"The organizers of the protest action delivered an ultimatum to the administration of the president," - reads the headline of an article published by the Georgian information publication "MediaNews" January 4, 2013.
"Today, in Tbilisi, in front of the presidential palace was held the protest action for the resignation of President Mikhail Saakashvili. A Chairman of the political party "Tetrebi" Temur Shashiashavili gave an ultimatum to the president's office, including 8 points, signed by 50 non-governmental organizations, well-known public officials and representatives of civil society.
Opponents of the President welcomed the ultimatum with 850 thousand signatures by applause, "- says the article.
At the same time, a political scientist Vazha Beridze believes that "the resignation of President Mikhail Saakashvili will not affect positively on the image of the country and the new government."
His words are quoted in the same article, -"The international community will not accept the resignation of President Saakashvili adequately "- Vazha Beridze" January 4, 2013.
We should remind that in the major cities of Georgia, demanding the resignation of President Mikhail Saakashvili have been held protest actions. At the request of the organizers, Saakashvili's presidential term has expired on January 5, but without permission to change the Constitution, he extended the term, and after January 5, his presidency will be unlawful.
Literally Vazha Beridze said: "Despite the fact that the source of power are people, and their opinion is crucial, do not think that the protest actions with the collected signatures, demanding the resignation of the President may lead to a result, they should not lead to the result. The international community will not accept the resignation of the President adequately, and the West will push forward the formal side, which is written in the Constitution. In accordance with the Constitution presidential term is defined to 2013. If Saakashvili remains in office until October, it will be better for the country. "
But what is the benefit for the country- that is for Georgia, if it still continues to pay tribute of blood to the mother country - the United States of America? In Afghanistan recently has been killed one more Georgian soldier - Sergeant George Kikadze. This is stated in the article "" The selflessness of the Georgian Sergeant will not pass in vain "- the U.S. ambassador," published by the Georgian data portal "Georgia Online" January 5, 2013.
Prime Minister of Georgia Bidzina Ivanishvili, the Defense Minister Irakli Alasania, representatives of the parliamentary majority and the opposition, of course, do not miss the chance for self-PR and trumpeted in the media their condolences.
But U.S. Ambassador Richard Norland on this occasion conducted himself more than strange. On the one hand, he said hackneyed words of condolence, on the other hand, the same words he had spoken before, on the occasion of the death of many other Georgian soldiers in Iraq or Afghanistan, and the question arises: if the U.S. is sincerely mourning for the death of the Georgians, why they make the Georgian authorities send them to be killed?
More than strange seem the words of the U.S. ambassador, "Georgian, American soldiers or representatives of other countries sacrifice themselves in order to achieve the most important goal, which is peace and freedom. Today it is really hard for the family of the victim to take it, but over time they will realize for which was killed a member of their family and will realize that his selflessness was not in vain. "
Another Georgian information publication "Caucasian data portal" in the article "Bidzina Ivanishvili: We should try to make the service of our soldiers to be as safe as possible" on January 5, 2013 quoted the Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili, "This man sacrificed himself for the sake of the motherland. Together with the forces of the international community, he defended not only his country, but also the security of the foreign country, thus created a very good image of our country. This is a big loss for Georgia. I came here to express my condolences to his family. We should try to make the service of our soldiers to be safe in the country, as well as abroad. Needless to say, that in Afghanistan are being killed the Georgian soldiers, the matter has arisen; however, I want to reiterate that the participation of the Georgian troops in the global security system is an honour for our country. "
It is hard to believe that Georgia has the interests in Afghanistan, that the air strikes upon the civilian Afghan villages are a sign of peace and freedom can be characterized by those atrocities, killings of civilians and mockery of the very concept of "life", which are committed by the NATO invaders on the much-suffering Afghan soil.
Such a blatant lie, uttered at the grave of the deceased could be called the humiliation and mockery of the memory of the deceased. But instead of the feeling of the insulted national dignity the Georgian political elite is proud that once again has shown its devotion to his master for others - at the expense of the Georgian guy, whom they have not given birth, whom they have not raised.
Against this background, diplomatic machine of Georgia is faltering. Israel refused entry visas to Georgian pilgrims who, by tradition, wanted to go to the Holy Land for Christmas.
"The reasons for the refusal to grant the Israeli visas to the Georgian pilgrims will be determined by Foreign Minister of Georgia, said the Foreign Minister Maya Panjikidze. She said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs became interested in the issue after the information had appeared in the media. "We learned about it from the press. No any agency, which organizes such trips and takes care of the visa, applied to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or to the Consulate of Georgia in Israel. We do not know the details, they will be determined, "- said Panjikidze" - writes the same edition in the article "the Georgian Foreign Ministry will establish the cause for refusal of granting visas to the Georgian pilgrims by Israel " on January 5, 2013.
"Georgia is rolling back", - has concluded the famous Georgian expert George Mamulia in the article "bleak thoughts for the new year," published in the Georgian news publication «News Post» December 31, 2012.
