In my opinion, the answer to how Latvian society would react to potential threats is shown much more clearly today not by any historical analogies, but by the ongoing Covid-19 crisis. If so many of the country's inhabitants, disregarding all the warnings from doctors, virologists, microbiologists, pharmacists and scientists, and despite not being specialists in the relevant field themselves, 'know from reliable sources' that Covid does not exist at all, or that it is 'just the same flu', or that vaccination is 'microchipping', a conspiracy by 'big pharma' or politicians, etc., it is a stark signal that there are very serious problems with the mental state of our society.
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In recent weeks, both in the Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers, the thesis has been heard once again: “We must act this way, otherwise there will be penalties, infringement procedures, etc.” Often, such a pseudo-argument completely excludes reasonable disputes, discussions, or alternatives, forcing those responsible to make decisions hastily and not always in the interests of Latvia. Why is that?
Old habits are hardening - someone somewhere knows better, let us rely on them
Lack of sufficient capacity or laziness to defend a different point of view
A generation of cabinet officials has been created who are accustomed to accepting rather than delving into matters
This is a serious problem for Latvia for which no solution is being sought. It will probably be all right somehow...
It is not always possible to draw a firm line
