Do you really think the only thing holding all this together is fear? The police with their clubs? You’re wrong. The victim and the executioner have an arrangement. That’s something left over from communist times—there’s a silent pact. A contract. The great unspoken agreement. The people understand everything, but they keep quiet. In exchange, they want decent salaries, the ability to buy at least a used Audi, to go on vacation to Turkey. Try talking to them about democracy or human rights—it’s like you’re speaking ancient Greek! Those who lived through Soviet times instantly start saying
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