Martin Schmarcz answers: “In my opinion, Kalousek will not found a party. People who ask for a new party will certainly not meet Kalouska. They want a party and a politician who will fight against the establishment like Trump, and Kalousek is definitely not that,” explains political glossary Martin Schmarcz, adding that Kalousk’s age has no influence.
“Old age is physical and mental obsolescence. Times have changed, it’s no longer the fermenting nineties, but a completely different time,” says Schmarcz with a slight sentiment after the nineties.
“I liked the nineties. The ideas and direction of the country were still being fought for, and being a politician meant something. Who among young people today would want to go into politics, when it’s a profession that has less prestige than cleaning?” asks Schmarcz.
“I’m not surprised that people have an aversion to politics. It is broken, just as the media is broken. Speed has a devastating effect on politics. Today, the press spokesperson does not have two hours to answer. It has to be immediate, and this is related to errors, missteps, and logically, arguments and emptying follow. Pseudo-affairs are also created and the result is distrust, fatigue and oversaturation of politics.”
According to Martin Schmarcz, the system of the “Havl Republic” was destroyed, which is why people like Miroslav Kalousek no longer have a chance to return.
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