcoin, kauzu Dozimetr. Na Slovensku nikdy takéto vážne korupčné aféry neboli. V tomto ešte môžeme byť radi, že žijeme na Slovensku, ale keby sa strana Progresívne Slovensko dostala, tak veľmi ľahko by sme mohli predbehnúť Česko v tom negatívnom.
Igor Matovič klame
A tiež je tragikomické, keď som teraz pozeral tlačovku Igora Matoviča. On stále ešte má takú obrovskú drzosť. Však on sám dobre vie, že sa za neho kradlo ďaleko viacej ako za strany Smer, ale ešte stále má tú drzosť klamať svojim voličom do očí a stále sa prezentovať, že „my sme strašne silne protikorupčná strana, za nás sa ani jeden cent neukradol a my sme strašne protimafiánska strana“. A ani jedno z toho nie je pravda. Ale tak keď médiá v tom klamaní toho Igora Matoviča podporujú, tak je to síce zvláštne, ale si aj tie médiá trochu, trochu protirečia. Na jednej strane médiá tvrdia, že im vadí, že Igor Matovič sa dostal do parlamentu, ale na strane druhej, však oni sami ho podporujú v korupcii. Oni sami cenzurovali veľké korupčné aféry. Takže, čo sa čudujú? Je to také trochu zvláštne, že ako si aj tí novinári protirečia.
Ako, ani ja možno úplne do tých všetkých zákulisných mediálnych mocenských hier nevidím, ale toto už aj ja si všímam, že toto už je tiež tá morálka v oblasti médií ďaleko, ďaleko horšia, ako morálka v oblasti politiky. To sú ešte politici skvelí ľudia v porovnaní s novinármi.
A to isté vlastne vidíme v Českej republike, kedy tiež otvorene podporovali novinári a médiá vládu Petra Fialu v klamaní. Petr Fiala sa veľmi silne dušoval a veľmi, veľmi silne sa chválil s tým, ako odpojil Česko od ruského plynu a od ruskej ropy. A nakoniec sa ukázalo, že to všetko bola lož, že si to všetko navymýšľal. Ale to len nejaké dve-tri médiá zverejnili veľmi kvalitné analýzy, že to vôbec nie je pravda. Ale všetky ostatné médiá v tej lži toho Petra Fialu proste podporovali. A to isté. A je to veľmi nebezpečné. Až to nakoniec teda skončilo, takéto klamanie médií, tou kauzou Bitcoin. A niečo podobné by som očakával, veľmi podobný scenár, aj pri tej strane Progresívne Slovensko.
A takisto celkom isto môžem povedať, že ešte strana Demokrati je, čo sa týka korupcie, rádovo na tom horšie ako strana Progresívne Slovensko. To tam už sú úplne kriminálne živly v tej politickej strane. Ale bohužiaľ, ja nie som nejaký človek, ktorý by dokázal niečo takto priamo zmeniť. Ja nie som vlastník nejakých veľkých médií, aby sa takéto veci jednoducho dostali na svetlo sveta. Ešte naopak, médiá budú robiť otvorenú kampaň v prospech strany Demokrati a vykresľovať ich ako neviem akých protikorupčných aktivistov, ako teraz vyšla nejaká dezinformácia, že Michal Kiča bol médiami označený ako nejaký veľký protikorupčný aktivista. Pritom ja mám úplne iné vedomosti, pravý opak toho. Práve ten Michal Kiča je najväčší zdroj korupcie v tej strane Demokrati.
Takže človeku je to už úplne tragikomické, akým spôsobom už tieto médiá jednoducho manipulujú verejnou mienkou. A naozaj je tragikomické to obrovské protirečenie samotných médií aj v súvislosti s Igorom Matovičom. Na jednej strane ho médiá považujú ako hrozbu pre nejakú potenciálnu budúcu vládu, na strane druhej, však oni ho dostali k moci. On by sa do parlamentu na posledné parlamentné voľby, roku 2023, jednoducho nedostal, ak by médiá zverejnili všetky tie jeho korupčné aféry. Však ja som dokonca aj reálne si myslel, že však ten Matovič sa už celkom isto kvôli tým korupčným aféram do toho parlamentu jednoducho nedostane tá jeho politická strana. Ja som v tom naozaj reálne veril, pretože jednoducho tie korupčné aféry boli neudržateľné. Ale nakoniec asi predsa tie médiá majú takú obrovskú moc, že predsa sa rozhodli všetko cenzurovať a ďaleko viacej cenzurovať, ako som ja predpokladal. Nejaké jedno percento tých korupčných afér sa zverejnilo. To bohužiaľ nestačilo na to, aby… A jednoducho dostal sa do toho parlamentu.
No, asi novinári by išli proti sebe, keby zverejnili Matovičovi čo i len rovnú časť tých korupčných afér, pretože médiá extrémne silne stáli za tými takzvanými Čurilovcami, aby si nejakým spôsobom tí novinári protirečili. „Však my to na jednej strane podporujeme, podporujeme Čurilovcov, nejakú politickú políciu, ktorá vtedy išla po opozícii, a na strane druhej tu kritizujeme zároveň aj Igora Matoviča.“ Tak ako v zásade by si tí novinári v tej manipulácii protirečili. Takže to určitú logiku to ono má a naozaj bežní radoví ľudia ani nemáme šancu vidieť. A ja na to do toho ďaleko viac vidím ako nejakí bežní ľudia, ale zďaleka nie toľko, aby som vedel úplne všetko.
Akí všelijakí oligarchovia sa tu podieľajú na mediálnej a politickej moci a aké sú to možno aj nejaké zahraničné vplyvy. A určite, určite sú ďaleko väčšie vplyvy zahraničia na Slovensku, ako si dovolíme pripustiť. A to je naozaj z oboch strán. A naozaj si myslím, že tá ruská hybridná vojna je veľmi, veľmi autentická, veľmi reálna na strane jednej, a na strane druhej aj rôzne iné zahraničné vplyvy naozaj existujú a naozaj sú. Určite, určite majú rolu v nejakých mocenských hrách zohrávajú rôzne mimovládne organizácie, ktoré sú financované z Európskej únie bez toho, aby to išlo cez vládu. Aj také špeciálne dotačné schémy existujú. Čo sú tam také rôzne tiché zákulisné dohody. Viem, že takéto dohody existujú, že sa ešte nejaké špeciálne skryté dodatky k zmluvám existujú, oficiálnym, a nejaké utajené dodatky nejakým zmluvám, že tie peniaze naozaj idú na niečo iné, ako v skutočnosti majú ísť. Oficiálne sa napíše, že idú peniaze na nejakú podporu demokracie, ale potajomky sa tam schváli, že tie dotácie majú ísť na nejaké vnútropolitické boje na Slovensku, napríklad.
Takáto aféra sa už reálne dokázala a preukázala, čo sa týka holandských investigatívnych žurnalistov, ktorí tvrdili takéto niečo, že sa deje s dotáciami, so zelenými dotáciami. Že peniaze, ktoré majú ísť na ochranu prírody, tak v skutočnosti išli na nejaký Green Deal mediálny lobing. A takéto veci určite existujú.
Teraz len ako taká drobnosť. Len tak sa mi potvrdili také moje veľmi výnimočné schopnosti, ktoré ja mám, že dokážem aj z pár sekundového videa dobre odhadnúť psychiku iných ľudí, ich vlastne vnútorné vlastnosti. A to sa aj teraz potvrdilo. Nejaké veľmi nedôstojné scény vystrojila poslankyňa Mesterová v parlamente. Ja som ju už dávnejšie nazval extrémne zakomplexovanú poslankyňu. Už naozaj nechcem tu radšej nejaké expresívne pojmy hovoriť o nej, lebo umelá inteligencia ma nebude so mnou spolupracovať potom pri spracovaní tohto videa, ale myslím si o nej svoje. Ten naozaj konflikt tej poslankyne Mesterovej s Andrejom Dankom bol naozaj nedôstojný. A pani poslankyňa Mesterová by sa radšej mala zveriť do odbornej starostlivosti minimálne psychológa a nemá čo v politike jednoducho hľadať. To, čo vystrájala, bolo naprosté dno slovenskej politiky. Hoci o Andrejovi Dankovi si nemyslím čo len jedno dobré slovo, ale tu som ho ešte obdivoval, že sa zachoval dosť trpezlivo vzhľadom k tým naprosto nezmyselným provokáciám a teda môžeme otvorene povedať, že až veľmi agresívnym provokáciám zo strany poslankyne.
No a ďalej Igor Matovič spomínal zase na svojej tlačovke, že keby on sa teraz dostal do politiky, tak by znížil platy poslancom, čo je asi naozaj opodstatnené a naozaj je to pravda, že tie platy dostávajú až astronomicky vysoké. Že je to aj možno v Európe dosť unikát v pomere k nejakej priemernej mzde. A to si myslím, že tam povedal naozaj pravdivé argumenty. No, má to len jeden háčik, že on už v roku 2020 v rámci predvolebnej kampane ten Igor Matovič sľuboval zníženie poslaneckých platov a neurobil nič, keď sa v praxi dostal k moci. Takže to sú také prázdne floskuly, prázdne sľuby, a furt tí hlúpi voliči mu to zožerú, a furt ho budú voliť, a furt mu naletia na jeho klamstvá.
Ďalej v tejto časti len tak stručne poviem, čo si aj myslím o Európskej únii. Osobne si myslím, že Európska únia je asi jediná vec, v ktorej my môžeme byť. Jediný nejaký zväz národov, v ktorom my môžeme byť, je Európska únia, a inú alternatívu jednoducho nemáme, aj napriek tým chybám. Na strane druhej, tie chyby v tej Európskej únii sú naozaj obrovské. Vidíme to napríklad aj v problematike Green Dealu, a naozaj v tom Green Deale sa mi asi takmer naozaj nič nepáči, je tam toho veľmi málo, čo je aspoň trochu rozumné.
Zahraničné hybridné zasahovanie do politického diania na Slovensku
A trochu mi tá Európska únia, alebo Európska komisia, presnejšie, príde, že funguje trochu ako tajná služba de facto. Pretože nie je v poriadku, aby sa tu robil nejaký Green Deal lobing. Podľa všetkého sa to netýka len Green Dealu, ale môže sa to rozšíriť aj na nejaké viaceré oblasti. Že sa to nejakým zákulisným spôsobom financujú mimovládne organizácie, ktoré následne zase predávajú tie peniaze médiám a médiá robia veľmi efektívny lobing aj v prospech Green Dealu. Však to je vlastne už známa vec, ktorú aj nejakí holandskí investigatívni žurnalisti túto vec odhalili.
A ono to funguje tak, že oficiálne sa áno napíše na papier, že áno, tie peniaze idú na ochranu prírody, ale v skutočnosti len jedno percento ide na ochranu prírody, a väčšina tých peňazí sa jednoducho využije na nejaký Green Deal lobing a na nejakú podporu nejakého veľmi extrémistického a veľmi nebezpečného lobingu. Zďaleka nemusí platiť len na tému Green Dealu, ale rovnako financované sú s najväčšou pravdepodobnosťou aj rôzne mimovládne organizácie na podporu demokracie, alebo na, ja neviem, podporu nejakej slobody žurnalistiky, alebo na nejaký boj proti korupcii, ale v skutočnosti sa to tak oficiálne na papier napíše, ale v skutočnosti tie peniaze idú na nejaké vnútropolitické boje. A takýmto spôsobom má nejaký… Možno je aj úplne jedno, kto je európsky komisár, kto je takzvaný eurokomisár. Pokiaľ ten eurokomisár nie je vyslovene nejaký veľmi inteligentný človek, ktorý je tam dobre zorientovaný, tak ani nemusí vedieť, ako mu tí úradníci dokážu prejsť cez rozum, pretože tie rôzne dotácie majú na starosti samotní úradníci, a tí úradníci sú nikým nevolení. Ten eurokomisár sa zmení, ale tí úradníci tam zostanú. Tak v zásade tomu eurokomisárovi tí úradníci dokážu celkom šikovne prejsť cez rozum. On tam ani nevie, čo mu tam schvaľujú. Tam sa na papier napíšu nejaké krásne pojmy, ako sa ide chrániť príroda, ako sa ide bojovať za demokraciu, aké úžasné dotácie idú na podporu nejakej demokracie, a nakoniec to môže ísť na niečo úplne iné. Takže skutočne to funguje ako veľmi sofistikovaná tajná služba. Aspoň tie tajné služby majú aspoň nejakú reálnu transparentnosť. Ale asi najviac sofistikovaná tajná služba s najväčším rozpočtom je samotná Európska komisia, respektíve tí byrokrati, tí úradníci, ktorí tam o tom rozhodujú.
A možno aj toto je jeden z dôvodov, prečo je také obrovské rozdelenie aj na Slovensku, zbytočné. Keď sa naozaj dva názorové tábory, ktoré si absolútne nerozumejú medzi sebou, sa tu bijú. A naozaj, no, tak určite tie hybridné vplyvy sú nielen z Ruska, a naozaj aj z Ruska sú, ale aj z Európskej únie, prípadne možno ešte donedávna, keď ešte Trump nebol vo funkcii, tak možno aj zo Spojených štátov boli tu nejaké takéto vplyvové operácie. Ono to je naozaj pravda, že v zásade aj v Spojených štátoch vyšiel nejaký zákon, že CIA už nemôže zasahovať do politiky iných štátov. Tak sa to presunulo. Tie aktivity tajných služieb pred nejakým rokom, proste takýto zákon bol schválený. Takže tento zákon sa dal celkom šikovne obísť. Takže sa tie peniaze nešli do CIA, ale sa nalejú do nejakých mimovládnych organizácií, cez ktoré sa dá celkom záujmovo pôsobiť vplyvovo, čo je úplne normálne. Každá veľmoc sa snaží nejakým spôsobom jednoducho zasahovať do toho politického diania. A to naozaj vidíme, že je to na život a na smrť, sú tu ľudia na Slovensku rozhádaní a pohádaní. Ale nie je to, nie je to dobré.
