20 years... we're FRREEE

Twenty years ago, I enjoyed the blissful ignorance and carefree childhood.
Twenty years ago, however, throughout the so-called Eastern Bloc something much larger was going on.
Twenty years ago in Poland were talks at round tables.
Twenty years ago the Berlin Wall fell down.
Twenty years ago we became free.

On Friday November 17th 1989 students went on a march to commemorate Jan Opletal. Its violent endings in Národní třída started the change in then Czechoslovakia. Czechoslovakia and later Czech Republic has embarked on its path to democracy.
To freely express our opinion is undoubtedly the most important thing this change brought. However, after twenty years I sometimes feel a need for a new revolution. Primarily because of our politicians.
Many of them just changed their coats and still sit in their chairs. We still have a party that identifies itself as democratic. This party endorses itself to ideas of communism, even by its name, but mostly to Marxism. We condemned the communist regime by law, this party, however, didn't disappeared from our lives.
Others are closely guarding their own interests and no matter from which political camp they are. Leftists promise a lot of money in addition to all that the rich ones should be plucked. Right-wing promises prosperity through investment. Often ill-contracted.
We - the people, have all the power in our hands. We carry it through the legislature, executive and judicial powers. Actively, however, we can influence the legislative power from time to time only by casting our voice in elections. This is the time when politicians come with their great offers. But after the election it's all forgotten.
Our country is flourishing. At least Václav Havel says it. But will it continue to flourish?
Clearly we need to make significant fiscal reforms. Every one of us has to take care of themselves to some extent.
Twenty years after the revolution, the politicians are trying to bend the fundamental law of our state according to their of the moment requirements.
Twenty years after the revolution only the Constitutional Court protects us against their malevolence.
Twenty years after the revolution, President Klaus awarded on of the symbols of the former regime entertainment Medal of Merit of the State. A man who publicly espoused Anticharta actually contributed to our state? To the sovereign, unified and democratic law based on respect for the rights and freedoms of man and citizen?
Twenty years after the revolution the guides in Ostrava Town Hall served the interpretation like we are still in that gray past. According to the visitors it was interesting, funny and even nice to return to the past. So Ostrava would presents itself this way also in the future.
Twenty years after the Revolution in Zlín no one has the need to recall the forced rename to the town. Basically, just because it was the birthplace of one of the most successful Czech entrepreneurs it had to disappear from the map.
Twenty years after the revolution, estimated about the thousand people came to Národní třída to celebrate this great day.
What happens next? Our country will flourish. However we all need to be on the contribution. Let's not measure capitalism with communism. China is also capitalist. Let's measure democracy to the totalitarian regimes. Democracy not only allows us to shout at the President or throwing eggs on the politicians. Democracy allows us to actively participate in the flourishing of our country. We need to control by ourselves the actions of those given our votes in elections. Democracy was not given to us. We have to fight all the time for democracy. The cloth at the Castle may not be a rag. It must be the Standard.