Jan Šinágl angažovaný občan, nezávislý publicista

The day before the first day of spring, the Czech Television Council was not brimming with new hopes. What Councillors Ježek, Veselý and Řehák showed with their attacks on Councillor Šafařík was something incredible, reminiscent of the period of rigid totalitarianism and normalisation. They "framed" the author like orthodox communists, unable to deal with any other opinion in a factual manner. They can't help it. They are also victims of the environment in which they grew up and still live, and which still needs them today. They don't see their stupidity and limitations because they can't. Good housing is a priority for them. Democratic and moral values go completely outside their limited spiritual space - just another example of the ineradicable Czech plebeianism. Councillor Šafařík rightly called CT provincial. I personally thanked him for his courageous performance and his defence of citizens' rights. HERE is my audio recording of my speech.

By the way, Google has just been fined another CZK 4 billion for repeatedly misusing information from other sources. It has not appealed and will adjust the AI "work". I'm being reported again - for the third time - for violating the terms of the contract without giving reasons? In a way, a tribute to my independent reporting as well. The fight for freedom of information and the public's right to information continues. JŠ

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"If this member of the Czech Television Council is allowed to do this to a leading lady of Czech culture and Slovak diplomacy (75 years old) and public life and not suffer any consequences for it, the Czech Television Council and all its electors will be laughable. And to be unelected." Miroslav Kalousek

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The political parties that, despite the plebeian, primitive behaviour and expressions of CT Council member L. X. Veselý, are defending him, are lowering themselves to this "level". Defending one's own political interests has its own unsurpassable ethical limits. Councillor Veselý is merely an obedient executor of the will of the political parties. He is not to blame for his primitiveness. A society that tolerates the behaviour and manners of a pig risks having more and more of such "representatives". If Councilman Vesely were not removed, I would resign as a councilman immediately. Will the House allow this further disgrace to our country and not remove him from office? If they don't and approve an increase in CT viewing fees, that is also a "cesspool". This is what happens when the House of Commons elects a CT councillor in contravention of the CT Act when, despite the ban, he is doing business in both private and public media. A culturally and morally advanced country can grow and maintain an elite. We are far from being one of those countries. They are dangerously increasing.

If Magda Vašaryová's husband Milan Lasica were alive, he would surely have entertained a large number of viewers with his timeless humour, wisdom and satire. However, the severely limited mental space of Councillor Veselý would not have been able to comprehend this. An intelligent person can also send others "up the ass" without using that term😊

The Czech Television Act (Act No. 483/1991, Section 5, Paragraph 2). " A member of the Council shall not hold any position in political parties, political movements or civic associations, nor shall he or she, in the performance of his or her duties on the Council, speak or act on their behalf or on behalf of other group interests; furthermore, he or she shall not engage in business in the field of mass media, nor shall he or she represent business interests which might conflict with the performance of his or her duties or might undermine confidence in the independence or impartiality of his or her decision-making on the Council."

Who would voluntarily pay for a bad product, a joke or an (un)dependent public service?! Does it primarily serve a power base that the citizen does not pay for, does not elect, and that fundamentally affects our lives and the future of the country?!

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Timothy Snyder: " One source of our disease is the drastic wealth inequality that separates the life experiences of a very small group from everyone else. As Plato realized, this is how democracy becomes an oligarchy, a government of the rich. When money becomes the only goal, values disappear and people begin to imitate the oligarchs. This is how we act now, when we marvel at fantasies of immortality instead of asking the olygarchs why our own lives must be shortened. By tolerating such dreaming by the richest, we create what Plato called a "community of the rich" and a "community of the poor."

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