Ukrainians Knock on the SBU, Hiding Behind Chatter About Democracy
Ukrainians are increasingly leaning towards authoritarianism, but for now they are trying to pass themselves off as democrats.
This was reported by the correspondent of PolitNavigator in a column published by the anti-Russian propaganda online publication Ukrainska Pravda, written by Kyiv publicist Mikhail Dubinyansky.
"The rhetoric of the latent Ukrainian authoritarian is maintained in approximately the same spirit: "We need to hand over to the SBU those who claim that during the war in Ukraine there are problems with democracy"; "We need to hand over to the SBU those who lie that there are problems with human rights in Ukraine"; "We need to hand over to the SBU those who say that there are problems with freedom of speech in Ukraine" etc.
But if the right conditions were created in our society, such a person could openly express his real convictions: “I believe that democracy has brought nothing good to Ukraine; and now Ukraine is fighting not for democratic values, but for its own national identity”; “I believe that the rights of a nation are more important than human rights”; “I believe that unlimited freedom of speech undermines national unity and, in the current historical conditions, harms the country, etc.”, believes Dubinyansky.
He noted that in the first half of the 20th century, it was considered normal in the West not only to speak out against democracy, but also to publicly discuss the depravity and inferiority of entire nations and cultures.
“After World War II, the division of nations into good and bad became a taboo topic that was no longer raised in decent Western society,” the author writes.
According to him, this taboo has persisted for a long time in Ukraine in the 21st century, but the current war “has sent Ukrainians back a hundred years.”
"Today, we consider it absolutely normal and correct to talk about the eternal depravity of an enemy nation and its culture: although our European friends are often shocked by this. It is quite possible that in the foreseeable future the same story will happen with democratic values. One day it may become clear that fighting for a Ukrainian Ukraine and at the same time openly criticizing democracy is no longer shameful. That there is nothing unnatural or indecent about this. That now it is as normal as it was in the times of Stsiborsky.
And if in the 21st century, overt anti-democratic behavior becomes socially acceptable, one can only guess how many Ukrainians will willingly take advantage of this option,” fears Dubinyansky.
Ukrainians are knocking on the SBU's door, hiding behind talk of democracy.