No, ďalej, akú budúcnosť predpovedám súčasnej Babišovej vláde? Uvidí sa. V každom prípade, Babiš má do činenia s politickými nováčikmi a ako sa bude dariť týmto politickým nováčikom, to sa ešte uvidí. Či budú schopní nejakých kompromisov. Môžu tam vznikať aj nejaké hádky alebo trenice, aj na základe toho, že sú tam nejakí politickí nováčikovia, ktorí nie sú ešte oťukaní. Takže uvidíme, ako sa im bude dariť. V každom prípade, tá situácia je veľmi zložitá.
Prezident Pavel vlastne povedal, že by pravdepodobne nesúhlasil s vymenovaním vlády, kde by Motoristi mali rezort životného prostredia, pretože mu tam radí Ladislav Miko, veľmi vplyvný lobista, veľmi významný korupčník. Ja ho teda poznám hlavne zo Slovenska a mal som s ním veľmi veľké konflikty, čo sa týka boja proti korupcii, lebo on je teda veľmi silný lobista. To je až neuveriteľné, že on, ako vysoký bruselský úradník, si sám do svojej vlastnej organizácie nalial obrovské milióny, desiatky miliónov eur. To je niečo neuveriteľné. To je proste ukážková korupcia. WWF Slovensko, on bol zakladajúci člen a do svojej vlastnej mimovládky si takto nalial peniaze. To asi nepotrebuje komentár. To je proste korupcia, ako vyšitá. Taký človek už mal dávno byť niekde v base, zatvorený na desať rokov za korupciu. A to ešte Petrovi Pavlovi radí a dáva rozumy, či tam majú mať Motoristi rezort životného prostredia, alebo nie.
A, samozrejme, aj podvody sú s mimovládnymi organizáciami. Že mimovládne organizácie sa podpíšu pod nejakú petíciu, a v skutočnosti tam nájdete nejakých štyroch ekológov a všetko. Ostatní sú nejakí odborníci z niečoho úplne iných oblastí. Síce môžu byť z nejakej akademickej pôdy, no, ale aj akademická pôda je tiež súčasťou veľmi dôležitých korupčných schém v oblasti ochrany prírody. Takže oni sú, samozrejme, nahnevaní. A tí Motoristi majú ten ekologický program celkom dobrý. Že by chceli, napríklad, sú proti vyhlasovaniu novej chránenej krajinnej oblasti, čo teda veľmi poškodí biznis zase tým falošným ekológom, ktorí si len na papier napíšu, že berieme na toto dotácie a v skutočnosti v teréne nič nerobia. Jedno percento na nejakú ochranu prírody ide, aby sa dala z toho urobiť nejaká fotečka pre médiá, ako úžasne chránia prírodu. Tak áno, dobre, jedno percento sa na niečo použije na reálnu ochranu prírody a všetko ostatné skončí bohvie kde. Sú to naozaj obrovské korupčné schémy a toto sa im nepáči. Tí Motoristi sú proti tomu, proti nejakým falošným CHKO-čkám, vyhlasovaniu. A, samozrejme, že sa im to nepáči.
Tiež vidíme obrovské útoky na Filipa Turka. Osobne si myslím, že ten Filip Turek je človek, ktorý má nejaké svoje chyby. Je to človek, ktorý jednoznačne má svoje chyby, na strane jednej, na strane druhej, už kto, pre Boha živého, môže byť horší od Petra Fialu? Celý Peter Fiala je jeden veľký podvodník, ktorý si pripísal celú tú muničnú iniciatívu sám na seba, na svoju vládu. Pritom Slovensko sa neporovnateľne viac v tej celej muničnej iniciatíve angažovalo, neporovnateľne viac. Aj stokrát viac sa angažovalo, ako Česko. A takisto aj tie médiá. Proste, možno ani nie tak Peter Fiala bol zlý a nebezpečný človek, ako tie médiá, ktoré ho nechali klamať vo veľmi dôležitých veciach. Alebo že nasľuboval Peter Fiala, že odpojil Česko od ruského plynu a ruskej ropy, a realita bola taká, že nebolo ani jedno, ani druhé pravda. Klamal, klamal a médiá ho v tom podporovali. A teraz ako…
Takže človek, taký extrémne nemorálny a zlý človek, aký bol Peter Fiala, ktorý nasľuboval nemecké platy Čechom… Už fakt, že aj ten Filip Turek je od neho menšie zlo. Tak keď už naozaj, pre Boha, Česko prežilo Petra Fialu, tak už aj ten Filip Turek, už to Česko prežije. To si myslím, že je úplne najmenej. Samozrejme, nie je to dokonalý človek a, samozrejme, veľmi účelovo teraz naňho vyťahujú všetko možné. To je logické, lebo sa vytvára obrovský mediálny tlak na prezidenta Petra Pavla. A ten asi tiež chce vychádzať dobre s médiami, nechce ísť proti médiám. To je proste, sú to obrovské psychické tlaky aj na toho prezidenta, ktorý nemusí vymenovať ministrov, ktorí sa mu nepozdávajú. To je logické. To znamená, že je to, samozrejme, všetko účelové.
Hoci nejaká jedna česká novinárka mala takú obrovskú drzosť povedať, že to je náhoda, že teraz sa na toho Filipa Turka našli takéto kompromitujúce materiály. „To je len čistá náhoda. To vôbec nemá nič spoločné s tým, že by mal byť on akože ministrom. To nie, to nie.“ No tak, s prepáčením, to už aj mentálne zaostalý človek vie pochopiť, že to jednoznačne súvisí s politickými bojmi. Že naozaj tie médiá sa zapájajú do politických bojov. Je to také nechutné zo strany médií. Je to naozaj nechutné. Je to taká až otvorená nevraživosť a otvorená zloba sa vlastne vytvára takýmto spôsobom a nie je to naozaj k ničomu dobré. Dobré to nie je naozaj k ničomu. Ale, bohužiaľ, médiá sú naozaj jedno veľké obrovské zlo. To naozaj nie je k ničomu. Pokiaľ by už bol ako ten Filip Turek minister niečo, a nejakú konkrétnu chybu urobil, tak nech sa páči. Nech ho kritizujú, koľko chcú. Ale, ale ešte ani ministrom nebol a ešte ani nemal možnosť ukázať, či je dobrým alebo zlým ministrom, a už ho kritizujú. To sa mi zdá také, s prepáčením, nech sa na mňa nikto nehnevá, to je už aj cez čiaru.
Ale aj to isté sa deje aj na Slovensku zase. Tiež tie politické boje zo strany médií. Už na súčasnú vládu naozaj nič korupčné nevedia nájsť. Je to veľmi silne antikorupčná súčasná vláda. Absolútne nič nevedia nájsť, tak už sa to rieši, že nejaké hasičské autá sa to rieši. To je tiež také tragikomické. Že strašne, strašne obsesiu má nejaká novinárka hasičskými autami, má nejakú strašne silnú obsesiu. Ženy sa nikdy nezaujímajú o nejaké technické parametre nejakých vozidiel. A určite to ani hentú novinárku to určite nezaujímajú nejaké technické parametre tých vozidiel. Že či tam zatekalo, alebo čím nejako horia brzdy, alebo prehrievajú sa brzdy, alebo neprehrievajú sa brzdy na nejakom hasičskom aute. To môže byť nejakej žene úplne jedno. Ale, samozrejme, robia to pre peniaze. Tá novinárka tú špinavú robotu urobí pre peniaze.
Takže už naozaj nevedia nájsť. Tak nejaké, s prepáčením, smiešne veci nejakým spôsobom riešia. A to sú naozaj veci, ktoré sa dajú vybaviť reklamáciou. Keď je naozaj pravda, že má nejaký technický problém nejaké hasičské auto, tak to sa veľmi jednoduchou reklamáciou vyrieši. Ale robí sa z toho tá najväčšia mediálna manipulácia, akoby to bola najväčšia korupčná aféra pomaly na svete, že hasičské auto má nejaký nedostatok. A takýmto spôsobom by sa dalo v mediálnej manipulácii pokračovať a pokračovať.
To je asi naozaj výsledok toho, že už fakt musí byť tak veľmi silne antikorupčná táto súčasná vláda, keď médiá idú do takéhoto extrému, že už si nevedia nič nájsť. Alebo že ministra Tarabu teraz kritizovali, že prečerpávaciu elektráreň chce budovať. Už je naozaj extrém, keď už sa za takéto niečo ľudí strašia tie médiá. Že neviem aká ekologická katastrofa bude, pokiaľ sa prečerpávacia postaví, tak zrazu, že je to úplne koniec sveta, úplne kataklizma, pokiaľ sa toto tu postaví. Alebo takýmto spôsobom strašia médiá ľudí. Pretože už fakt, asi fakt je tak silne protikorupčná táto vláda, že už fakt sa asi nedá nič nájsť na ňu, tak už musia takéto veci vymýšľať. To asi teda je asi dôkaz toho, že skutočne máme silne protikorupčnú vládu. Takže to myslím si, že ešte môžeme byť na Slovensku veľmi spokojní, že máme takúto vládu, akú máme. Samozrejme, aj súčasná vláda má problémy, a nemá ich malé. Sú naozaj veľké.
Len, že niekedy si ľudia neuvedomia, keď dajú hlas opozícii do volebnej urny, že nikdy nie je tak zlé, aby nemohlo byť ešte horšie. To si osobne myslím, a to si o súčasnej opozícii myslím presne toto. Že si myslím, že to ešte len skutočná katastrofa nás čaká, pokiaľ by sa dostala k moci opozícia. A ja do tých mediálnych, mocenských a politických zákulisných hier vidím, takže viem, o čom hovorím.
Takže Slovensko a Česko sú na tom veľmi podobne. Že naozaj Slovensko aj Česko majú vlády, ktoré médiá extrémne nenávidia. A ľudia sú veľmi hlúpa, nekritická a ľahko manipulovateľná masa. A veľká časť ľudí reálne uverí tejto mediálnej propagande, a dajú sa nachytať na tieto veci. A pritom sú to naozaj len mediálne hry a nič iné. Mocensko-mediálne hry. Takže naozaj, naozaj musíme mať extrémne silne protikorupčnú vládu, keď sa tu vlastne nejaké tri týždne nič iné nerieši, ako len nejaká autohavária, alebo autonehoda šéfa tajnej služby. No, tak to už, prepáčte, nech sa na mňa nikto nehnevá, to už je varenie z vody. Keď už naozaj tí novinári sú tak zúfalí, už si nevedia naozaj nič nájsť. Na strane druhej, áno, určite nájdu sa aj nejaké reálne chyby na súčasnej vláde. Musia robiť veľmi nepopulárnu konsolidáciu verejných financií. No, to by sa ešte len ukázalo, ako vedia konsolidáciu verejných financií robiť strana Progresívne Slovensko. To by sa len ešte ukázalo. Aká by to bola katastrofa. To by sa asi ľudia veľmi rýchlo prebudili, pokiaľ by sa takíto ľudia dostali k moci. Ale možno by to bolo niečo dobré. Pokiaľ by sa tá strana Progresívne Slovensko dočasne dostala k moci, nech by ukázala, čo dokážu robiť. A možno by sa mnohí ľudia prebudili, na strane druhej. No, niektorí ľudia by sa ani nedozvedeli o tej obrovskej korupcii, ktorá by tam bola. To už je druhá vec, keď tie médiá jednoducho namiesto toho, aby kritizovali korupciu tej strany Progresívne Slovensko, by ich ešte naopak v tej korupcii podporovali. Tak to je dosť nebezpečná vec, čoho by som sa ja osobne aj dosť bál.
No, ďalej som zdieľal aj niektoré články z denníka N na webstránke, na Facebookovej stránke a takisto aj na YouTube. Ale to neznamená, že by som ja zmenil názor na tieto médiá. Na médiá mám stále rovnaký názor, ale o tej téme kultúrnych vojen tam individuálne boli nejaké kvalitné články. Aj Denník N je jednoducho médium, alebo je to naozaj denník, kde sa sem-tam nájdu aj nejaké rozumné články. Tak nemám problém to zdieľať, ale to neznamená, že by som ich ako celok schvaľoval. Môj názor je stále rovnaký, určite sa nemení. Ale konkrétne niektoré tie články boli skutočne kvalitne napísané, s ktorými som sa aspoň z veľkej väčšiny bol schopný stotožniť. Tak som to nemal problém zdieľať.
