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By Aleksandër GARULI In various intellectual circles, being indifferent to politics has almost become fashionable. In trying to keep politics at a distance through their indifference, these intellectuals are in a way expressing their revolt against this deranged politics, which currently dominates everyday life. Current politics certainly deserves this kind of despair, and even more, but is that enough? If we were to pursue this argument, we might ask... Who bears the greater burden of intellectuals’ indifference: politics or the intellectuals themselves? The bitter experience of these years shows that although politics is the cause of conflicts, others have suffered the consequences of those conflicts. Politics has always emerged victorious from the conflicts it creates itself. (Perhaps this is also a very sound reason.) For this reason, being indifferent to politics has no consequences for politics; on the contrary, the consequences weigh directly on all of society and on intellectuals themselves as part of society—indeed, as its most sensitive part. Thus indifference, this silent weapon with which intellectual intuition strikes politicians, in one way or another turns into a boomerang. In this respect, no intellectual can justify remaining silent about the recurrent damage caused by misguided policies. As long as these misguided policies bring about the ruin of the economy, science, art, culture, education, and even the nation’s morality, one cannot and must not remain silent in the face of this evil. No one can feel comfortable hiding behind silence. The consequences of politics follow everyone. These consequences penetrate every cell of life, and not only its visible part. These consequences are also being felt deep within the life of our society. People and moral relationships between people are being destroyed. Even the ranks that shape mentalities are being disrupted. The distortion of mentalities is a bill paid over generations. In these circumstances, the questions arise once again: Can primitive and perverse people be allowed to ruin an entire country? Can one remain silent in the face of this ruin? Continued on page 2

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Today at 11:00, at the PR Central Headquarters, the Presidium will hold a press conference