THE REAL PROBLEM

  • 2009-05-14
Over the past few months, the preaching editorial comments of TBT have mainly focused on the poor quality of the Baltic politicians, who in its view are unqualified for combating the ever-worsening economic crisis.

Therefore, it is a complete mystery to me, why TBT decided to serve as a publicity platform for one of the future successors of those politicians. Galojan (TBT Nr.653) symbolizes everything that is wrong with Estonia: the vulgar, materialistic me-myself-my Hummer/SUV-and-I mentality that has morally ruined the country. The sick mentality that is the real cause of the current crisis, the mentality that indicates that Estonia has far more in common with Russia than it would like to admit. Galojan is yet another representative of the Beautiful People, who do not give a damn about the well-being of the Republic and its numerous poignant social problems, but who are mainly interested in their own ego and who are begging Kroonika and Ohtuleht (and even Playboy!) to pay attention to them.

It is bizarre that you allowed her to give a meaningless, evading answer to the question about the scandal in which she was involved. But, as we all know, being involved in a scandal is no problem at all in Estonia; Villu Reiljan will still be Member of Parliament in twenty years from now, not to mention a certain Mr. Savisaar, possibly the next Prime Minister. If, however, Reiljan and Savisaar don't want to make use of Galojan's services, she can always join Silvio Berlusconi's Bella Donna party. That shouldn't be a problem: Galojan is a devoted European, as she showed in 2007-2008.  

Jeroen Bult
Tallinn


 

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