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Election promises and reality

  Modern parliamentary democracy is based on the assumption that the people are the bearers of sovereignty. In theory, this mechanism works elegantly and thoughtfully: citizens delegate their political power to elected representatives in regular, free and direct elections. Parliament is thus supposed to act as a reflection of the entire social spectrum – as a microcosm in which the public will is co-formed through representatives of various interest groups, classes and ideologies.  Through the adoption of laws and supervision of the executive branch of power, parliament is supposed to directly influence the everyday life of an individual. Elections in this system are not just a formal act of casting a vote, but a key moment when citizens choose between different visions of the future – from tax policy and the healthcare system to education and infrastructure.  The dictatorship of the majority and the problem of legitimacy  However, the parliamentary system already ca...

Volilne obljube in realnost

Sodobna parlamentarna demokracija temelji na predpostavki, da je ljudstvo nosilec suverenosti. V teoriji ta mehanizem deluje elegantno in premišljeno: državljani na rednih, svobodnih in neposrednih volitvah delegirajo svojo politično moč izvoljenim predstavnikom. Parlament naj bi tako deloval kot odraz celotnega družbenega spektra – kot mikrokozmos, v katerem se prek zastopnikov različnih interesnih skupin, slojev in ideologij sooblikuje javna volja. Skozi sprejemanje zakonov in nadzor nad izvršilno vej oblasti naj bi parlament neposredno vplival na vsakodnevno življenje posameznika. Volitve v tem sistemu ne predstavljajo le formalnega dejanja oddaje glasu, temveč ključni trenutek, ko državljani izbirajo med različnimi vizijami prihodnosti – od davčne politike in zdravstvenega sistema do izobraževanja in infrastrukture. Diktatura večine in problem legitimnosti Vendar pa parlamentarna ureditev že v svoji zasnovi nosi notranje protislovje. Čeprav so temelji na načelu inkluzivnosti in/ali...

Social perception of work and non-work

  The world is once again subject to debates about the social perception of the lazy and unemployed. Some complain about social transfers, others would worry about world hunger and migration to the country. Still others feel sorry for migrants or the poor in another country. The most vocal are currently those who oppose social transfers that belong to people of working age. There are slightly fewer of those who offer jobs and who turn to Employment Services and other employment agencies to help them find suitable workers. Very often, there are also statements in the public that employers cannot fill vacancies or obtain an adequate workforce. Still others would assign unemployed people to public works without payment for work. Such actions would most likely also cause an additional shortage of jobs in state structures and debates about exploiting the shortage of jobs and in this way also obtaining free labor or simply further exploiting the shortage of jobs. Some, of course, are al...

Socialna percepcija dela in nedela

  Svet je spet podvržen debatam o socialni percepciji lenuhov in brezdelnežev. Nekateri se pritožujejo čez socialne transferjev, drugi bi skrbeli za svetovno lakoto in migracije v državo. Spet drugim se smilijo migranti ali reveži v drugi državi. Najbolj glasni so trenutno oporečniki socialnih tranferjev, ki pripadajo delovno sposobnim ljudem. Malo manj pa je takih, ki ponujajo zaposlitve in  ki se obrnejo na Zavode za zaposlovanje in druge zaposlitvene agencije, ki naj bi jim pomagali poiskati ustrezne delavce. Zelo pogosto se namreč pojavlja v javnosti tudi navedbe, da delodajalci ne morejo zapolniti prostih delovnih mest, oziroma pridobiti ustrezno delovno silo. Spet drugi bi razporejali brezposelne osebe na javno koristna dela brez plačila dela.  S takšnimi dejanji pa bi najverjetneje povzročili tudi dodatno pomanjkanje delovnih mest v državnih strukturah in debate o izkoriščanju pomanjkanja delovnih mest in na takšen način tudi pridobitev brezplačne delovne sile ali ...

National fantasies and reality

  Along with the multitudes of illegal and legal migrants, there have also been discussions about nationality and indigenousness, the sovereignty of individual countries, the protection of national interests and nation states, and discussions about the use of state funds. Border protection itself is a major national expense for individual countries, from protective fences to the deployment of border police and, in some cases, even the army, as was the recent case in Spain. Damage to property is usually a personal problem, as was also reported from areas along the Slovenian border, which is no longer a Schengen border of the European Union. The free use of the beach, even for overnight stays, is the dream of many EU citizens, especially given the high prices of accommodation and even the ban on "occupying" space on the beach with a towel. Towels and backpacks have even been removed from beaches in many European countries. You can also pay fines for leaving litter and breaking ...

