The Czech news website Info.cz published a comment on its website under the headline The author of the comment, Radka Nýpltová, does not go far for sharp words. After introducing the readers to the basic facts that preceded the initiative to give the Slovak anthem a new look, she described her act as a revitalization of the Slovak anthem.
She substantiated this very objectively with the statements of Oskar Rózsa, who stated that the anthem is not for everyone and sent his critics to “crawl into their zamindrak holes”. The website just mentions that these people involuntarily paid for the 46,500 euros that the modification of the anthem will cost. The author also mentions the secretary of the Ministry of Culture, Jaroslav Machala, in connection with the meeting of the trio Machala, Rózs, Bombic in London.
The author objectively describes Rózsa as a talented artist. Machala, also objectively, describes him as a “flat earther” who demands proof from people that the Earth is round. And with regard to Bombica, he states that he is a neo-fascist prosecuted in Slovakia. The fact that a high-ranking civil servant is going to London to meet with a person prosecuted in Slovakia does not even dwell too much.
However, what clearly annoys the author is the fact that the self-proclaimed patriot, Minister Martina Šimkovičová, lives in Austria, and by editing the new anthem, she dragged Slovakia into a whirlwind of nationalism. He quotes the style of the hymn, in which it is sung that Slovakia will wake up one day, and notes that the minister seems to have the impression that Slovakia is waking up right now and thanks to her. “However, for a considerable part of Slovaks, this is a nightmare that is gaining momentum every day,” states the Czech website about the hysteria surrounding the changes to the Slovak national anthem.
And at the end, she asks if the minister would like to use the anthem from the fascist state, which sang “Thunder and hell, your rage against us is in vain.” According to Info.cz, it would also be more suitable for Šimkovičová’s lyrics…
Author’s comment: This simpler lady should not be worth it to anyone with completed elementary schooling to intellectually engage with her statements and initiatives. But it is a shame for Slovakia, at least for 100 years…
Sky News/ Tema Media: Zelensky’s generous offer for peace, Stoltenberg’s fumbling
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in an interview with Sky News that Ukraine could leave the regaining of its territory occupied by Russia for a later time through diplomatic means. He made it conditional on the requirement that the US convince European countries that other parts of Ukraine be accepted into NATO and covered by the Alliance’s security umbrella.
In practice, this means that Ukraine would be divided into the part that is under the control of the Ukrainians and Article 5 of the Alliance Treaty would apply to it. If the Russians invaded this part, they would have to count on the Alliance to protect it by all means, including nuclear ones. So this part would be de facto unassailable by Russia.
Ukraine would then fight for those parts of the country currently occupied by Russia through diplomatic and not military means. The war would de facto end thanks to Ukrainian generosity.
On Monday, former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg responded to this offer, telling Table Media that “the war will end quickly if Ukraine temporarily cedes the occupied territories to Russia.”
According to him, it is important that the government in Kyiv receives security guarantees in exchange for temporary territorial concessions. However, according to him, the guarantees do not have to be only NATO membership, but he says that “there are other ways to arm and support the Ukrainians”.
(This statement by Stoltenberg is paid for on the Table Media website, it can be read for free at ) You can read the author’s comment.
PBS: Not even the Democrats agree with Joe Biden’s pardon for his son
US President Joe Biden has granted an extensive pardon to his son Hunter Biden, who is being prosecuted for tax fraud, drug crimes and illegal arms. The pardon applies to any crimes that Hunter Biden has committed in the past ten years and for which he faces a realistic prison sentence of many years.
“I believe in the justice of the system, but at the same time I perceive that the criminal prosecution of my son was politically motivated,” Biden justified the granting of the pardon. The American president did so less than two months before leaving office.
His decisions were of course criticized by the Republicans along with the future president Donald Trump. However, many Democrats are also against it. For example, the governor of the state of Colorado, Democrat Jared Polis, said that this was a wrong decision and that no one, neither the president nor his son, should be above the law. House Rep. Greg Stanton, also a Democrat, put it bluntly: “This was not a politically motivated prosecution. Hunter Biden is a criminal and was convicted by a valid jury.”
Author’s Comment: Yes, Hunter Biden is a criminal and the decision to pardon him is flawed, immoral and wrong. But hand on heart; who among you, if you could, would not pardon your son and save him from a long prison term, if he was in danger?
France24: The government has fallen in France
The French Parliament expressed no confidence in Prime Minister Michel Barnier. Two parties from the opposite poles of the political spectrum came together. The vote of no confidence was pushed by the left-wing National People’s Front together with Marine Le Pen’s National Association.
They did so after the prime minister pushed through a budget bill using a law that allows him to do so without a vote in parliament. According to Barnier, he admitted that the budget “is not perfect”, but he pleaded for leniency, because he said he only had 15 days to prepare it. The dismissal of the government is a weakening of the position of French President Emmanuel Macron, who appointed her in the summer.
Author’s comment: As much as Macron is a great European politician, he only defends the interests of bankers on the domestic political scene. The fact that two parties, not necessarily bankers, united against him is only a logical step that he could have assumed.
