Lumos Maxim

Or why the authorities are afraid of flashlights

You see that “they” prohibit flashlights, have not taught the patronymic of his own grandfather for the lawsuit over the lawsuit over the lawsuit, and so on. A natural reaction is idiots where the hands grow and so on. A psychologically advantageous position - in comparison with “them” we are smart and worthy.

It is profitable, pleasant, but dangerous - the enemy, in order to win, must be understood. We must look at the situation with their eyes. The action with flashlights at first glance is completely vegetarian. Because we will shine into the sky, the “walls of this prison” certainly will not fall. So what are they worried about, go crazy? In fact, the authorities felt a danger very clearly and correctly.

A necessary condition for the development of protest is the preservation of the identity that has now arisen, the feeling of "we".

We, who are for good against evil. In all revolutionary songs, the first person is used in the multiple number - “Reflect from the Old World” - you and I renounce, not only me. This feeling of "we" arises instantly when people stand in front of the riot police chain. But after the action, it begins to dissolve.

The most important task is to maintain this feeling, not to let him fade away, to go into memories. But it is impossible to continue direct confrontation - both for moral reasons and in pragmatic. Activists will be subjected to increasingly tough repressions, the people will come out less and less, inevitable disappointment ahead. In general, the transition from assault to positional struggle is very complicated psychologically. People willingly even go to serious risk when they believe that the victory is close, as it seemed to many in 2011-2012. Remember one of the slogans of that time: "Crooks and thieves - five minutes for fees!" And when it moves to an indefinite future, enthusiasm subsides.

Humanity has developed many rituals to maintain collective identity. The adherents of world religions at the same time perform certain actions, knowing that right now, together with them, many more millions of people unfamiliar to them, but belonging to the same faith of people with them. There are many of us! In politics, for this you need a creative - the icons "Not a drop of drops!" (not a drop of water to the invaders) in Prague in 1968, red-white colors in clothes in modern Belarus. Although sometimes the symbols of belonging are formed themselves, like Hemingway portraits in the houses of the Soviet intelligentsia.

The headquarters of Navalny proposed flashlights. To me, including me, the action seemed to me some kind of frivolous-well, we will come out, well, let us get, so what? But, judging by the reaction of the authorities - the warning of the prosecutor's office, the evil delirium of Peter Tolstoy, the readiness of the organs - we were mistaken. The authorities believe that the flashlights will contribute to consolidation and it is it that is trying to prevent it. On the Internet, someone already remembered that on the most common smartphones with Android, the flashlight is included in the vocal command of Lymum Maxim-so that the action turns into the confrontation of Harry Potter and Volan de Mort.

Of course, by their actions against flashlights, the authorities strengthen the feeling of “we” so dangerous for them than the action itself would strengthen if they simply had not paid attention to it.

It is not the same important whether people will brighten or not, but the fact that they will feel as a result of this action or its ban.

But this is already a matter of their aggregate intelligence. Negative selection, you can’t get anywhere!

But, in principle, the reaction of the authorities can be understood. This is “we” - the basic sleep of the Kremlin - political consolidation. Such consolidation is no longer a competition of economic programs or various options for social policy. It involves an open struggle of good with evil. People of different views - liberals, nationalists, fans of the flying pasta - unites the feeling of impossibility to put up with lies, hypocrisy, injustice. We are talking about a complete refusal to trust the authorities to the emerging, this is the requirement “Down with!”, This is a feeling of the impossibility of neither a compromise with the authorities, nor even further coexistence with it. There is no longer a requirement of reforms or concessions, as it was, by the way, in 2011-2012.

When such feelings cover most of society, you can only hold on by force, which should not only be threatened, but use daily, as in Minsk. We are not so so - we are not talking about the whole society, but only about its active part. Accordingly, the task of the authorities is to stop the spread of such moods.

Since it is about existential, moral confrontation, the authorities are forced to enter the moral field.

It will not work to depict a model of honesty and disinterested service - even those who actually vote for power will not be believed and sincerely hates the opposition, which, in their opinion, acts on the direction of America. Even the detachments of the pogrom, if the power can create them, will be inspired not by love for the king, but by hatred of his enemies, who are even worse than him. This means that it is necessary to discredit the opposition, accusing it not of incompetence-this is for a normal political struggle, to which we will give God, we will ever live-but in violation of moral standards.

For this, the veteran process was started. Here, even the deadline for Navalny cannot be increased - the article implies the maximum forced labor - the term will be increased for another, the article will be found. By the way, he perfectly understanding the lack of practical consequences of the process, does not deny himself anything, exposing the judge, prosecutor, witnesses of the accusation of the real clowns. What they are, we are! But the authorities act correctly. Those who follow the court on the Internet sees sticking white threads and applaud Navalny - all the same enemies, the authorities and do not try to influence them.

Paradoxically, the whole performance is addressed to the audience who are not present,

Satisfied only with short summary on TV-Navalny, a son of a bitch, reached the limit of a moral fall, offending the old veteran, abused the memory of millions who gave their lives for victory. Yes, we, the authorities, may not be very good, but still not such villains as him.

For this, the story of the incredible luxury in which he lived in Germany is two sofas, and even a coffee machine. To do this, and adhered to the time being adhered to how he plundered donations, which directed him by simple, deceived by Western propaganda. He is a bad person!

And on this field of identity, feelings of “we” and moral estimates, the future of our country is now being decided.