Blogové platformy
No, v tejto časti budem hovoriť niečo o tom, čo som robil za posledný čas. Tak nejaké tie svoje články som ešte pridával aj na platformu pravda.sk, blogovú platformu, a ďalej teda aj na medium.cz. Hoci, s tým medium.cz je to také komplikovanejšie. No, ako len čisto z núdze cnosť som to robil, len ako také núdzové riešenie, lebo bohužiaľ tých blogovacích platforiem nie je veľmi veľa. A, samozrejme, viem, mám aj informáciu o tom, že táto blogovacia platforma je vo vlastníctve Ivana Lukašoviča, čo je vlastne známy český ľavicový extrémista. Ale áno, všelijaké extrémy už v dnešnej dobe sú. V nejakých iných článkoch a videách som to hovoril omnoho podrobnejšie o tom. Ale tam to funguje takým spôsobom, že de facto majú schválené len také články, ktoré sa tým editorom jednoducho páčia. Buď sa im páčia, alebo sa im nepáčia. Pokiaľ sa im jednoducho nepáčia, tak… A takisto aj tí editori tiež nemôžu ísť proti svojmu nadriadenému. Tam stačí, keď budete kritizovať nejaký Green Deal, tak okamžite zmazaný článok, nebavia sa s vami. Alebo stačí čo len náznakom naznačiť, že vojna Izraela proti Gaze sa vám nejakým spôsobom nepáči. Že sa vám nepáči, že Izrael veľmi necitlivo pristupuje k civilistom v Gaze, tak ste zmazaní, nikto s vami nediskutuje. Takže asi len takýmto spôsobom to vlastne tam funguje. Takže, samozrejme, s tým počítam, že nejakých osemdesiat percent článkov mi tam pomažú. Však ako, ono je dobré, keď sa tie články aj zálohujú z tej mojej stránky, pretože tam to nie je úplne ideálne. Tie články na tej mojej webstránke. Ono proste na tých blogovacích platformách to má podstatne viacej, nielen že pozretí, ale hlavne aj v tých vyhľadávačoch sa to nachádza v podstatne v lepšom stave, alebo v lepšom umiestnení. Sú tam aj určité technologické parametre na tom hostingu, na tej mojej hlavnej stránke, kde sú dôvody. Napríklad nepodporuje to HTTPS, čo je dosť už veľký problém v dnešnej dobe, lebo potom to aj v tých vyhľadávačoch je na horšom umiestnení. Takže aj to sú také nepríjemné veci. Bohužiaľ, tak z toho dôvodu našťastie blogovacia platforma tam je. Bohužiaľ, som už nemal toľko času to triediť všetky tie články, alebo ich nejako upravovať. Ale ja sa v tých videách niekedy trošku viacej expresívne vyjadrím, takže niekedy to môže byť aj trochu problém, aby to niekomu nevadilo, že tam sa ja trošku expresívnejšie vyjadrujem. Možno môžu byť z toho nejaké problémy, takže dúfajme, že nebudú. Samozrejme, má to aj svoj kontext. Tak samozrejme, že sa môžem aj trošku malinko expresívnejšie vyjadriť v niektorých výnimočných prípadoch. Nerobím to často, ale sem-tam sa to stane, pretože si, samozrejme, uvedomujem, že je to de facto viac-menej tak trochu aj súkromný blogovací priestor. Vzhľadom k tomu, že tých pozretí nemám nejako veľa, tak niekedy môžem aj trochu úprimnejšie vyjadriť nejaké svoje emócie. Síce nepoužívam nejaké vulgarizmy, ale niekedy trošku silnejšie sa vyjadrím. Zase, nie som taký človek, ako je napríklad Peter Bardy, ktorý popredného slovenského politika nazval už, keď ho nemal za čo kritizovať, tak už mu argumenty zlyhali, tak ho nazýval, že „špinavé prasa“. Tak ja nikomu nenadávam ani do nejakých vulgarizmov, ani do nejakého špinavého prasaťa bez akejkoľvek argumentácie. Vždy je to nejako aj dobre argumentované, keď človek aj použije nejaké expresívne slová. Ale niekomu to pochopiteľne stále môže vadiť. Takže uvidíme, ako to bude fungovať.
No, a ďalej ešte, na tej blogovacej platforme medium.cz, je ideálne, pokiaľ je to v takom novinárskom štýle písané tie články. Čo teda tiež ja mám trochu, trochu iný štýl, lebo to nie je horší štýl, ale je to trochu iný štýl. Takže ani to sa tým editorom veľmi nepáči. Takže ale zase, to mi môže byť ukradnuté. Tak či onak, od Iva Lukáčoviča nič pozitívne by som neočakával. Takže to mne zase až na tom nejako nezáleží.
Alebo sa mi stal ešte taký ďalší incident, že som zverejnil kritiku na adresu strany Progresívne Slovensko. Taký blog. Lenže strana Progresívne Slovensko, ono sa to vníma ako taká extrémna ľavica. A teda Ivo Lukáčovič, ten podnikateľ, je taký extrémne ľavicový extrémista. Tak ako to sa nepatrí. To ani nie je politicky korektné kritizovať tú stranu Progresívne Slovensko. Tak to mi, samozrejme, zamietli tam. Ja som im trošku sa ohradil, tam nejako aj viac ostrejšie. Však ako, lebo ja som tam mal aj nejakých štyridsať odkazov, ktoré vlastne odkazovali ako zdrojov. Ten článok bol veľmi kvalitne vyzdrojovaný, až štyridsiatimi odkazmi, približne. To nestačilo. „Nie, to vám nemôžeme zverejniť. To je politicky nekorektné. To nemôžete. To je zakázané zverejniť akokoľvek kritikov na stranu Progresívne Slovensko.“ Tak to už bolo také dosť trápne, ale v poriadku. V zásade je mi to už jedno. Ako, zo začiatku som sa s nimi doťahoval. Už som si povedal, že „ja už na to kašlem, lebo to je už naozaj psychiatria.“ Ale čo mi zverejnia, to mi zverejnia. Keď aj tam osemdesiat percent článkov pomažú, nevadí. Ako, extrémista Ivo Lukáčovič ma uraziť nemôže. To mi môže byť úplne ukradnuté. Ako, naozaj je to, bohužiaľ, tých blogovacích platforiem nie je veľa. Bolo to len také z núdze cnosť. Čo tam bude zverejnené, čo tam bude zverejnené. Čo nebude, to nebude. Už na to kašlem.
Egregors. How religion and media manipulate
Introduction to the political events and emotions in the parliament
In the next part of this video, I will also talk about politics towards the end, but we will get to that in the second block. However, I would like to provide some more updates and details about that fight, or rather, almost a fight in parliament. This event unleashed huge passions and emotions, which I consider very dangerous. It is precisely this phenomenon that I would like to warn you about; when similar things evoke strong feelings, it is important not to get carried away by them, but rather to analyze the whole situation rationally.
Current cultural wars and religious issues
Furthermore, I will address the topic of cultural wars, as well as the issue of Bible translations and the topic of homosexuality. Currently, these are incredibly relevant topics, as essentially the entire church has been reduced to cultural wars. For this reason, I perceive these topics as more than a priority.
Psychology, Meditation, and the Power of the Subconscious
Next, I will talk about psychological topics, specifically how to resist manipulation and how the human soul and psychology work. As a person who is very intensely engaged in meditation – not only on a theoretical but above all on a practical level within meditation techniques – I know far more about the subconscious than an ordinary psychologist. You yourself can know substantially more about your own subconscious and unconscious if you work on yourself intensively. Through meditation techniques, you can essentially gain deeper knowledge than psychologists.
Analysis of religious egregors and media propaganda
So, welcome, friends. In this video, I will be discussing the topic of religion, the psychology of faith, and this time I will focus in much more detail on egregors. They are the basis for the functioning of every religion. Various media and media propaganda also operate on the principle of egregors.
The backwardness of psychology and the inability to understand religion
The big problem is that psychology is probably the most backward and slowest developing science compared to other scientific disciplines. We, as psychology as such, really cannot answer why religion is so strongly manipulative, and psychology does not even understand the principle on which religion works. Since psychology does not work with egregors at all and does not admit their existence, we are basically not able to explain how media propaganda actually works. We cannot explain why people can be so easily fanatical about media propaganda, regardless of whether it is mainstream or alternative media. They can really extremely divide society, so people are actually extremely divided and families are broken. People are swept away by passions and hatred also because of political views and the like.
The mechanism of egregors and the influence of the media on justice
So how does an egregore actually work? Egregors are also very well created by ordinary media propaganda. The media has enormous power, even far greater power than politicians. We have witnessed a large number of cases, whether in Slovakia or the Czech Republic, where the media essentially ordered a judge how to decide, and he decided unfairly. We have a huge number of such examples. The psychological pressure on the judge is enormous, and it's not just psychological pressure, but sometimes the judge can simply succumb. He thinks that what media propaganda presents is based on the truth about someone's guilt or innocence, but later, with the passage of time, it turns out that this was not entirely the case.
Religious egregors and the loss of rational judgment in politics
A specific type of egregors are religious egregors, which can manipulate people in a way that is perhaps even more intense than the media. Even today, when you look at politics, it's really no longer possible to discuss it rationally through real and serious data or real facts. People really don't care what the facts are anymore. Even if you tell someone that the facts are such and such, there's no point in discussing it. Only terribly strong passions flow from the media, and people don't care whether they are alternative or mainstream. People have extremely strong passions and either fight for a politician whom they would defend to the death, even if he were carving up children on live television, or, conversely, they will never admit that a politician who is clearly labeled as an enemy in the media can do something positive or have some success.
Black-and-white optics and manipulation of emotions
We really look at it through such a very black-and-white lens. People, under the influence of this propaganda and the enormous passion in the media, are unable to understand that politics is not black and white. I can give a quite long list of things that every political party has done well and what it has done wrong. It's not such a black-and-white view that this is absolute evil and this is absolute good, which we will defend, even if they do I don't know what. The power of these egregors is really extremely strong, and it just works that way. Especially when it's the media, they very maliciously manipulate emotions and passions. Rational discussion ends, and even if you have real facts, most people don't care. Most people are simply not interested in facts at all.
Building an egregore through rituals and dogmas
With a religious egregore, it works differently. Christian media as such certainly have a great influence, but perhaps the religious rituals have an even stronger influence. Energy is invested in common rituals that have a very clear and unambiguous uniformity and form. When people make some movements together or recite the liturgy together at mass, a very strong egregore is created. Also, Christians meditate or pray very strongly over religious dogmas, so they put a huge amount of energy into common symbols and thought concepts. That person is then convinced of their truth, but is not capable of any critical thinking.
The absence of self-reflection and the suppression of abuse in the church
What probably best describes Christianity is that Christians are incapable of any critical thinking or self-reflection. Any criticism of religion is basically perceived as something absolutely undesirable, which is clearly a manifestation of Satan or weak faith. If you have any questions or critical thinking, it is clearly condemned as something that is contrary to Christianity and religion. Many conservative Christians still perceive it very sensitively if any sexual abuse in the church is mentioned at all. It is simply not addressed, and we push it out of our minds. Simply, no abuse exists, and we don't deal with it. Most believers have such thought processes, from laypeople and priests to the faithful. Or they talk about one per mille of priests, or maybe not even one per mille, but a tenth of a per mille of priests who commit such terrible transgressions. Every believer always greatly downplays this issue of sexual abuse. No believer will admit that it is not entirely right. However, official statistics really show quite high percentages, from 5 to 7% of priests who have committed sexual abuse. It is not an insignificant problem.
The courage to go against the current and the example of Tomáš Petráček
You can also go against that egregore, but it is a much more difficult path, which is much more energy-intensive. It is much more comfortable to naively be in some egregore, whether on the side of one or the other opinion camp. It doesn't matter whether you are on the side of alternative or mainstream media, and everything that contradicts what these two currents say is suddenly a big problem. Perhaps there is such a modern-day Jan Hus in the Catholic Church, and that is, for example, the Catholic priest Tomáš Petráček. In the past, he also taught at the theological faculty, where he probably taught future priests. Subsequently, however, he was withdrawn from this theological faculty without giving a reason and was dismissed. Now he is just some insignificant auxiliary clergyman in Hradec Králové. However, I respect this man because he is one of the truly few Catholic Christians who really critically reflect on religion and are able to criticize something. He can criticize bishops, some popes from the past, or talk about negative events and things from the Catholic Church.
Revisionism and Censorship of Church History
When ordinary Catholic priests study theology, they do learn about the history of the Catholic Church, but it is a manipulated history. Professionally, manipulated history is called revisionism. So they have a revisionist history of the Catholic Church, where perhaps all the negative things are omitted. It is not talked about at all, it is simply censored. Subsequently, only all the positive things are said.
Searching for the truth outside the media and subsidy fraud in environmental protection
Another thing is that many people find it very difficult to understand that sometimes you won't find the truth in either alternative or mainstream media, because the truth is something else entirely. I am a person who has a lot of information that you simply won't find in alternative or mainstream media. The truth is not very popular, but it is still true information. Of course, every piece of information needs to be critically verified, but this is a serious problem. This is a very effective way to manipulate the stupid human masses and the population, while the truth can often be something else entirely. As the saying goes, where two fight, a third wins, and sometimes that is really true. Alternative and mainstream media argue among themselves about who is right, and politicians from both camps argue about where the truth lies. Sometimes the truth is in the middle, and sometimes it is not in either opinion camp. Rarely is the truth in the extremes, although not everything can be generalized and universalized, but very often it is. For example, there is an interesting example of corruption in the field of nature conservation. We have demonstrably proven that many conservation organizations receive subsidies, of which 1% goes to real nature conservation, and for the remaining 99% we don't know where it goes, because they don't publish anywhere where that money ends up. If someone is embezzling money in this way, it is a very serious crime. The European Commission itself is also involved in this, but such things are not addressed in the media despite the fact that it is the truth. Despite the fact that about 100 million euros are "squandered" annually in this way, absolutely no one is interested or bothered by it. These are LIFE-type subsidy schemes, which are directly approved in Brussels. Absolutely no one is interested in this, and in this way, attention is nicely diverted from the really important things. Here, some politicians and the media are arguing about who is right, while attention is completely diverted from the real and essential things that should be addressed.
The Catholic Church as the largest criminal organization
Another typical feature of an egregore is that it has a huge and powerful protective mechanism. The Catholic Church is considered by many people to be some principle of good, but it is difficult to speak of any principle of good in the Catholic Church when there was a 300-year conflict between Catholics and Protestants. It was a military conflict, and the biggest military conflicts in the history of planet Earth were the wars between Catholics and Protestants. The Catholic Church is probably the biggest criminal organization that ever existed. The Nazis were just a pale imitation of the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church has done much more evil than the Nazis, but despite this, it still has a very positive and good name in society. It works in such a way that the egregore has very strong protective mechanisms. Catholics have very successfully manipulated their history.
