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Macedonia: Quoting Havel

Categories: Eastern & Central Europe, Czech Republic, North Macedonia, Citizen Media, History, Politics

The link to the famous open letter – “Dear Dr. Husák” [en [1], cz [2]] (1975) – written by the then-dissident Václav Havel [3] to the Czech Communist Party leader, has been shared by many Macedonian Facebook users, accompanied by excerpts such as this one: ‎”The number of people who sincerely believe everything that the official propaganda says and who selflessly support the government's authority is smaller than it has ever been. But the number of hypocrites rises steadily: up to a point, every citizen is, in fact, forced to be one.”