Arrest Vučić

The dictatorship is in our minds. Our imagination is calibrated to its parameters. And that, in turn, instills fear. Which makes it harder to resist. Talk of arresting the rector is all about that.

The sound of freedom

I feel sorry for the people in Serbia who keep looking to the student movement to provide them with a political solution, or act disappointed when the student movement refuses to do so.

A meeting in the future

The student march to Kragujevac from Novi Pazar reminded me of the conversation between a young man named Fikret and Zoran Đinđić in May 2002. Fikret asked Đinđić about inter-ethnic relations.

Beyond protest

LINKS – Serbian protests exhibit characteristics of spontaneity, with substantive but limited mass participation and no clear leadership capable of linking the demands to a broader class struggle.

Velvet in Serbia

I live in Prague, but I follow student protests daily. I am convinced that students from Belgrade have given birth to another European non-violent revolution and that we will soon learn its name.

Depth Three

DwP – Reception of the works of Ognjen Glavonić, one of the most important filmmakers of the younger generation in Serbia, illustrate some of the mechanisms used to bunker undesirable films.

The middle finger

What is truly obscene in this bizzare symbol and has shocked even the most cynical observers of local political events, is the fact that the middle finger is coming from a bloody hand.

The shining meridian

How did 100,000 people fall silent on Slavija square, one of the country’s noisiest places, without a leader’s repression, a sound system, or a party hierarchy to enforce order?

Western money

Populist story about organizations and individuals receiving money from abroad is going around for the umpteenth time. Uknown by whom or how, but “known” for which activities: to destroy Serbia.

Manipulation

Without any evidence, teachers and the opposition are accused of manipulating children, while students are denied of ability to have and express opinions about the tragedy and responsibility for it.

Succession

The key to victory in this election was forged by Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg in the fires of Silicon Valley. It began with mass production of a new kind of voter on social media.

80th anniversary

DwP – Each year on the day of the liberation of Belgrade from fascism, especially when it’s a round anniversary, there is a sense of anxiety about how it will be officially commemorated.

Days of guilt

Fourteen dead in one day, including a child. Institutions are surprised, expressing condolences. They avoid responsibility, talk about the “tragedy”. Candles are lit. No one is offering resignations.