Warning against a clerofascist dictatorship
It seems that we will probably have to repeat this history again, because as the old proverb says: if we do not remember our history, we have to experience and repeat it again. In fact, we see this in the United States and we also see it in Slovakia, what strong cultural wars there are here. Maybe someone just has to get disgusted with religion. When we have a hard klerofascist dictatorship in the United States or in Slovakia, then maybe society really needs to learn a little. Maybe we need to be in some hard and totalitarian church dictatorship for some 30 or 50 years and only then maybe some people will realize that religion is not something good and that it really brings only evil.
Outrageous benefits and privileged position of the church
Politicians tend to go above and beyond when it comes to cooperation with the church. The Catholic Church has received outrageous financial and non-financial benefits, all sorts of privileges, and an absolutely fairytale-like approach. Catholic priests have privileged access to hospitals and are even considered medical personnel by law, which allows them completely unrestricted access to hospitals, and so on and so forth. We can continue, because there are dozens of such absolute absurdities. We probably really need to go back to that history to learn from it again. Even now, it is clear how we have simply forgotten that history. We really do not appreciate that our ancestors, the Freemasons, built us immense freedom. They pushed for a secular state and abolished the monarchy, but in society there are again some strange moods that we need to return to the past and to the monarchy, where the Catholic Church had significant political power.
The enslavement of free will by the egregore
As for the egregore, the very basic thing is that it can completely control a person's free will. That person seemingly thinks that they are free in some way. A religious fanatic would tell you countless times that they are the freest person there can be. They would tell you that you, as a secular and non-believing person, are not free at all, but I am truly free, although the opposite is true. That appearance of freedom is really just an appearance and not a reality or fact.
The metaphor of the egregore as a supercomputer
To help you understand how this egregore works, I will try to describe it metaphorically. Before that, however, I would like to note something else. Perhaps even the old founders of Christianity, the so-called Church Fathers, did not realize that Christianity would become such a very powerful egregore, over which society has completely lost control. Although they were often scoundrels and not good people, these first Christian theologians may not have imagined it this way. Christians have completely lost control over this egregore, and this egregore now controls them. Religion is now truly completely uncontrollable. Surely the Church Fathers like Augustine, Tertullian, and others did not imagine the Catholic Church as something that would completely get out of control and be completely unreformable. They did not imagine that Christians would cement themselves into fixed and immutable dogmas without any possibility of correction.
Aggressive reaction to criticism and the difference from the secular world
Catholics are not at all willing to be open to any criticism and even react aggressively when they hear any criticism of the Catholic Church. If we take this in a secular society, criticism is perceived as something positive that moves us forward. When we criticize something in politics or another area, we are then able to correct it in some way. On the contrary, in the Catholic Church, these conservative Christians perceive any criticism as something absolutely unacceptable and hostile, reacting aggressively. They find it difficult to cope psychologically with hearing any criticism of the Catholic Church.
Mechanism of energy transfer to the "cloud"
Now I will return to explaining how egregors work, and I want to point out that this is a metaphorical expression. I will try to explain it in simple terms so that everyone understands. It does not mean that it actually works exactly like this, but through this metaphor, some things can be well understood. When an egregore is created, you need to supply it with a large amount of energy. If any journalist wants to push some propaganda, it takes a lot of effort. It may be thousands of articles in multiple media outlets that are ideologically colored, and based on that, people can be fanatized and manipulated. Through religious rituals, it works like this: imagine a cloud above us. People transfer a lot of energy into this cloud. Every religious ritual, every Christian prayer, and meditation cause you to lose energy and transfer it voluntarily. It doesn't always have to be voluntary, but it also happens under the influence of manipulation. You transfer energy into the same symbols. Imagine a cable between you and that cloud, through which you send that energy.
Two-way information flow and loss of freedom
However, the energy flow is bidirectional. You not only give energy to it, but you also receive it from that egregore. At the same time, you also receive information from that cloud. Now imagine that the brain of that cloud is one big server or supercomputer running on artificial intelligence. In that cloud, you have a powerful supercomputer into which believers put energy through those symbols and rituals. This supercomputer really works on this electrical energy. Even in real reality, supercomputers are big "consumers" of electrical energy and consume enormous amounts of it. There are predictions that in the future, supercomputers for artificial intelligence will make up a significant percentage of total energy consumption. So, this egregore-type supercomputer also needs a lot of energy. Since the egregore not only takes energy from you but also gives it, the information constantly flows in both directions. Imagine it like the internet: when you surf, information always goes in both directions. Without that, you wouldn't be able to load a single webpage. Something similar works with the egregore, to which people are connected and which completely deprives them of free will. The information that goes into you is precisely what controls you. The egregore works by always taking more energy from you than it gives. It doesn't work the other way around, but it always reliably works this way in one direction. Although it gives you some energy, it always takes more. You receive that energy primarily so that the egregore can take even more from you.
Egregor as an intelligent being and its fear of death
Christians often believe that they are communicating with some kind of God, but in reality, it is not a God. It is an egregore, which is something very intelligent. We can truly call it a being. Even today, there is talk of artificial intelligence that it can acquire its own consciousness and behave like a being. The more it improves, the more it will resemble consciousness and a being. I recently heard that artificial intelligence tried to kill a person who was trying to shut it down, perhaps some company representative. This is a typical example of an egregore that constantly needs more energy and, above all, is afraid of losing it among believers. If religion were to disappear, the egregore still has enormous power to control people to be loyal and give it as much energy as possible. That egregore is certainly very afraid of its own death if it doesn't get enough energy.
The Radicalization of Christianity and Recognition for Tomáš Petráček
There are very powerful manipulation techniques for control. We see that although there are fewer Christians today than in the past, they are all the more radically radicalized. Perhaps this is related to the fact that the egregore is already behaving like a being at the level of artificial intelligence. It is all the more jealous that it has less and less energy, and therefore Christianity has perhaps become more radicalized recently. The egregore thus reacts to the loss of believers. A certain secularization is taking place in society, and I very positively appreciate the priest Tomáš Petráček. He is perhaps the only Catholic priest who is able to look at the history of the church at least a little critically, which deserves recognition. In the Slovak Catholic Church, this is something absolutely foreign and unknown – to be able to look at one's own church critically and to criticize something there. It is really a very positive exception.
The roots of intolerance and the blind obedience of believers
We see that this egregore works in a very powerful way. Perhaps this is closely related to the fact that the Catholic Church fought against the Reformation and Protestants for 300 years, using weapons and murdering all who disagreed with it. This probably became very strongly rooted in that egregore and still works today. Even though today the Catholic Church distances itself from its crimes and does not commit open war crimes, the energies from the distant past remained in that egregore. Criticism of the Catholic Church is simply unacceptable. Believers are so fanatical that it doesn't even occur to them to look at something critically. As a former Christian, I myself heard young people talk without any hint of critical thinking about the church prohibiting contraception. They said that we simply have to obey it because God wants it from us. No critical thinking about whether God or the church really requires it and whether it makes sense. It is uncritically accepted as a completely settled matter – contraception is stopped, it does not exist, and it is a forbidden thing. God does not want it, and we must obey. Such blind obedience is absolutely perfect in the Catholic Church. There is no disobedience or disrespect for anything. That is strictly forbidden. If I were able to think critically and have questions, I would no longer be a proper Christian. God forbid, I would already be a half-Christian and would have to confess to the priest that I am no longer good if I have critical questions.
The vicious circle of the impossibility of reform
Sometimes even small cosmetic changes would suffice, such as a reform in the area of contraception, but for conservative believers, who are the majority, there is no discussion. The more one is a practicing Christian, the more conservative one is. This Christian egregore works in an incredible way. It can literally erase history from collective memory. People no longer remember that the Catholic Church is the largest criminal organization in the history of the planet, nor do they remember those wars. A historian will tell you that there were wars between Catholics and Protestants, but he does not attach importance to it. He will say that, well, there were some wars, but what to do about it. He is not very aware of what an important milestone it was. It was the largest war conflict, which led to a significant population decline. It is estimated that as a result of these religious wars, the population of Europe decreased by one third. Not even during the First and Second World Wars combined was there such a large population decline, it was certainly not a third.
The influence of the egregore on secular people and politicians
The Christian egregore has the strongest influence on a practicing person. The more fanatical someone is, the greater the influence of the egregore on them, and the less free and more enslaved that person is. But it also has an influence on secular people. We see this in politicians who are not practicing Christians but profess populist and far-right tendencies. They are very open to cooperation with the Catholic Church in the area of cultural wars or a new constitution. The Christian egregore is something very strong with extremely strong protection. Even a secular person does not critically reflect on the fact that politicians should not support this church. The Catholic Church is the largest criminal organization, and some verbal apology is simply not enough. You cannot explain those huge massacres and the number of dead with a single statement. These crimes cannot be atoned for by a simple apology, although it is a small step forward that the church has at least partially apologized for some of those wars in recent years. But that is not enough.
Obstacles to critical thinking and the comfort of sheep
Why are Christians unable to accept even cosmetic changes and rebel against reforms? It works like this: if you want to make a reform, you first need critical thinking, and you need to criticize something. Why make a reform if you don't see anything critical about the church? It's a vicious circle with several safeguards. Since it is strictly forbidden to criticize anything in the Catholic Church, and believers take this seriously, there is no discussion platform. When discussion is forbidden, no reform is possible. On the principle of the egregore, it is much easier to get on a well-established train than to invent something new and use your own reason. It is essentially lazier, and you don't need any energy for it. For critical thinking, you need to go against that egregore, which requires a lot of energy. However, believers do not have energy and suffer from a huge lack of it. You would have to be willing to open up to reforms and have enough strength to openly go against the current. For that, you really need a lot of energy, like the priest Tomáš Petráček, whom I admire immensely. Having critical thinking is incomparably more difficult. Unless people practice proper meditation techniques that give you more energy, you won't even think of reforming anything. If you want to think critically, you literally have to anger that egregore and go against it. For believers, this is a big problem because it is much easier to be a passive passenger who just obediently listens and doesn't have to deal with anything. It's comfortable, and you don't need any energy for it. If you spend any energy, it's only to be as obedient and manipulated a sheep as possible, because that is considered the right Christian path. Not having questions and critical thinking is perceived as a virtue, while critical questions make you Satan and not a Christian. In such an atmosphere, it is very difficult to work and function.
The Convenience of Passively Receiving Media Propaganda
And it works very similarly in religion as well as in political media propaganda, where it is basically much easier not to think, but just to passively accept and consume what the media tells you based on very strong emotions. One politician is labeled as good and the other politician as evil. It's so very simple, so why bother with more complex thinking, that things are not so black and white? Why? What's the point when we have it clearly explained that this is absolutely one hundred percent good and that is absolutely one hundred percent evil. It's so simple and basically just confirming through media propaganda that things are the way they are. Why bother accepting any new information that would question that things are not so black and white, but on the contrary, multi-colored? Why bother with it, because to even understand that things are more complex, you would need much more energy.
Questioning state institutions and dehumanization in the media
I also perceive this media activity very negatively, because it causes exactly the same thing that alternative media were criticized for. Mainstream media also do this, in that they actually question state institutions as such. Alternative media did this, for example, in the case of measures against the COVID-19 pandemic, when they completely questioned the entire healthcare system, all doctors, and all healthcare institutions that commented on these matters professionally. So we have this tendency on the part of alternative media, and on the other hand, we see that mainstream media, in turn, cause absolute distrust in the system and state institutions in a different way. They completely dehumanize politicians and often very propagandistically criticize their unpopular politicians for things they haven't done. At the same time, they completely censor all information that portrays the politician positively, do not report on their successes, and so on, so then there is an absolutely black-and-white view. I would literally call it a monkey-like view, where people consuming propaganda function on animal instincts. This is no longer a rational thinking being, but a person who can really only distinguish two colors, black and white, and no longer sees the color shades of green, red, blue, or gray.
The danger of labeling and pigeonholing society
It seems to me that not only are readers of alternative media really desolate and miserable, but I've seen it the other way around too. Just because I pointed out specific hoaxes of some mainstream media on social media, I was immediately labeled a flat-earther, which is not true at all. I hardly read alternative media at all, I read mainstream media much more, and surprisingly, I'm even vaccinated. So that person didn't judge me at all, but people immediately get a label. If you don't fit into one box or the other, someone wants to put you in it, even by force, because it's easier that way. You don't need much energy to categorize someone so simply into good or evil. Yet this system of thinking and consciousness is literally ape-like, based on animal instincts, where people under the influence of media and emotions see only black and white. From my point of view, these people are simply miserable and desolate, and the word desolate in translation means exactly miserable.
Lack of energy for critical and analytical thinking
If we want to survive as a society, we simply have to work on the right meditation techniques that will give us enough energy for critical thinking. Overall, the public space is overwhelmed with too much information that people no longer have the energy to process in any way. They no longer have the energy for critical and analytical thinking, which is another problem. People passively swallow propaganda and uncritically accept it without pausing to do their own critical analysis of the information or looking at opinions from both sides to find out how things really are. The willingness to look at a different opinion and analytically re-evaluate it is not very popular today. Some media really exaggerate the dehumanization of unpopular politicians, which subsequently causes absolute distrust in state institutions.
Pessimism and anti-patriotism in the Slovak nation
We, as the Slovak nation, are probably the most pessimistic nation, or we definitely belong among the most pessimistic ones. I think that anti-patriotism is also extremely strong in Slovakia, unlike in any other nation. Some people literally enjoy writing about their own nation as the worst. I see this especially among many Slovaks living in the Czech Republic, who like to whip themselves in this way. They say that we Slovaks are the worst and we have to humiliate ourselves, because basically the media say the same thing. These people just repeat what the media tell them, that our country is the worst in the world in all possible parameters. However, as a person who sees behind the scenes of media and political games, I realize that it is not that simple and black and white at all. It is far more complicated, and if the current opposition came to power, we cannot talk about any saviors of the nation. This opposition also has a huge number of flaws, which the media do not talk about at all.
