[12] Darkness Seen Through Tiresias’ Eyes (9)





On the list of lobyists in Latvian government who are suspect of collusion with Swedish banks now comes Zatler’s Reform Party with Daniels Pavluts, currently employed by Swedbank.

While the Swedish lobbyist (possible) President Andris Berzins put a sheet of celophane between Pavluts and himself by saying that he was not so certain about Pavluts, he did not say what the uncertainty was about. Avoiding mention of Pavļus Curriculum Vitae leads to such absurdities as wondering if the reason is the candidate's sex.

So much for a president who does not know that he is standing on a silver platter that shines like a mirror and projects doubles for the benefit of the public.

Nevertheless, how about coming to high office under the suspicion that one is a lobbyist for a foreign country? Surely that is a suspicion that should be closely examined, one that cannot be turned away by any maneuvre. This is why in democratic countries the presidency has several nominees, and they are closely examined and discussed by the media—unless it is in Latvia.

The Latvian media is as opposed to Russian bankers as it is in favor of Swedish banks and Swedish profits. The exploitable and underserving Latvians are not ever a corporation, but pushed in a pile under a blanket featuring the title--“populists”.

Cloud II

The Latvian media hangs populists out to dry by the means of the neet trick of referring to them without any suggestion what it is referring to. Even so, by a nose-down inuendo,“Populist” and “populism” are words that ryhme well with “evil” or “dirty hungry unemployed alcoholic” and worse. It should not be hard for the Latvian televised media to find every Latvian politician today denouce “populism” many times over.

In short, the parliamentary democracy practiced in Latvia is led by pure white washed directors of presumptions. The directors—the President, the Prime Minister, Ministers and other favorites—have their “fractions”, which word conveniently masks the absence of any political parties.

One “fraction” phenomenon is the ZZS (Greens and Farmers) solidarity party. The unique thing about this is that the Greens are completely subject to the Farmers. This is one reason why the forests of Latvia are being cut down with little sense of responsibility. There are no Greens in the Green fraction, and many farmers do not much care about forests if only because forests take land from those who mime the hunger of a goat.

Cloud III

The same applies to Latvian politicians and their fractions vs the Latvian populists, whoever they may be.

In any event, the nomination of Pavluts by the Zatler’s Reform Party is one of those awkward give-away hickups made by people who are heart and soul liberal neo-capitalists with a heart full of crocodile tears.

This is not to say the President Andris Berzins cannot make himself a hero by resigning (it would be a surprise and certainly trump former President Zatler’s Presidential Directive #2) and calling for direct elections of the President. Incidentally, it would be worth while for Latvia to hold Presidiantial Primaries as they are in the United States.

Cloud, south of Burtnieku lake, Friday, October 21, 2011 IV

It is past time to winnow from office those of suspect reliability, as they are suspect witnesses to office responsibilities. The evaluation of that responsibility is not for today’s political fractions, but for the populist eqivalencies currently being denied existence.

PS An interesting article from Stratfor, click here. Especially interesting and informative is the part relating to the Baltic countries toward the end of the article, re the new banking 'empires', Sweden including. Significant geopolitical observations.