Two years of cronyism, personal gain, anger, aggression and revenge are the hallmarks of Robert Fico's governmenthave created a force that tells him in a peaceful, non-violent, intelligent and even humorous way that he wants to share responsibility for his country.
For two years, Fico and his regime have been brutally attacking policemen, investigators, agents, prosecutors, judges, journalists, non-governmental organizations, LGBTI people, democrats, the EU, NATO, the opposition, the family of the chairman of the Socialist Party, doctors, craftsmen, hairdressers, gardeners, people working in catering, actors and actresses…
Using practices that are supposed to lead Slovakia towards modern tyranny, Fico tries to intimidate anyone who reminds him of democracy, freedoms and the rule of law. Anyone who is not afraid to tell him that he is not an absolute monarch or general secretary of the communist party – although it is very likely that he has dreamed of the latter in the past. And he dreams about it to this day.
He wants to have full power. Decide about Slovakia, about our lives. Just like his communist superiors before November 1989. He calls the Velvet Revolution a communist coup. He uses the vocabulary of neo-Nazis who describe the 1944 Slovak national uprising as a Bolshevik coup.
Young people against the regime. History repeats itself
Fico's cruel rule awakened a force that had remained dormant for decades. For the first time since 1989, pupils and students felt it was time to speak out. This is the driving force of the events that led to the Velvet Revolution and the change of the political system from totalitarian to democratic.. Today they feel that bad things are happening in Slovakia. And they see the culprit in the Prime Minister, who, possessed by various demons, tells them that if they want, they can go to Ukraine to fight and die. Our citizens, our children.
Protest in Bratislava, November 27, 1989CTK Photo/Ivan Rychlo / PAP
This year, November 17, after 36 years, is students' day again. They become important figures in the history of their country. They proudly declare their responsibility for the Slovak Republic.
Lies and hatred are starting to lose.
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“Chalk is not a crime”
On November 17, Slovaks celebrate the Day of Struggle for Freedom and Democracy, commemorating the student demonstrations against the communist government in 1989, considered the beginning of the “Velvet Revolution”, which led to a change of the political system in then Czechoslovakia. This year is marked by the “chalk revolution”.
It was unexpectedly started throughout the country by 19-year-old Michal, who on November 7 wrote two slogans on the sidewalk and road in front of the school in Poprad: “Enough of this, Fico” and “What does Putin's ass taste like?” His action was recorded by the principal, and the boy was reported to the police.
The inscription “Fico is a traitor” spray-painted on the sidewalk in front of a school in PopradMarek Nemec / Aktuality.sk
A day later – on Saturday, November 8 – Slovakia painted various inscriptions and slogans in chalk against Robert Fico and the government in response to the events in Poprad. “Chalk is not a crime,” write the authors of the inscriptions from various parts of the country. This is the slogan under which the chalk protest is taking place in support of a student from Poprad.
In a video published on November 10, Michal defended the principal of his school and criticized political parties for using his case for election campaign purposes and thanked them for supporting the “chalk revolution”:
“I do not agree with the program of any Slovak political party, including the opposition ones. Please spare our director the hate she receives.”
In recent days, many coalition and opposition politicians have expressed their opinions about the “chalk revolution”. Juraj Gedra, head of the government chancellery, compared Michal from Poprad to assassin Juraj Cintula, who shot Fico
“A young version of the mentally ill Cintula was found in Poprad! What's worse, progressive media make him a hero of primitive hatred! Wasn't one attack enough?!?” – wrote Juraj Gedra on one of the social networking sites.