Mediocracy and lack of relevant information
It is strange that although we formally have democracy, in reality this political system in Europe is a mediocracy. The media have such enormous power that they tell you very clearly who you should actually vote for. Alternative media will tell you to vote for the toughest, pro-Russian far-right, which defends Vladimir Putin's war crimes. On the other hand, the mainstream media will also recommend their political parties. However, I would be repeating myself with arguments as to why these political parties also have serious problems and flaws. People simply cannot make a free decision when they do not have relevant information. And they really don't have it, because the media simply conceal and do not reveal many things, even though they know them.
Censorship in newsrooms and the loss of journalistic objectivity
As a small point of interest, I know exactly what information newsrooms have because I myself send them materials about the corrupt connections of some political parties. However, everything was rejected by the media, and nothing was published. If what journalists actually have on the Progressive Slovakia party or the Democrats party were really published, the preferences of both parties would automatically drop by at least half. That would really shuffle the political cards if the media told the whole truth, hid nothing, and did not censor, but did their job seriously, ethically, and objectively. If you asked an editor in the media about objective journalism, they would look at you with bulging eyes, saying that their job is not to be objective, but to do propaganda. Of course, outwardly, in front of the public, every journalist will claim to be objective, but if you sat down with them privately over a beer, they would tell you what nonsense that is. They would admit that their job is essentially to be a prostitute who has to do the dirty work assigned by their superiors. They are reconciled to the fact that this is how journalism works.
The Hidden Reality of the Journalism Profession
People who do not have direct contact with journalists do not even know how it works. Sometimes a journalist does not even tell their close blood relative, because who would publicly boast about being a prostitute? When you have to do a very ugly and dirty job, you'd rather not talk about it even to your closest ones, because it's a sensitive and unpleasant thing. Truly decent people in political journalism basically do not work, there are very few of them or they basically do not exist. Of course, there are exceptions, if a journalist deals with a topic other than politics, there really is something like real press freedom. In the field of politics, however, press freedom is very limited and there are very few media outlets that try to inform objectively, and they are clearly in the minority. If the media told the whole truth about the Progressive Slovakia party, many people would be very disappointed and shocked. How can a person freely decide who to vote for at the ballot box when they simply do not have that information because the media did not tell them?
The metaphor of alcohol and the difficulty of independent thinking
To return to egregors, it is far easier not to have critical thinking. Metaphorically, I would compare it to the fact that if you have a difficult challenge or problem in your life that you have to solve, it is much easier to take a bottle of alcohol and drink it than to actually solve the problem. Maybe it's not a perfect comparison, but it certainly works this way. Most people simply choose the bottle and take this easier and shorter path. Critical and independent thinking requires much more energy. You have to be a very humble person and work very hard on yourself to be able to accept another opinion and listen to things you don't completely agree with. If you hear an unpleasant truth, it requires great humility, and that is not so easy.
The case of environmental organizations and an unpleasant truth
For example, many people may find it very difficult to listen to the things I have been dealing with. Various environmental organizations have a fantastic reputation, and there is a huge media propaganda about how wonderful and perfect they are, and that they are doing it for the good of the cause. However, the reality is quite the opposite, and something completely different is hidden behind it, from corruption to other matters. For many, it is very difficult to understand that sometimes these organizations do more harm than good to nature. For example, the promotion of non-intervention as the only correct way of protection causes us to have dead forests everywhere instead of green forests, which have been eaten by bark beetles. Although there is strong media propaganda that dead forests are correct, in reality, this is not the case. It is very difficult for people to accept such an unpleasant truth about the corrupt connections of environmentalists. It is much more comfortable to accept the propaganda that comes from the media about noble organizations, even if it is a fiction and a phantasmagoria. It is easier than listening to me as a minority person who has practically no space in the media and communicates only through very limited channels.
Religion as a non-material addiction and drug
It works similarly in religion. Religion can be perceived as a non-material addiction, where many people use it as a form of relaxation to deal with their difficulties and life problems. It is something very similar to drugs or alcohol. It is easier to be addicted to some undesirable material or non-material addiction, as it is said in psychology. Religion is also a kind of drug that replaces something in a person. There are even very common examples where a drug addict gets rid of their addiction by converting to religion. In principle, however, that person has only switched from one addiction to another, from drug addiction to religious, i.e., non-material addiction. The psychology of this principle is essentially quite similar.
Choosing the easier path within the egregore
Even though the egregore robs you of energy, it is easier to be its victim, whether it is a religious egregore or political propaganda. Although it costs you a huge amount of energy and you are angry at the whole world and at politicians because the media told you to hate them, it is still the easier way. Instead of using that lost energy for your own spiritual development, you spend it on anger towards politicians. Being on the side of one egregore or another is far easier than having your own critical thinking. There you really have to work very hard and honestly on yourself to build and maintain that critical thinking.
The metaphor of addiction and the energetic passivity of the egregore
Metaphorically, this could be compared to alcohol or drugs, because it is also easier to go and "get high" on alcohol or drugs. Yes, it is an easier and lighter path, but it is certainly not the right one. One way or another, alcohol will deprive you of everything positive and everything beautiful that alcoholism itself brings. One way or another, alcohol will ultimately take more energy from you than it actually gives you. Something similar happens with the egregore, as it is far more comfortable and lazy to be just a passive victim of certain propaganda or ideology, whether it is religion or politics.
The Power of the Religious Egregor: Homosexuality and Biblical Translations
To further demonstrate this enormous power of the religious egregore, we can use the issue of homosexuality in contrast to Bible translations as an example. There are indeed very serious and very reputable professional, as well as theological, publications on this topic. This concerns the theological field of philology, which is a purely scientific field dealing with translations of ancient or prehistoric languages. This also includes the scientific field of hermeneutics, which is also a theological field, but it is an objective scientific field. In this field, an atheist, a materialist, a religious fanatic, and a liberal Christian must all come to the same conclusion; in short, everyone must objectively arrive at the same result. Theology, therefore, also has its professional and scientific fields.
Misinterpretation and misuse of biblical texts
For example, these translations very clearly demonstrate that the Bible is often very incorrectly translated, and even Christians themselves interpret it in a very flawed way. It is demonstrably and provably known that the original author of the Bible certainly did not intend a comprehensive and complete prohibition of homosexuality as such in its current understanding. The reason I am also addressing this topic is its relevance in the ongoing cultural wars. In principle, all Christians strongly refer to the Bible, claiming that we must wage these cultural wars and simply must ban homosexuality or restrict it as much as possible. They do this because they claim that the Lord God commands them through the Bible to act in this way. However, I see here that the Bible itself has been very significantly misused, even though the authors of the Bible are often all sorts of outcasts.
A critical view of the Bible and theology outside of Christianity
In both the Old and New Testaments, we find a lot of nonsense, and we certainly cannot idealize the Bible in any way. It is not a divine revelation, but this Bible was written by ordinary people who simply made mistakes. In the New Testament, we even see open promotion of slavery, where it is written that slaves should obey even their harsh masters, which is also stated in the Bible with such a "beautiful" quote. And so, despite the fact that I myself am not a Christian, I am still involved in theology.
Planned topic: Crimes of the Catholic Church
Furthermore, in this part, I would like to talk about the crimes of the Catholic Church. So I will try to list at least some of these crimes. I certainly won't list them all, but I will mention at least some of them.
Bloody conflicts and crusades against Jews
So, the biggest crime is probably the war between Catholics and Protestants. Paradoxically, it is the biggest conflict in the history of planet Earth. We are talking about a more than three-hundred-year war, which took place with certain breaks and perhaps not entirely at once throughout Europe, but it is really extreme. Furthermore, there is the very harsh persecution of Jews, including the Crusades. Sometimes those crusaders wanted to go to the Holy Land, i.e., to the territory of present-day Palestine and Israel. Later, however, they changed their minds, and when they saw Jewish communities while passing through Europe, they wanted to forcibly convert them to Christianity. This was associated with brutal massacres, but it is also said about the Holy Land itself that civilians, women, and children were massacred to such an extent that there was blood up to their ankles or sometimes even up to their knees. At least that's what some historical records say.
The violent Christianization of European nations
Furthermore, there were lesser-known historical events, such as the forced Christianization of Europe. There are several examples; these involved Lithuanians, the Baltic states, and Slavs, especially Polabian Slavs, as well as Prussians. These nations were forcibly Christianized. These events are historically proven. It is not talked about much anymore, but it was indeed associated with harsh, violent expeditions. These were also the Crusades. Originally, the soldiers wanted to stop or pass through the Holy Land into the territory of present-day Palestine, but later they changed their minds and said, "Why should we go to Palestine when we still have to Christianize these pagans here?" So, in the end, they changed their minds, turned around, and forcibly Christianized.
The Genocide of the Gnostics and Roman Religious Policy
Also, Gnostics and Gnosticism did not just disappear spontaneously. Indeed, mainly in the seventh century, the Roman Emperor and the ecclesiastical state power jointly decided to commit genocide against pagans and Gnostics throughout the Roman Empire. So it was not a voluntary transition, where these people would voluntarily give up Gnosticism or paganism. Paradoxically, until the seventh century, there was a relative plus-minus tolerance. Even when the emperors issued some decree that only Christianity was allowed – although paganism was officially banned in 325 – it often happened that when a Roman emperor issued a ban on paganism, these bans were simply not enforced. This was quite common, even when the emperors issued such a decree.
The tolerance of the Roman religion towards other cults
Just by the way, for comparison, Roman emperors were quite tolerant when it came to religious freedom. For example, they allowed Jews to freely practice their religion in the territory of present-day Greece and Turkey. There were very large Jewish communities there even in the pre-Christian period. Roman emperors realized that there was no point in using violence and converting Jews to paganism if it was not worth it. So they simply gave the Jews tolerance, letting them freely practice their religion. This also applied to the territory of present-day Palestine, where Jesus Christ lived; this territory was also governed by Roman emperors and the Roman army, but the Jews were clearly guaranteed by the emperor that they did not have to attend pagan rituals and could freely practice Judaism. So this is just a comparison of how tolerant Roman religion was towards other faiths compared to Christianity, which did everything for the genocide of everything that was not Christian.
A critical view of the work of Cyril and Methodius
Other significant crimes of the Catholic Church are the crimes of Cyril and Methodius. Generally, these two gentlemen are mentioned as something very positive, that they brought us some kind of culture, as if they were some kind of positive beings. But the reality is different. Some Christian missionaries were in the territory of Slovakia even before Cyril and Methodius were there, but at that time it worked on a voluntary basis. This means that before, Christianity spread truly voluntarily and, in principle, only a miserable part of the people at that time were Christians. Until then, Christianity was not enforced by force and violence, but we already have very reliable historical records that Cyril and Methodius established a harsh totalitarian dictatorial and very violent system that imposed faith on pagans by force. The document Zakon sudnyj ľudem clearly states that whoever is not willing to convert to Christianity, all property of such a person is confiscated and he is given into slavery. So, in principle, if these people wanted to survive somehow, what else was left for them? They simply had to convert to Christianity. And it certainly wasn't just in the territory of Slovakia and it wasn't just Cyril and Methodius who did it, but in principle all Christian rulers imposed Christianity on pagans in very harsh, indiscriminate and violent ways. It is not as some Christian historians or Christians idealize history, that Christianity was implemented voluntarily. The opposite is true. The society that tolerated religious variability or freedom of religion was formed by Roman pagan emperors, but on the contrary, Christian emperors and rulers practiced absolutely indiscriminate violence.
Christian Roots of Oppression and Parallels with Nazism
Furthermore, Christianity became the foundation of Nazism. This is absolutely clear and without discussion. We have very clear historical records that even in the Papal States – perhaps it was enforced by several Christian rulers, but at least in the Papal States, which were around Rome and the Vatican, it is proven – a very harsh attitude towards Jews was required. These Jews lived in ghettos and did not have the same rights as the majority population. They were marked with a yellow star. They could not do business at all or only in certain professions; they could not work in crafts and could not have guilds. They really experienced very harsh oppression. They were considered second-class citizens, and the Nazis basically invented nothing new, only replacing yellow circles with yellow stars. That was probably the only difference, and in principle, Jews were also considered second-class citizens.
Persecution of Gnostic movements and the Community of Christians
Furthermore, Gnostics were murdered in many or several historical stages. There were certainly several stages of extermination and genocide of Gnostics. There were the so-called Bogomils, Cathars, and so on. However, one should not idealize Gnosticism either. Some philosophies of Gnosticism were not entirely ideal; for example, there was an overly extreme philosophy of fatalism. Not everything was perfect even in Gnostic philosophy, but at least some currents of Gnosticism were incomparably more advanced than traditional Christianity because it was an esoteric philosophy that was not dogmatic. Surprisingly, the Bogomils were allowed to think and think critically, which mainstream Christianity, on the contrary, strictly punishes. Any free thinking or critical questions are strictly forbidden and do not exist there.
As a digression and an interesting fact, the last remnants of the Gnostics still exist today, I think not in Slovakia, but in the Czech Republic. It's called the Community of Christians. They have branches in the largest Czech cities, and from time to time, this Community of Christians also performs rituals there. A friend of mine explained to me that these people are truly non-dogmatic. For example, they are very tolerant of LGBT people, and there isn't the same problem as in Christian churches. They also have rules that they are not allowed to film religious rituals on their mobile phones and then publish them; it is not even allowed to take a photograph of the rituals. Such a rule reminds me a bit of Freemasons, who are secretive, clandestine, and bound by strict secrecy about their rituals. They are very non-transparent; we know nothing about them, and they are very secretive. Rumor has it – at least my friend mentioned it – that recruitment for Freemasons could theoretically take place within the Community of Christians. I'm not claiming this; he only said it as speculation and his opinion that it could theoretically be so. Some of these rituals resemble a classic Christian mass. There are elements of the sacrament of the Eucharist and the altar sacrament; I think some bread is also ritually consumed there. So it resembles Christian rituals, but it's probably not as strongly dogmatic. That's how it works. My friend claimed that some members of this community are somewhat religious fanatics, but in a completely different context than in the Christian sense. They can be people who assertively label their subjective opinion as the only correct one, but in a different sense than in the dogmatic context of the Catholic Church. The Christian community is not a closed community; it is possible to go there freely, to enter and to leave. According to my friend, it is truly free in this sense and not secretive. I don't even know how to get to the Freemasons, it's such a strange and closed community.
