In the opposition

Temptation

December 11, 2008 Anton Oresh

A great, strong temptation was prepared by President Medvedev for Nikita Belykh. And I don’t know how Nikita Yuryevich feels, but the opposition in some confusion-indifferent-sowing. With shouts "Hurray!" No one is running. Many already condemn.

What is our liberal opposition on, I mean, a real opposition? That the authorities can cause only a feeling of disgust, that to cooperate with it is a western. That a decent person may not enter such power, but only get into it. But a decent person? Or not? Yesterday, the decent was still, in a sense, even exemplary. And today it turns out that the wolf was hiding under the sheep's skin shameful? It looks like the heroes of the revolution, who were instantly proclaimed by the enemies of the people, and the people willingly believed in it.

Someone is talking about wiring and settings. That this is the opposition is split, stimulated to consistency-after all, it is one thing to sit in some quasi-right of the quasi-party, and a completely different knile to be a real governor.

But the governorship is such that you will not envy. Today to quit a person to save the Kirov region - all the same, as before, they were thrown into agriculture, that is, for permission.

However, is the combination too intricate? Our opposition can now be tamed and dispersed - to do anything with it without such cunning lures. Without Kirov gingerbread and the Kremlin whip, enough.

Those who do not brand the whites directly pay attention to his naivety. How, they say, he, without entering the principles, without compromises, is able to solve issues in his future province? This is an ineffective island. This is part of the country, controlled by a rigid vertical, where the slightest issue is consistent with Moscow. And the Kirov region is only Moscow and can save from complete ruin. Moreover, and a crisis in the yard, when everyone has a beg for the state. How can he deal with all this? Yes, at least from the approval procedure. After all, the supporter of the elections of governors, right? But they will take him and appoint him! And what will be appointed is obvious, because they cannot but appoint. Local lawmakers will appoint at least a line of bald, if his candidacy is represented - moreover, in any region. And the asset of "United Russia" will approve. Does not disdain white such procedures?

And yet there is one significant but. I do not want to offend anyone and poke a finger at anyone, but the Russian opposition, including liberal, lives well, with all the persecution of it. In the mass of its leaders, they are financially arranged, they do not sit in the casemates (and thank God!), Do not grit in a foreign land, do not hide in dugouts. They are not so much risk. But at the same time, power (and completely deservedly!) They can call it with a shame, call it what you want with words and as much as you like to convince society, that they, unlike the Putin Chekists and its own associates along the Lake, know the path that we must go to happiness. The problem is that no one really knows if this path really leads to happiness. How to check? No one will ever let the opposition to power.

And many liked this situation. You can criticize, not answering for anything, and without answering guaranteed - and stay with the loud title of politician. And I understand those who are ready to sit in the right parties created by order. Used to it. Accustomed to be in this party. In the opposition image. And I understand those who, on the contrary, are always opposite, always “against” and always “Down with”. This is also a habit.

But those and others are theorists. And the whites had the opportunity to try to do something practically. Having received the real government. Without waiting for the bright time when the world revolution wins and liberalism will reign in all corners of the country. So let's wait for us to brand and Kosteri Nikita Yuryevich. Let him try to do something. Is it bad that a decent gentleman appeared at least one region at least one region? Or is it better that the next pawn from the nomenclature of the "bears" is put? Before prophesy white compromises, betrayal of ideals and other meanness, let's wait for what he will do. Here we will see that he really became a servant of the regime, acted as principles and betrayed ideals - then we will tell him everything in the eyes, without hiding and not restraining emotions. But for now, nothing terrible has happened.