White lie stomach

  Who would argue and say that the illusion is not harmful. Rather, such is not found. However, in the media, in the public consciousness cultivated many illusions that promote perverted understanding of the relationship, past and present of our country.
One of the main illusions, zealously cultivated - it is an illusion of universality of power. The Government, Presidential Administration and State Duma deputies, senators, and after him and the media doing their best to convince citizens that they are the mouthpieces of the whole society, all citizens that they want in their activities, to take into account the interests of all segments of the population that they are strictly follow the Constitution, which says that our welfare state that they act in accordance with scientifically developed programs, and if there are some drawbacks, they are always ready to correct them. And in the same way that the officials act for the benefit of all citizens, but do not use public office to enrich themselves, that we are the only correct polity that corruption and abuse can be eradicated by law, that the deficiencies in the management of accidental and rectifiable and that we properly and consistently develops and we are waiting for a bright future that all the transformations of the state apparatus aimed only at improving its work that, if we strictly comply with the requirements and wishes of the authorities and we are assured to be comfortable and well-fed lives, that the government has a strategy of industrial development that the existing Trade unions protect the interests of its members that the state has no funds to increase pensions that money from taxes and from selling oil on world market - this is different money, that in our society, only lazy people are poor, we have every right and opportunity freely express their opinion that the utility payments to citizens are a necessary minimum, that the oligarchs got their money through work and talent, not because of pillaging of public property, with the complicity of officials, etc. etc.
Cultivation of these illusions is convenient and advantageous to the bureaucracy and the representatives of big business that have no such illusions, and to fully take advantage of their power to increase their capital, profits from the exploitation of the whole society, strengthen their power. Therefore, a lie is always and everywhere - it is such a slogan, followed by the current authorities. And serving the politicians and journalists, without feeling the moral discomfort, did try to fulfill the desire of owners. And, it seems that not even attempt to explain himself - but why do they lie? That's right - they think. But then we must understand the causes of this pervasive lies. The reasons for this phenomenon is likely to lie in an effort to get for it some tangible benefits. If known character Lebedev, from the novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky's "Idiot", justified his lie low origin, the modern Lebedev lie, you have to understand the salvation of the stomach. And the stomach has no moral qualms, and requires constant food. That's lying. In this lie in different ways, each according to his abilities.
Some lie sophisticated, while others openly and shamelessly, for example, in the decision of the Constitutional Court, on the abolition of gubernatorial elections. Citizens were denied the right choice of governors and judges of the COP stated that the decision "does not violate the constitutional rights of citizens to participate in managing state affairs, to elect and be elected. But it is encouraging that nevertheless found two judges who did not wish to participate in this performance, and openly expressed disagreement. "It is so clear that all unconstitutional, and this is clearly not even a lawyer, that the specific arguments put forward do not need", - said Anatoly Kononov.
Solution COP immediately rushed to defend the deputy chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Regional Policy Valery Kadohov, who, in order to justify the decision of Constitutional Court judges, compelled to resort to even more lies. "The verdict of the COP further evidence: the country is on the right path. (What is this the right way, when citizens deprived of their right to choose their leaders, Kadohov does not say so, citizens must guess yourself) If the scales are very smooth, put the word "democracy" and a very important word "security", it was felt that outweighs safety. Kadohov, the flimsy opposition to democracy and security, as if the election of governors citizens threatens their security, and the appointment of the center provides it. And in this case, the conversation is not about words, as it tries to provide a central defender of the interests of the bureaucracy, and the rights and freedoms of citizens.
But, realizing that such primitive arguments rarely can it be to persuade the defenders of the status quo, attract more sophisticated of lying publicists. And in the case come the "great". "In Russia, people only think about Russia. About its people, its fate. But most people think still about power. Sometimes it seems that nothing else they are unable to conceive, "- declares in the pages of the newspaper Izvestia, Yuri Bogomolov. They say that you are clinging to power, leave it alone, study by their everyday problems, trying to persuade Bogomolov citizens. "There is, finally, the problems that are not confined to the Kremlin. Now, no matter how many free men or cursed chekist anti-people regime, they have something to do in your spare time by spells: you can send him to hell, you can write books, film and movies, compose music, make money, to know itself. "
Yes, we would happy to send that power to the devil, but now she does not go away - could reply Bogomolov citizens. But the answer can not, because not all provide pages of metropolitan newspapers. You can certainly write a book that no one will print, film making, if they give money, but they provide only a law-abiding, make money, if you have a good relationship with the authorities to know itself, if you have stock funds as well as eat always wanted. Well, better, as suggested by the author, a blind eye to all those disgusting, wrought by the power and the violation of your rights, forget about the honor and conscience, and enjoy the situation is rather a slave.
What do nothing to bang your head against the wall. It is better to do as advised Americans are pragmatic: if you were abused, and do not have the opportunity to confront this violence, then relax and enjoy. And running around in "this narrow corridor to and fro, like running, colliding foreheads Prokhanov and Novodvorskaya, Limonov and Nemtsov, Khakamada and Dorenko ..." - continues to impress readers, Bogomolov. The author here does not run as quietly and faithfully serves it, and therefore can afford to read books, write articles, watch movies and know itself. Although, knowing that here? And so everything is clear. Bogomolov continues to preach the position of the Soviet intelligentsia: to work on this power, but wearing fig in the pocket and be content with this, for it yourself and respect. And he is absolutely not interested, but I respect him more.
In the same issue of the newspaper "Izvestia", the other self-respecting intellectual and academician Andrei Yurevich is trying to answer the question: why people do not believe? According to the academician and the people did not believe the authorities because, society is not ready. "Total distrust in the society testifies not about maturity, but on the contrary, the immaturity (for a mature society is characterized by an atmosphere of trust). Whew! No more and no less. The people, it turns out, does not trust the government, not because government is addressing the interests of a narrow group of people, not because he is constantly trying to deceive the citizens, not because of budget money disappear into her pockets, as in the black hole, not because it is bogged down in corruption, but because the people have not yet matured. Until then, I ask, must mature people? Prior to not believe our eyes? This, apparently, and seek to persuade people that "deserved" the academician Yurevich.
Even more sophisticated lie thrives in the areas of finance, taxes, deductions, that is, everything that directly affects the interests of the ruling class, which provides them with huge profits, and in this sphere is an infinite number of those who prisluzhit in power.
Citizens of the same entangled in the nets this lie and believe that if the government can tell, they might change their minds can opt out of their profits from their privileged position and made a lot of good suggestions for the organization of production, the use of the budget, the reforms government, education and community unit. And, thus, do not want to see that officials are continuing to do so as beneficial to them. They do not want to admit even to himself that whatever economic genius projects are not offered, they will find application only in so far as it will be interesting to government officials and businessmen to approximate, rather than people in general.
Ivan Tevrizsky