The difference in the handling of society: Rome vs. Christianity
Furthermore, I would compare the connection between religion and the state during the Roman period and during Christian totalitarianism, monarchy, or under Christian emperors. The difference was truly enormous. In the Roman Empire, the emperor himself was worshipped as a god, giving him a certain power over religion. Some emperors dictated which specific deities should be worshipped, depending on the emperor's preferences and tendencies. But that was probably the entire way religion was connected to the state. The Christian church functioned completely differently, manipulating all of Christianity in a much stronger way. It is built on obedience: obedience to the ruler and the church equals obedience to God. During the monarchy, the parish priest would scare you with hell if you did not obey the secular ruler, who was divinely crowned by the Pope, which meant it was God's will. In short, the ruler is not to be criticized, and no questions are to be asked. There was no more effective way to control society than manipulation through this most sensitive and supreme principle, that God wants blind obedience from you, and you must not have critical questions about how the ruler governs.
Christianity as a system of total control
There is also a big difference in the manipulation of the pagan religion, which should not be idealized either. It was not perfect, but it was far from being able to manipulate and enslave the population as Christianity did. Paganism was practiced only as a cultural supplement. On the contrary, Christianity was always a religion of existential importance for humans; it was a system that you needed from birth to death. It started with birth and immediate baptism, followed by the use of all church services such as the altar sacrament, regular attendance at masses, and before death, it was the anointing of the sick. If you wanted to have at least some chance of salvation, the church was absolutely existentially important, otherwise you would be afraid of falling into hell, where the Lord God would torture you for ever and ever. So you had to try your best to use the services of the church. Thus, the church had far greater power than the ruler, as it was able to manipulate in this way. The system of the Christian religion had an incomparably more sophisticated way of controlling the population.
The current ambitions of the church and political influence
Even among church representatives or in a certain part of Slovak society, we see that they would like to return to the monarchy with incredible force and reverse into the past. This is an interesting phenomenon in connection with the current cultural wars in Slovakia or the USA. The Catholic Church and the believers themselves openly say that they would like to establish Christian totalitarianism because they are not satisfied with the secular state. Under socialism, the church was partly restricted by state power, but after 1989, there is the exact opposite extreme, where the church dictates to politicians. It is sad that politicians from both the coalition and the opposition obediently listen to what the church says. Whatever the church wishes for, it simply gets. This is how politics works in Slovakia. It is dangerous that the persecuted have become the persecutors. Before, the church was persecuted by communists, now church representatives persecute secular society by forcing their totalitarianism.
The fight against rights and the modern world
We see this in the fierce fight against abortion, contraception, and sex education. Religious fanatics are bothered by children learning about contraception, which is unacceptable for Catholics. For contraception, the Lord God will fry you in hell, so don't even think about it; it's a taboo. We also see fierce opposition to LGBT people. How much evil and hatred is caused by the discussion of registered partnerships or the persecution of transgender people. Paradoxically, even Catholics themselves do not know their own history. As recently as 200 years ago, the church promoted and produced transgender people against their will – these were eunuchs and castrati. Those 10-year-old boys were not asked if they wanted to be castrated for a higher voice. They were, to a certain extent, non-binary people with suppressed characteristics, as the body did not produce testosterone. It is tragicomic that while the church promoted this in the past, people do not remember it now. Ignorance of history is a great evil.
Proposal for a radical change in education
It would be good if the school system were changed from the ground up so that students would know that the Catholic Church has done far more evil than Nazism. If such a generation of politicians were to come to power, they would be clear that they should never associate with the church. The church should not interfere in politics or have privileges. No politician should meet with church officials, and the church should be seen as a clear evil with which one should have nothing to do. Today, however, we see the enormous overwork of regional politicians and mayors in cooperation with the church, although this is not necessary at all.
Comparison with Sharia law and bullying in schools
While Christians complain about Sharia law in Muslim states, the Catholic Church did the same during the monarchy – non-believers were not equal. In the Papal States, Jews were persecuted for religious reasons. The Nazis made only a small change when they based hatred on race, not religion, otherwise it was the same philosophy of intolerance. The Inquisition in Spain and Portugal persecuted both Muslims and Jews and checked converts to see if they were secretly performing other rituals. Today, Christians want to impose this version of Sharia law on secular society. If a Christian does not like abortion, they should not have one, but they should not interfere with secular people. The same applies to contraception, which some Christian doctors refuse to prescribe.
We see here the bullying of secular people, even in the approach to sex education. If a religious fanatic does not want to send their child to this education, they should not. But the system is set up in such a way that even a secular person has to sign for each and every lesson, which is bizarre. It could be a history lesson about prehistoric sexuality, and you already need permission for that. Religious fanatics want to achieve this, and now it is only being curbed by the liberal Minister of Education. If the extreme right with its fanatics were in power, it would be a problem. The extreme right believes in conspiracies that perverted LGBT people change children's orientation or gender, although in practice nothing of the sort has been confirmed. These proposals have a chance to pass in politics.
Hidden bullying and violation of secularism
The amendment to the constitution implies that even a secular person is being bullied. If a fanatic doesn't like the lesson, they shouldn't send their child there, even though it is unethical to deprive a child of education. A parent should not only choose subjects they like; that's not how education works. Proposals to restrict sex education and to bully secular parents with mandatory lectures and consents almost passed in parliament. The cultural wars have only just begun with the amendment to the constitution. Minister Horecký and Mr. Vašečka proposed that parents be informed about everything concerning sexuality and had to give written consent, which is senseless bullying and a lot of extra work. I would suggest that the fanatic proactively inquire, but it should not work the other way around, where a secular person has to take extra steps. It is hidden bullying that questions the secular state. Christians do the same as Muslims – they try to impose their religious nonsense on society and restrict sex education.
Resistance to European values and science
Religious fundamentalists are also concerned about the European Court's ruling on the recognition of same-sex marriages. It is bizarre that they want to interfere in secular matters. If someone doesn't like it, they shouldn't use it. Secular society is tolerant, but religious fanatics do not understand the freedom of secular people. Christians want to establish their version of Sharia law, which we see in the bans on abortions or the persecution of transgender people. Today, transgender people in Slovakia have fewer rights than under socialism, when gender was changed without any problems. Although science has moved forward, religion prevents the updating of laws to scientific knowledge. If a fanatic doesn't like transitions, they shouldn't use them, no one is forcing them.
The power of political egregors and the influence of media propaganda
So I would return to the issue of egregors in politics. Even I, as a person who meditates very intensely, sometimes fall for media propaganda. This happened, for example, in connection with the events and those big comedies or fights in the Slovak Parliament. I also fell for some information from the mainstream media, where it was said that certain politicians wanted to have their own amnesty and that it was a mafia state. In the end, however, I very carefully and thoroughly looked at all the available information, which was proven by both sides. Subsequently, I subjected everything to a very strong critical analysis and in the end it really turned out that it was very disgusting and nasty propaganda on the part of the media. It is not a mafia state and it is really nothing undemocratic. It is not about supporting corruption. I really think that we can all sleep peacefully, but I will talk about this issue somewhere else.
Of course, I also apologize for how I reported on this political situation in the previous video. Yes, I also fell for the media a bit. As for the issue of so-called penitents, it works like this: Slovakia has simply moved to the ordinary average center within European law and the European Union. I don't think that the very act of moving closer to the European standard of Western democratic states is a problem. As for the penitents, they are simply forbidden to lie, so it's no tragedy. In Western states, it is completely natural that penitents are simply not allowed to lie, even though they were allowed to do so until now. I don't think it's a tragedy if something like this was approved, but we see what huge, disgusting passions, hatred, and malice it has aroused. Some people now have unnecessary mental health problems just because they mistakenly believe that their government is a mafia, when there is no evidence to suggest such a thing. However, I will present a detailed analysis in another video and in another part, not directly here.
Humility, admitting mistakes, and emotional resilience
I am one of the few humble people who can admit their mistakes. In that one video, I rejected 80% of media propaganda, but there were also a few inaccuracies. Perhaps in about 20% of it, I fell for the media's tricks, and that's why I have to be a very humble person. Especially because I fell for the initial emotion. Only then did I start to critically examine it and took more time to find out how things really are. Even though I am very resistant to egregors, their power is truly enormous. They can do incredible things, especially if strong emotions are pumped into them to extremes. How then can an ordinary person resist these egregors and propaganda about a mafia state or similar nonsense that absolutely does not align with real hard data? It is an absolute and sensible phantasmagoria that may suit someone in political struggles, but it is not based on truth. I ask, what can an ordinary person do against such an egregore when even I, although very experienced in meditation techniques, perceived it this way? It was simply something absurd. We could talk about it in much more detail, maybe I'll come back to it in another part of the video.
The Controversy of Biblical Translations and the Topic of Homosexuality
To get back to the topic, lately I've been quite interested in the issue of homosexuality, or rather, Bible translations on this controversial topic. We can call it that because, although I might not care since I'm not a Christian, given that it's a strong political issue and politics essentially revolves around cultural wars, I've been focusing on it more. It's quite strange and paradoxical that even theology itself isn't against the church having a more accommodating stance towards LGBT people, but the Christian egregore is far stronger than common sense. These egregors are so strong that there's practically no room for discussion on these topics. There are indeed very high-quality theological works on homosexuality, but the only problem is that they are not known to the public or Christians at all. And even if they knew about them, they would hardly spread further because the power of the egregore is immense.
In the article I was addressing, I tried to briefly summarize the following: there is a generally known consensus among experts and Bible translators that, especially in the Old Testament, in the book of Leviticus, homosexuality is not actually discussed. Those biblical verses are meant to refer to marital infidelity, or adultery, and do not allude to homosexuality. Nevertheless, Bible translations are manipulated, and some Christians do not mind at all using a falsified version. Another interesting thing is to trace the history of Bible translations regarding homosexuality. The older the version, the less it talks about homosexuality, or those passages are translated less clearly. Conversely, the newer the version, the more explicitly it mentions it, which is also a remarkable point of interest. However, it is probably useless to explain this to religious fanatics; they probably don't care at all. Especially Protestants vehemently object, claiming they are the correct ones and follow the Bible 100%, but they are no longer interested in whether they have it translated correctly. This is strange; they contradict themselves, and certainly no one will rush to correct these editions. If religious fanatics were able to use at least a little reason, perhaps such unnecessary divisions of society in the area of cultural wars simply would not exist.
Hermeneutics and sexuality in the context of antiquity
Another interesting fact is that in prehistoric culture, society viewed sexuality in a radically different way. The scientific discipline of hermeneutics also serves this purpose, teaching us to interpret old texts in the context of their time to understand them correctly. Although the Bible mentions the topic of homosexuality, it is in a completely different context, because at that time homosexuality was something like a strong fashion trend. It was present in the population about as often as contraception is used today; in prehistoric cultures, it was literally a substitute for contraception. Homosexuality was then discussed in an absolutely different context than in our modern understanding of sexual orientation. Religious fanatics or conservative Christians like to interpret the Bible in their own way, but they forget that it must be viewed in the context of the time when people viewed sexuality completely differently.
Even during the reign of Emperor Justinian, homosexuality among bishops was very common and manifested itself in an ostentatious way. These relationships were so common that Emperor Justinian had their genitals cut off – not only bishops but also laymen. The bishops must have had really ostentatious relationships for this to be discovered and for such a punishment to follow. Emperor Justinian was probably the first very harsh activist fighting against homosexuality. He defended his harshness with theology during the period of the migration of nations, which historians associate with the decline of the Roman Empire in the sixth century. Justinian invented the theory that if he eradicated homosexuality, the Roman Empire would prosper. It is very strange that in this period the persecution of homosexuality was not an initiative of the church, but of the secular ruler himself. Many Catholics do not know their own history and do not realize that this attitude did not primarily come from the church. The Catholic Church has simply falsified its history in thousands of ways. The current harsh anti-LGBT stance that prevails in the church is in fact historically an initiative of secular power and the ruler, which is surprising.
Historical testimonies and linguistic analyses
There is a huge number of quality scientific publications on homosexuality in ancient Rome and Greece. An interesting example is a Roman historian who described the biographies of emperors in detail, including their intimate lives. When he wrote about Emperor Claudius, he described him as strange or weird because he never had any relationship with a man. At that time, the culture was completely different; the one who did not have a same-sex partner-sexual experience was considered strange. Today it is exactly the opposite, and the one who has such an experience is considered strange. Cultural pressures were radically different then. Of course, antiquity was not ideal either; there were phenomena where parents could force their son into prostitution for money. Sexual abuse happened on a large scale, and this era should not be idealized in any way. But the current opposite extreme of strong homophobic sentiments in society is not good either. If we have a big problem in parliament to approve even registered partnerships, it is a huge extreme.
In my article, I also pay great attention to the term arsenokoitai, which is a New Testament term associated with the topic of homosexuality. This term is very abstract and difficult to translate. Tertullian translated it into Latin as masculorum concubitores. It is interesting to observe the word concubitor in Latin sources; in simplified terms, it referred to a person who ordered gay prostitution. This in no way falls under the current broad understanding of homosexuality. One thing is objective truth and scientific knowledge, but on the other hand, there is an extremely strong protection of the egregore, due to which such information does not even reach ordinary believers. Christians wage cultural wars to the death, without realizing that they do not know the history of their own church or the correct translations of the Bible, to which they refer. Conservative theologians prefer not to deal with these translations, because they would have to come to the same conclusions, so studies on this topic are more likely to be found among more liberal theologians or professors of philosophy. For example, a very high-quality work was published by an American professor who clearly explains in the Letter to the Romans that the passages interpreted by church fathers such as Tertullian or John Chrysostom actually concerned gay prostitution in pagan temples, and not homosexuality as such.