"Georgia is rapidly rolling back. That would be a small loss, in case of preservation of the democratic system, which would give a chance for the country to return to the path of progress and development, when people, deceived by the "dreamers," coming round, would have made the findings of the situation. One should remember that the state model, which is the goal of the "Georgian Dream" and the Prime Minister Ivanishvili, is more and more like a provincial system of humanism. This also gives reason to fear that in the case of complete monopoly of power by the "dreamers", future democratic elections in Georgia could be quite removed from the agenda, as it happened in Russia or in the Ukraine, "- says the author.
He is alarmed: "The mass arrests carried out by the new authorities in Georgia, are being held on charges of the opponents of committing financial crimes, or, in some cases, abuse of power during their time in public office. All this is a ringer for charges brought by Putin against Khodorkovsky, who is accused of committing economic crimes by the Kremlin's current government, thus denying the obvious political aspect of the case. Are also identical the arguments presented in relation to these matters both by Putin and Ivanishvili. I remember the words, recently said by Putin in connection with awarding a sentence to "Pussy Riot": - We do not get involved, and we have no right to intervene in the "independent" court, which passes a sentence, but not we. "
He continues: "To me as a historian, the current events in terms of historical parallels, remind the Bolshevik policy on the elimination of other political parties, followed in Georgia in 1921-1923 after the violent annexation of the country by Soviet Russia. The scenario was the same way: - the riotous gang consisting of the Komsomol thugs shouting that they were acting on behalf of the people, under the threat of physical violence forced the representatives of regional organizations of other political parties to hold the so-called "liquidation congresses", where was declared a "voluntary" dissolution of any other organization. As in the present days, in the case of non-compliance, the stubborn could lose his job, but even could be arrested. Ivanishvili`s words that the Nationals need to make a public confession, in fact means nothing but the need for holding such a "liquidation Congress. '"
The expert has made a prediction: "The question of the future of the country, in case the
"dreamers " will be holding power is sure to be built on the basis of affinity between the Ivanishvili`s regime and the regime of Putin, which consists of the formation of post-communist predatory oligarchic system upon the Kremlin model, having nothing common with the Western democratic principles, but rather, being the direct antipode. "
For the last period the Georgian press has issued frequently the articles that contain the attempt to rethink the path traversed by Georgia. Unfortunately, however, the authors mostly personify the analyzed facts and processes, eliminating an important point of a complex and bizarre intertwining of historical, economic, and most importantly - the ideological and international political factors. That is, in their reflections a subjective factor significantly dominates the objective one. The result is a search for the guilty, the attempt to shift the blame onto unconsciousness of the masses, but not cold, objective analysis. Saakashvili's party defeat in the parliamentary elections some explain by the big money of Ivanishvili, others – by his populist promises, the thirds – by the schemes of the Kremlin agents, the fourth – by the increasing lumpens among the Georgian people. That is, lumpens voted against the progressive ideas of the progressive reformer Saakashvili. Given that the word "lumpen" is uttered by some authors with scornful and humiliating tone (for example, the famous Georgian writer Aleko Kvakhadze explains this word as the "marginalized sectors of society, declassed elements, devoid of social roots and moral code, without private property, and existing by unstable casual earnings") it suggests that the victory of Ivanishvili is some kind of anomaly.
Aleko Kvakhadze has written in Georgian edition of "Caucasus Online» (article "lumpen-proletariat in Georgia" January 4, 2013: "After the parliamentary elections in Georgia in the country has become an important an issue of the lumpenproletariat. Until now has not been carried out a full study of the matter, which will reflect the specific share of the lumpen proletariat in Georgia, the causes of its origin and its role in social processes. One thing is obvious, that the growth of the lumpenproletariat creates danger to the Georgian statehood and sovereignty of the country. "
The article provides an interesting observation, which in part sheds light on the causes of the attitude of the Georgian Orthodox Church towards South Ossetia and Abkhazia, " One can also observe the high concentration of the lumpenproletariat (both urban and provincial) in church. Often the Sunday information service reminds the "exchange." As a result of the crisis in the criminal world, increased the frequency of precedents, the so-called transformation "of the Sava in Paul," when the followers of thieves become priests. Against the background of low theological education of the clergy and their sympathy for the lumpenproletariat, today the church has become a refuge for this class, and, if necessary, a significant point of its mobilization. "
The author supports the ideas of Saakashvili's of "zero tolerance", far from humanism, the implementation of which has already led to hundreds of victims among the law-abiding citizens of Georgia: "The complete destruction of the lumpenproletariat is impossible, but is real the significant reduction percentagewise. This requires the continuation of zero tolerance against thieves’ traditions, and hardening control in urban schools. As a result of these activities for 30-40 years the criminal world, as a class, can be destroyed in Georgia. "
That is, his words could be expressed by one literary character, "if we press these ones and shoot those, everyone will be happy."
Of course, these publications cannot be seriously considered as a qualitative rethinking of the traversed path - but just in the correct assessment of the past is the key for choosing the right door to the future!
Unfortunately, Georgia and its neighbors are far from the revolutionary rethinking of the traversed path.
Analytical service of IA "Res"
