The cynicism of politics and its incapacity
Having finally become closely acquainted with political developments in Albania and the profoundly negative role played by representatives of the political forces in this country, Mr. Ruperez went so far as to say, more or less, that this people does not deserve the misfortune of having this political class hanging over them.
At first glance, it is difficult to determine what motives prompted the distinguished figure in international politics to “crucify” Albanian politicians in this way, going so far as to call them collectively, as he has rarely done for any other country in the world, incapable of governing their people. Ordinary Albanians have long suffered the consequences of this class operating in their country, sometimes naively thinking that, after all, these politicians—and no one else—are the only ones who can do this job, and sometimes submitting to their fate in hopeless despair, unable to think, as Mr. Ruperez does, that they deserve much more than this. When discussing the responsibilities of politics, the burden is undoubtedly not placed solely on the governing party that administers power, but on its entire political class, including the opposition. If the former bears a heavy burden for the cabinet and the administration mentioned above, the latter bears even greater responsibility for the way it conducts its opposition. It is natural for this opposition to be pursued skillfully in order to gain political capital, as a highly valuable investment in the struggle to take power. It is no paradox to say that sugary appeals to “the good of the nation,” etc., are less credible than the tendency to exploit the government’s mistakes in order to take power for oneself. For better or worse, this is part of the political game. Nevertheless, like every game, politics has its rules, and violating them, especially when it weighs on one … continues on page 4