The first democratic opposition was recruited from the dregs of the apparatus itself. The machine got rid of the most ambitious people. In the apparatus of power, almost as well as on the street. If you think too much – they’ll notice and suspect you. Bingo is down, bingo is up. You can’t think. To think is to be proud of yourself. At the top, the property was divided, the operation was called (officially) «Reforms». The jackpot was withdrawn rapidly. Stranded on the sidelines, opposition oligarchs, former officials, and their clientele staged their bingo on the sidelines. They did not know how to work fundamentally on opposition structures, and most importantly, they did not want to. All these former communists and Komsomol members of the apparatus were too impatient and greedy. They didn’t want to work seriously on anything. The only rule they’ve learned is the chameleon rule. But apparently, somewhere they could not restrain themselves and showed their face. This did not please the chief executive himself. He rejected them, as is often the case when dividing the inheritance. The traditional environment does not tolerate arrogance. Then these nonentities began to create a democratic opposition and appeal to the West. What is the best of such hypocrites from the dictator’s people? Nothing. These are even worse. Because the whole process will start all over again.
The jackpot is floating away, need to sit down at the poker table soon.
Stop the thief!
The mechanism of the new opposition lottery is as simple as a traffic jam. Provocation, calling the authorities to respond to the provocation, photographing the response of the authorities, and showing it to the whole world. Such opposition was not interested in bingo’s own people, and if they were interested, it was only as cannon fodder for provocation. It’s like Hollywood: the more noise, the more blood, the more corpses, the better the box office. This means that the Remids from Soros did not fit the role of victims, they were only fixators of the struggle, counted the victims, or removed the beatings and passed them to the right place. But the role of the lamb was chosen by random people. Whoever agrees to be a lamb will get the jackpot from the transmitter. These earnings do not look like a freebie. They shouted, made noise, took pictures. But this is not the case at all. The role of cannon fodder for the oligarchs went to marginals, crooks, adventurers, and even patients-whether alcoholism, schizophrenia – is not so essential. The whole country was in need. And this is a real chance of prosperity and fame, two in one. Who would agree to such fame?! The oligarchs and their clients did not need any parties. They needed provocations, and these unfortunate people were under provocations. These marginals were not heroes in the truest sense of the word. Only with low reflection and little knowledge, only such people could go for it. Money is important here, money for life, money only money. Sometimes a lot of money turned a weak head. But in general, this is, of course, an image of the Zefa opposition. Only the deep provincials accepted the rules of such a game.
And where were the townspeople at that time?
They all sat on suitcases or had a suitcase-like mood. Among the victims of bingo, therefore, were only former provincials. The heroes of bingo’s provocations among the survivors are now also Zeremids. That’s where among the sentiments of «pan or lost», or «win or nothing», except for people born in the 90s, there are still a few radical middle-aged bingo revolutionaries. But they are not enough. Pan or gone. They made their choice long ago. They are Asian gamblers. Bingo sucks as if the tramp once smelled the money.
Chapter 9
Jesters are the leaders of the new electorate
Contemporaries did not immediately accept their speeches. On the contrary, they sought to get rid of the violators as soon as possible. The old priest caste kept up the popular exasperation. The fewer troublemakers, the better.
If you look at the age of the prophets, you can also find the power of rejection of the local elite, and therefore the people. The easier it is to get bread in a given area, the more likely it is that a new teacher will appear. The more difficult the living conditions of the local community are, the older the prophet is, or rather, the chance of his recognition is zero, and even more precisely, the matter of recognizing the teachings of the prophet passes to the next generation.
Let’s look at the age of the prophet and the area where he appeared.
Moses. Preached in adulthood. He is usually portrayed as an old man. When he entered the Promised Land, he was 120 years old. For 40 years he led the people through the Sinai desert.
Jesus Christ. Preached at the age of 30. It’s remarkable, of course. When the elders of the Sanhedrin were all old men. While he was just preaching, no one followed him, except for a few students. Then he began to perform miracles, turned water into wine, cured the sick, and even brought back from the dead. The members of the Sanhedrin paid no attention to Christ. There were such people in those days: they showed miracles, could walk on water, flew. There were many such magicians in those days. Indeed, through hard work and prayer, some of them achieved supernatural possibilities. Until Jeshua Ha-Nozri rode into Jerusalem on a donkey, followed by a mob of the rabble no one noticed him, no one in this city needed him. Moreover, until he declared that he was the son of G-d no one knew about him. The elders respected by the society could no longer forgive this. He was a troublemaker. And they wrote a denunciation to the Roman procurator.
The Prophet Mani. He began to preach at the age of 23. Interestingly, the community followed him. Even his father was included in the number of students. Unheard of. In a traditional society, a father would rather do hara-kiri than admit that his son is superior in experience and wisdom.
Shakyamuni Buddha achieved bodhi (awakening) at the age of 35. At the same time, he began to preach Dharma, which took 45 years.
Finally, the last Prophet Muhammad. He preached his first sermon at the age of 43, and it went beyond the boundaries of the Quraysh oasis. Around the Sinai desert.
And now consider the situation, as well as the economic opportunities of the regions when the prophets appear.
If the climate conditions are harsh, then young people have no chance. Unless the young prophet starts showing miracles. In such harsh conditions, the order is maintained by tradition. This is the exclusive domain of the elderly. Tradition cannot be defeated by any preaching. The young man has no life experience, he doesn’t know anything. He’s like everyone else. Old people are carriers of experience. If there is no possibility of predictions, then what is the point of carrying an old man in your arms? An old man with a solid mind and a good memory will tell you when to sow when to harvest. Here, every old man is almost a sage or elevated to the status of a guardian of ritual and tradition. The harshness of the climate and the landscape created an Areopagus out of the old people. Breaking through the age stereotype is not easy or impossible. Only a hero or a real prophet can overcome this barrier. Therefore, a miracle was demanded of Jesus Christ. The chance came only after the miracle show. The landscape of Judea is a rocky area. In difficult conditions for life, the despotism of the old is inevitable. But the sea is also nearby…