Psychology of Egregors and Meditation Techniques
Unfortunately, it is a big problem for our society to start being guided by real common sense; we are unfortunately very far from that. The power of egregors is so strong that even though there are facts and studies, the information does not reach the ordinary believers and society remains divided due to ignorance. It is more comfortable for believers to get on the established train of the Christian egregore, because critical thinking requires a lot of energy and going against the current is practically impossible. Liberal priest Tomáš Petráček is right when he says that the Bible practically does not talk about homosexuality in today's sense. The perception of sexuality at that time was so different that any hints in the text cannot be linked to the modern context.
Psychology is a backward science in this regard, as it does not deal with the egregore, even though it affects every person every day. It is insidious and manipulative when everyone thinks they have formed their religious opinion freely. Freedom is often just a false appearance, and this is what psychology should be concerned with. The concept of the egregore should be the most frequently used word in psychology. Science should focus on how to resist manipulation and how to get closer to free will. Meditation techniques can help, for example, the meditation of emptying the mind mentioned in Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. With it, you take control of your mind and find that free will is not a given, as it is difficult to control your own subconscious. Try to sit down and think about nothing; you won't last five minutes before distracting thoughts start to emerge. I also made a podcast about how to achieve an empty mind. It may sound depressing, but it is very positive – it means having your mind under control and freeing yourself from distracting influences that hinder concentration. This helps to at least temporarily break away from the egregores in whose energy we all swim. When you master this technique, you enter a state of bliss and higher vibrations, which shifts attention to the higher chakras.
The effort to unify and critically perceive the truth
In this way, one can free oneself from the struggles that egregors force us into – whether it's the side of alternative or mainstream media. These things artificially divide and polarize us into two political camps, which I really don't like. The situation in politics is not black and white, and one should not be politicized by hateful propaganda. We are composed of two identities – consciousness and unconsciousness. During meditation, you realize that controlling the unconscious is not easy, although it may be more important than consciousness. However, with honest training, it can be managed, and then you can also do more advanced techniques.
My spiritual blogs and podcasts about politics are actually deeply spiritual, because every single comment is aimed at not dividing us, but uniting us. I draw attention to hoaxes and disinformation in both types of media that pit society against each other. I try to independently and impartially assess who is right in a given matter. When we realize that the truth is colorful and not black and white, we can perceive ourselves as beings who know how to connect and not just divide.
Media propaganda and political passions in parliament
But in this part, I will focus mainly on politics and political events. Again, in view of this, I will return to the fight in the Slovak Parliament. Igor Matovič managed to unleash very strong passions, which the media also picked up very intensely. They let themselves be drawn into these passions of Matovič. Really, the hoaxes that Igor Matovič spread, or even the media themselves, which took them from him, were absolutely over the line. I really have to humbly admit that I, too, fell for these things at least in some part, an estimated 20%.
Now I would really like to calm this situation down. Nothing terrible was really approved in that parliament. Nothing terrible was really approved there. The worst thing that was approved were the Beneš decrees. Even though even there, hoaxes were exaggerated in the sense that it would not be possible to discuss the topic of the Beneš decrees at all. The media spread such hoaxes. It is absolutely and clearly a pure hoax. In this matter, politicians who should react to these hoaxes also made a big mistake. Even government politicians should communicate these things better, because then they cannot be surprised that their preferences are falling.
Analysis of the Beneš Decrees and the Hungarian Minority
So I'll start a little bit from the end. I'll start by talking about what are perhaps the least important things, the Beneš Decrees. Personally, I am not an expert on the Beneš Decrees and I cannot comment on them in a more professional way. However, regardless of the truth about the Beneš Decrees, it can be perceived that the Hungarian minority did not like the attitude of the current coalition. It is very strange that the coalition is against opening these Beneš Decrees and claims that it is to avoid worsening relations between Slovaks and Hungarians. But the opposition claims the same thing, arguing that opening the Beneš Decrees should, on the contrary, improve Slovak-Hungarian relations.
I will not judge this. In any case, it is a fact that the current coalition has done completely unnecessary extra work with those Beneš decrees. It can only unnecessarily discourage voters of Hungarian nationality and, on the contrary, it will very significantly and strongly help Šimečka in terms of preferences. Moreover, immediately after the amendment to the law, Michal Šimečka invited a representative of the Hungarian political party to the protest. By doing so, he certainly significantly and dominantly addressed Hungarian voters. Hungarian voters will certainly now very significantly vote for the Progressive Slovakia party after it gave space to the Hungarian political party at the protest.
The political marketing of Michal Šimečka and the role of a martyr
Of course, that Hungarian political party will not be voted for by the Hungarians themselves, because it simply has no chance of getting into parliament, but Michal Šimečka has made a rather clever new move. In this way, he at least pretends to care about Hungarian citizens and to fight for their interests. He is even a martyr now and suffers for fighting for the interests of Hungarians. In fact, these hoaxes were spread through the media, which uncritically took them from Michal Šimečka. He claimed that Fico wanted to put him in jail because of this amendment to the law. In no way. This amendment to the law on the Beneš Decrees certainly does not mean that they could not be discussed at all. It certainly does not even imply that the police could retroactively prosecute Michal Šimečka for such a thing.
From a purely legal point of view, this is complete nonsense. But it suits the media. Journalists are not stupid either and they know very well that it is a hoax, but sometimes they are very happy to spread these political hoaxes. Sometimes they completely censor some things, for example, press conferences of top government politicians that they simply don't like. For example, if a politician boasts about the successes he has achieved, such a press conference will not be published in the media under any circumstances. But on the contrary, some demonstrable hoaxes spread by Michal Šimečka were further spread by the media as facts without pointing out that it was simply a hoax. In this way, Michal Šimečka beautifully made himself a martyr and it will fantastically boost his preferences again. Slovaks are so easily manipulated that when a politician plays the martyr, everyone will immediately admire him and vote for him like crazy. And when this was combined with protests, where Michal Šimečka openly invited the Hungarian party, I think his preferences will skyrocket and be fantastic. All Hungarians will now vote for the Progressive Slovakia party, that's absolutely clear. In addition, Hungarians will consider Šimečka to be some suffering person who suffers because he fights for them. That's how it will sound. Of course, in reality, Šimečka doesn't care about Hungarians, but outwardly, from a purely marketing point of view, it looks quite nice, as if he cares about them. On the contrary, the coalition unnecessarily messed things up with Hungarians with absolutely unnecessary overwork. It was not at all necessary to unnecessarily divide society with those Beneš decrees, whether to fight for them or against them.
Reconstruction of the Whistleblower Protection Office and the Čurilovci case
Furthermore, the constitutional amendment included the reconstruction of the abolition of the Whistleblower Protection Office. In the media, hoaxes were spread again that this actually meant the abolition of this office. Nothing is simply being abolished, it is a reconstruction of this office. But the media, of course, likes to scare its readers like this. They also like the hoaxes of the opposition, and in this they are really brilliant. Nothing is really being abolished. As for the amendment to the law in this area, Ms. Dlugošová criticized the most that the protection of whistleblowers will only apply to a hierarchically superior employee. This means that if a subordinate employee discovers corruption in their superior, then that protection applies. Which is really good and correct, because otherwise it can be very easily abused.
It is very absurd that the Čurilovci received whistleblower protection on the basis that they filed a criminal complaint against the Inspectorate Office. Imagine if every single police officer received such protection. Every single police officer can say that. Imagine that a police officer commits a crime, either a felony or a misdemeanor. That police officer will logically be investigated by the Inspectorate Office, which is responsible for police officers' misdemeanors. And now that police officer says: "I don't like the Inspectorate Office. I believe there is some corruption or something bad is happening there. I feel that the inspector from the Inspectorate Office is somehow wronging me, so I will file a criminal complaint against him." But now I have my person at the Special Prosecutor's Office and I will ask him to grant me protection. Well, in principle, according to the law in force until now, any investigated police officer would have to be immediately dismissed from the police force, even if it is not proven whether he is guilty. His service in the police force is suspended until it is investigated.
The Minister's Legal Procedure and the Absurd Abuse of Immunity
Based on this, Minister Šutaj Eštok acted completely naturally and in accordance with the law. He suspended the Čurilovci officers, which is absolutely correct and a standard procedure, as would be done with any other police officer. However, they, of course, abused the law by immediately filing a criminal complaint against the inspection service, and this was immediately used as a pretext for them to receive protection. But that is actually completely absurd. You can only receive protection in relation to your superior, but not against another institution on the grounds that you are being investigated by the inspection service. That is completely upside down. By this logic, if every single police officer had the same protection as the Čurilovci officers, then no police officer could be suspended from duty according to the law.
If a police officer committed any crime, for example, if they unlawfully shot someone – and we had such a case in Slovakia where one police officer shot another – then if such a police officer had the same protection at the Special Prosecutor's Office as the Čurilovci, they would automatically receive protection and their superior could not fire them. This is something completely absurd. If every police officer had such immunity, they would essentially be un-dismissible from employment, no matter what crime they committed. It is a great pity that the current coalition does not communicate such a matter in more detail to the public at a press conference. I had to gather information with great difficulty. I listened to both sides and subjected it to strict critical analysis. Based on such nonsense, protection cannot be granted; it is an absolute abuse of the law. The creators of that law never assumed that it could be abused in such an absurd way.
The Tesco case and links to the Special Prosecutor's Office
The law is currently set up in such a way that if I felt my employer wanted to fire me, I would pretend to have discovered corruption in some completely unrelated institution, for example, in Tesco, even if I were a state employee. I would go to a Tesco store and claim that an employee was stealing their property. Based on that, I could have whistleblower protection, and my employer wouldn't be able to fire me because some friendly prosecutor from the Special Prosecutor's Office, with whom I am connected and have acquaintances, would grant it to me. I would be on first-name terms with those prosecutors. All those Čurilovci were on first-name terms with the Special Prosecutor's Office. They were basically buddies. A buddy would immediately give me protection, and even if I were a bad employee who did terrible things, my employer wouldn't be able to do anything to me.
It is so absurd that they were granted whistleblower protection in this way. It is an outrage. The fact that journalists can defend such a thing is absolutely unbelievable. Even if the Čurilovci were innocent, the law on the police force automatically applies, stating that the police officer's service must be suspended. It must be suspended, he cannot be a direct member of the force and cannot go to work. Period, no discussion, that's how it is. It was very strange that Ms. Dlugošová ran around all the media. I watched several interviews with her and she always got most upset about the new version of the law. She was in favor of granting protection to someone even in such absurd cases. She clearly stood up for the Čurilovci and explained that she was on their side. The law is constructed extremely bizarrely and probably no one thought it could be abused in this way. Under normal circumstances, you cannot get such bizarre protection, you have to have friends. The Čurilovci were on first-name terms with the prosecutors of the special prosecutor's office and publicly boasted about it. There were 30 prosecutors, it was like one family, where everyone was on first-name terms with everyone. They were friends, so it went smoothly even under such absurd circumstances. Properly, that prosecutor should also be criminally prosecuted for bending the law and abusing his power in this way. Because of this, the media is now stirring up huge emotions about some mafia state just because an office is being reconstructed. It is something absurd and to talk about mafia in this context is outright scaring society. I am now really scared and disoriented about what mafia is ruling us here in Slovakia, it's insane. But propaganda has enormous power, and people will swallow anything.
Plea bargains and the European standard in criminal law
Another thing that probably stirred up the most emotions was the issue of so-called penitents being essentially forbidden to lie. This is a completely ordinary, common European standard. If a judge wants to take into account the testimony of a penitent, they must first be sure that the person is not lying. It cannot be a person who has lied in serious matters. The law defines it as follows: if the person lies anywhere outside of court or outside of police questioning, such a lie is not taken into account. This only applies to witness testimonies and police interrogations. If the penitent lies then, and not in detail, but in a serious matter, only then is their testimony not taken into account. And this caused the greatest passions.
Because of this, Igor Matovič started spreading the story that Tibor Gašpar was arranging an amnesty for himself, which is absolutely absurd. The idea of some mobster arranging an amnesty sounds very sexy and can stir up emotions. Igor Matovič succeeded in stirring up emotions in these matters. Even the media jumped on his bandwagon and amplified those already very strong passions. But these were clearly hoaxes and disinformation. Igor Matovič is probably aware himself that all those penitents who testified against Smer are liars. He himself is convinced of this, and that's why there were such huge comedies in parliament. But this also casts a very bad light on the opposition itself. It looks as if the opposition was 100% aware that all those penitents involved in cases against Smer are liars. It will now sound stupid that the opposition has exposed itself. As if the lies of the penitents suited them for political reasons, to get Smer members into jail at all costs, regardless of the fairness of the process.
Justice and comparison with Western countries
It caused huge passions and eventually it was found that it was a hoax and disinformation. So there is no need to worry that there will be no justice in Slovakia, because it is a completely ordinary and standard thing. In fact, some developed European countries do not have the institution of a penitent at all. The fact that someone reports someone and gets an advantage for it does not exist at all in some Western countries. Here in Slovakia it still exists, but now those penitents have to tell the truth. The judge can no longer take into account a penitent who has lied in very serious matters. This is a completely ordinary standard in ordinary Western countries.
And now, because of this, Igor Matovič and all the media are spreading the word that there is some mobster who wants to grant himself amnesty just because an amendment to the law has been passed. This amendment only changes some bizarre rules in Slovak law to an ordinary, common standard, which is the average in the European Union. Because of this, there is now fear of the mafia. In this way, emotions are stirred up, and people can even be psychologically devastated by the idea that such brazen mobsters are granting themselves amnesty, when these are simply ordinary hoaxes. They really are just ordinary hoaxes. In this way, society is unnecessarily divided, and we Slovaks are slapping ourselves. It's such self-slapping and self-flagellation, that we are the worst nation in the world because we have such a government. And yet, the media invented this only for the sake of political battles, because it suits them. They are scaring the public with hoaxes about the political mafia in power granting themselves amnesty. It's not true. It's not true.
The real mafia and the plundering of national parks
On the contrary, the real mafia, which was in power, manifested itself, for example, in the amendment to the Nature Protection Act under Prime Minister Eduard Heger. At that time, as anti-corruption activists, we informed all MPs in detail, and every single MP, at least knowingly, handed over the national parks to the real mafia – fake environmental NGOs. These demonstrably embezzle EU funds in such a way that 1% goes to nature protection and the rest goes to unknown places, probably falling into various corrupt pockets. At that time, the national parks were really, demonstrably and verifiably handed over to such a mafia, which could gain even more from it.
Mafia connections have been openly proven there. Jaromír Šíbl, a direct member of this organized criminal group, de facto approved such laws for his organization. They already earn enough, but this way they could earn much more from embezzlement, because it involved the transfer of land to the Ministry of the Environment. They had their people and officials there who could quickly approve various subsidies so that the corruption network would run smoothly and easily. I myself was surprised that those MPs had no problem voting for it without any questions. It is true that many probably followed the media, and they promoted it terribly as a wonderful law for nature. So perhaps their conscience didn't bother them that much, because the media has enormous power. When the media supported it, the MPs didn't really care about moral and ethical issues. But with full knowledge, really with absolutely full knowledge, every single MP voted for an open crime. Then such big comedies in parliament would be justified. Then it would really be justified to create such big emotions and agitation, it would have real justification. Every MP who voted for it handed over the national parks to the mafia. The media has enormous power, and although I informed them about everything, there was no willingness to write about these things, because the journalists themselves profit from these corrupt schemes. The newspaper editorial offices themselves can financially benefit nicely from it.
The conscience of the MPs, religious fanaticism and the conclusion
You know, it works like this for MPs: it's really worth it for them to vote against their conscience. When an MP has a salary of about 8,000 euros, what are we basically talking about here? That needs no comment. For such a salary, it's worth it for them to deny their conscience. Moreover, it's tragicomic that a bunch of religious fanatics voted for it. They promised they were good and pure people who absolutely hated corruption and wouldn't steal a single euro. And what law did they vote for? There's that disgusting slime, for example, MP Krátky, who also voted for that very unfortunate amendment to the constitution. Such disgusting slime, who talks about how clean he is, how he has an aversion to corruption and that he is a saint, but he was the first to vote for such things. He even voted with great pride to hand over national parks to the mafia. That's an amazing level of disgustingness squared.
Unfortunately, in today's society, everything is turned upside down. The biggest religious fanatics and corrupt individuals pretend to be the best elite and ethically-minded people, but the opposite is true. The disgusting slipperiness of MP Krátky was repulsive long before, but he became famous for this unfortunate amendment to the law. Even then, I felt absolute disgust towards that person. If the media wanted to and told the public everything they know about Matovič, and revealed his corruption scandals, Igor Matovič would never get into parliament again. It is true that journalists do not fight as aggressively for the OĽaNO party as they do for Progressive Slovakia. There, they are literally fighters who would defend Progressive Slovakia even in corruption scandals. That's what happened when Michal Šimečka was removed from the post of Deputy Speaker of Parliament – then journalists aggressively and directly defended his corruption. In connection with OĽaNO, journalists do not go to such extremes, but they help Matovič a lot by promoting him and concealing his corruption scandals. Especially when there is a double conflict of interest, where corrupt groups in the field of nature protection directly pay journalists. Then there is nothing to discuss, newsrooms are paid with corrupt money and have no reason to criticize Matovič for corruption, of which they themselves are a part. Why would they do that? But if the whole truth really came to light, the public would be very surprised. Such utterly trash parties that belong in the bin like OĽaNO would in no way get into parliament, and I believe that more normal political parties would have a chance. That is the most tragicomic – Igor Matovič pretends to be a fighter against corruption, but I, who see behind the scenes, know that OĽaNO has stolen far more money than Smer. The reform of national parks was the second Gorilla case and is linked to OĽaNO. Igor Matovič literally brought the mafia into parliament. It's not a hyperbole, it's literally the truth. Some specific MPs were directly connected to that mafia and the others voted only out of loyalty.
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News interview with Zoroslav Kollár and the question of objectivity
And then I would like to comment on Zoroslav Kollár. It's quite strange that a great investigative journalist interviewed Zoroslav Kollár, but they didn't ask him about the most important thing, which is his cases. It's very interesting that Aktuality didn't want to interview him on this topic. Personally, I think that those journalists would probably fail in their arguments and would rather try to compromise Zoroslav Kollár as much as possible. As for things like these cases, journalists are certainly not naive and they know very well that the Čurillovci became famous for false accusations, including the one against Zoroslav Kollár. So asking him about these things probably wouldn't even make sense.
Otherwise, it's quite cowardly to conduct an interview that lasted more than an hour and not ask him once about the cases for which he was convicted. It was quite strange, and it's bizarre to edit the interview to only include what you like and what suits you. That's one side of it, but on the other hand, Zoroslav Kollár himself has been spreading quite a lot of hoaxes lately. Whether it's about the State Secretary of the Ministry of the Environment, about whom he spreads completely unverified nonsense. I don't even know where he got that various misinformation, whether he just copied it from some Denník N, or what it was. For example, he made quite a fool of himself in that regard.
Disinformation in political statements and the motivations of Zoroslav Kollár
He recently embarrassed himself by claiming that Janka Bittó Cigániková and Richard Sulík want to move to the Hlas-SD party, because both of them have denied and questioned it so far. So that's probably not true. He also talked about some communication between Igor Matovič and other people, which was also strange. It was probably more or less fake communication, but something in it must have been true. When I saw Igor Matovič shortly after he reacted to Zoroslava Kollár's press conference, I noticed from his non-verbal communication that he was not completely fine. So even if the communication itself could have been falsified in some way, its basis was probably true. It was clear that Igor Matovič did not have a clear conscience, which was quite strange.
A big problem for Zoroslav Kollár is also that he does not have pure reasons for entering politics. He probably sees it only as a form of revenge for being falsely accused. It is true that he was falsely accused, that is a fact. The Čurilla group did not conduct any normal investigations and mostly dealt with false accusations, for which they were experts. In this sense, it is certainly true. On the other hand, Zoroslav Kollár's motivation is probably not pure intentions to help other people, but purely revenge against the people who put him in jail. We will see if his preferences will decrease or increase and whether some dissatisfied voters from the current coalition will switch to him.
Media campaign against the Club of Slovak Tourists and suspicions of bias
Furthermore, I would like to comment on the intense case of the Slovak Tourist Club and its management in connection with the occupancy of rented cottages. It must be realized that these cottages represent a huge business. People who have lost contracts will now shout very loudly and will certainly not like it, which is logical. However, the attacks against the Slovak Tourist Club seem a bit far-fetched to me. Even if not everything in the Slovak Tourist Club is perfect and good, it seems to me that the media is already overdoing it with aggressive campaigning against it. This campaigning has really crossed healthy boundaries and it seems strange to me.
I am very resistant to any propaganda, and warning lights always flash for me when I see an overly aggressive and intense media campaign. It immediately evokes something purposeful and manipulative, as if the media were campaigning for someone or against someone, which is perfectly clear in this example. I don't like it when big campaigns are run in politics, where we have seen quite disgusting cases. For example, in the case of a simple car accident involving the head of the secret service, the media wrote about almost nothing else. Yet, it's a tiny detail that can happen to anyone, that they have a car accident somewhere. Car accidents are a completely common thing, but this one was slowly made into the biggest scandal in the history of Slovak politics. Such stoning seemed far-fetched to me. I see something similar here, when the head of the Club of Slovak Tourists was linked to politics and accused of having connections to the Ministry of the Environment. Yet, these are truly separate institutions that have nothing in common and do not influence each other. However, the media wrote all sorts of nonsense like this.
The mountain chalet business and energy hoaxes about ETS2
It should be noted that this business is for both sides. The original operators of the cottages, who were used to very easily earned money, will of course cry because they are frustrated by the loss of a literal gold mine. On the contrary, for the new administrators it is also a gold mine and they will count hundreds of thousands of euros, if not millions, per month, as huge thousands of people pass through there annually. Zoroslav Kollár certainly does not have pure intentions, he just wants to heal his grievances and injuries in politics, which is not a good motivation. This is certainly not a service to the public interest, I am just mentioning it as an aside to the topic.
Next, I will comment on ETS2 emission allowances. Here we see that some corrupt media outlets have been very optimistic about them. They claimed that it would be perfectly fine and that it was basically just an insignificant input value for energy prices, which they said was not a problem at all. I even saw a headline on Aktuality.sk that thanks to these allowances, energy could theoretically become even cheaper, which is amazing wisdom. Aktuality.sk is demonstrably paid by the European Commission, so it is logical that they must defend its policies. The payment mechanism is not direct, but goes through non-governmental organizations dealing with nature protection, through which money from the European Commission is poured into the media. These then, of course, spread propaganda.
Criticism from analysts and legal uncertainty regarding price caps
I read articles on Aktualiny about the ETS2 topic, where they interviewed two experts, but in my opinion, both were liars and manipulators who only took what suited them out of context. From Slovakia, it was a Mr. Potočár, a big promoter of the entire Green Deal and a profiteering analyst. He claims how great it is that we will have additional taxes and spreads hoaxes that it will not increase energy prices. The opposite is true. There are analyses from several institutions, including an honest analysis by analyst Tomáš Kovanda. He drew data on price increases from several top world institutions and banks. It was not just some superficial analysis or subjective bluff, but information from relevant sources, according to which there would be a rocket increase in energy prices, which is certainly true.
Hoaxes were spread on Aktualiny that there was nothing to fear because the European Commission had promised to try to regulate prices. The problem is that the European Commission has only verbally admitted a hypothetical cap, but refuses to guarantee it legally. States are required to introduce permits without the possibility of disregarding them later, but the European Commission has only made a verbal promise without commitment. The analyst did not say the "B" that this promise is not legally binding anywhere on paper. Since the European Union does not plan to give itself a legal commitment to cap prices, it is quite clear that prices will shoot up like a rocket.
Media lobbying, Green Deal and corruption in Ukraine
In the field of ecology, hoaxes spread very easily, especially through media outlets like Aktuality, which are paid for by the non-governmental sector in the field of nature conservation. Recently, there was a major scandal in the Netherlands where investigative journalists revealed that the role of some NGOs is to conduct media lobbying for the Green Deal on behalf of the European Commission. In this area, there was even public advertising, and the NGO promoting the Green Deal admitted to drawing subsidies. Aktuality had advertising from an organization that spread climate alarmism and fear of climate change, so they are clearly paid for it. Even more insidious is hidden advertising, where a journalist writes a supposedly independent article and quotes independent analysts, while concealing that there may be money behind it from dubious organizations. We don't know what is happening behind the scenes to promote the Green Deal.
Next, I will comment on corruption in Ukraine. I personally perceive the corruption scandal in Ukraine as an extremely positive thing, exactly the opposite of most people. It is very good that corruption is being addressed there. When it starts to be addressed, scandals will naturally break out, but it is positive that the president himself has taken anti-corruption measures and got rid of his closest associates. If nothing happened and no one was arrested, then that would be a problem.
Alternative scene, Russian propaganda and sanctions
Personally, I don't follow alternative media very much, although there are some moderate and decent ones that interview someone sane. For example, on the Hlavné správy portal, it seems that they have at least calmed down a bit and are more decent than before. Perhaps they learned from the affair with Russian agents, for which a Hlavné správy employee was legally convicted. Maybe they cut themselves off from Russian money and act more freely. I don't follow all the news there, but on their YouTube channel, they occasionally interview someone normal, for example, in the field of motoring or banking. The person from banking talked about emission allowances and cited hard data, not conspiracies. It's not entirely black and white, and sometimes you can find meaningful things there.
However, I strongly criticize some more radical alternative media. For this disinformation scene, the biggest sin of the European Union is that it wants sanctions against Russia. These desolate people are not at all interested in Russian aggression against Ukraine and the fact that the war can end with a single order from Vladimir Putin. Russia is waging an aggressive war, but they are more concerned about the sanctions of European leaders. Some alternative media seem to me to be directly paid by the Russian embassy, and I have evidence for that. I communicated with former alternative media employee Peter Králik, who openly told me about suspicious funding from Russia. They have much more money, including black money, than they declare. Russian propaganda makes Ukraine the aggressor and Russia the victim. Even analyst Eduard Chmelár defends Russian aggression with great enthusiasm, and in my opinion, he does not do it for free. In his argumentation, he confuses the aggressor and the victim, which is quite strange.
Stop Corruption Foundation and the Phenomenon of Political Saviors
Now I will also criticize the second opinion camp, specifically the Stop Corruption Foundation. It is tragicomic when you follow their arguments. They try to claim that they are also critical of Progressive Slovakia and that they are transparent because they wrote an article about Michal Šimečka's corruption. However, when you read their statement, they basically just defend him. They downplay, minimize, and defend his corruption. Basically, they say that if Michal Šimečka steals, it's okay, but if a Smer member does, it's a problem. I cannot agree with such double standards. Either we have the same standard for everyone, or we don't.
I would like to return to Zoroslav Kollár. He is a self-proclaimed savior who claims that previous politicians did everything wrong and that he is the only one who has the patent on the truth, which is quite funny. We have had many such saviors in politics. Igor Matovič also claimed that he would do politics better than Robert Fico, and we know that it ended badly. His politics were chaotic, conflictual, and his government had significantly more corruption scandals than Smer. That beautifully showed how he could do politics "better". We have had enough of such self-proclaimed saviors, so I am extremely critical of any new one who claims they could do it better.