Nacionalne fantazme in realnost

  Ob množicah ilegalnih in legalnih migrantov so se pojavile tudi razprave o nacionalnosti in avtohtonosti ter suverenosti posameznih držav in zaščiti nacionalnih interesov in nacionalnih držav ter razprave o porabi državnih sredstev. Že sama zaščita meja je namreč velik nacionalni strošek posamezne države, od zaščitne ograje do namestitve mejne policije in v posamičnih primerih tudi vojske, kot je bil nedavni primer v Španiji. Škoda na premoženju je ponavadi kar osebni problem, kot je bilo poročano tudi iz predelov ob  slovenski meji, ki pa nič več ni Šengenska meja Evropske unije. Zastonjskarska uporaba plaže tudi v namene prenočitve, so namreč sanje marsikaterega državljana EU sploh ob visokih cenah namestitve in celo prepovedi "zasedbe" prostora na plaži z brisačo.  Brisače in nahrbtnike so celo odstranjevali s plaž v marsikateri evropski državi. Prav tako lahko plačate kazni za puščanje odpadkov in razbijanje tujih oken in vrat, oziroma vandalizem. Kaznivo dejanje je...

Explosions of illegal migrants

  The European Union (EU) is facing a real explosion of illegal migrants in the first half of the current year 2026, under constant threats of military attack and already missiles and drones across EU borders and dealing with foreign security. Not long ago, whole waves of migrants were recorded in Spain, who, in addition to riding boats, even peacefully and illegally swam into EU territory, mainly from Morocco, which is not yet in a state of war. They were not bothered by fires or high temperatures. Or they even took advantage of the time when Spain was dealing with other problems, such as saving the lives and property of its citizens. The current unemployment rate in the EU is said to be 6%. In the euro area, the unemployment rate is said to be as high as 6.3%. This data is very important, as illegal refugees are mostly young and in good physical condition and will most likely be classified as working EU residents, thus contributing to an increased unemployment rate and/or an inc...

Eksplozije ilegalnih migrantov

  Evropska unija (EU) se  v prvi polovici tekočega leta 2026 pod stalnimi grožnjami z vojaškim napadom in že raketami in droni čez meje EU in ukvarjanjem s tujo varnostjo, srečuje še s pravo eksplozijo ilegalnih migrantov. Ni dolgo tega, ko so v Španiji zabeležili cele vale migrantov, ki so poleg vožnje s čolni, celo mirno ilegalno priplavali na področje EU predvsem iz Maroka, ki še ni v vojnem stanju. Niso jih motili ne požari, ne visoke temperature.  Ali pa so celo izkoristili čas, ko se Španija ukvarja z drugimi problemi, kot je reševanje življenj in premoženja svojih državljanov. V EU naj bi bila aktualna 6 % brezposelnost. Na območju evra pa naj bi bila stopnja brezposelnosti celo 6,3 %. Ti podatki so zelo pomembni, saj so ilegalni begunci večinoma mladi in v dobri fizični kondiciji in bodo najverjetneje uvrščeni med delovno aktivne prebivalce EU in tako prispevali k povečani stopnji brezposelnosti in/ali povečanju izdatkov za socialno in zdravstveno varnost ter po m...

Our response to a traumatic experience

  Very few people have had everything "laid with roses" in their lives, which also means that their life flows like a river without rapids and cliffs. At least occasionally, every person encounters problems that we overcome in one way or another, successfully or unsuccessfully. At least occasionally, in our daily lives, we encounter insults, slander, rejection and harm, as well as many other negative inputs into our lives. Some experts advise not to respond to insults, while others advise that it is better to deny them immediately, as they can escalate into public lynchings. Slander is difficult to prove and usually leads to the path of proving one's innocence. In other words, insinuations to our detriment or even simple mobbing can have many meanings and/or reasons for taking advantage. In any case, in such mutual relationships, we very often over-explain the actual situation and reveal our information. If we are lucky, we do not make things worse by reacting this way, ...

Naš odziv na travmatično izkušnjo

  Zelo redki so ljudje, ki jim je bilo v življenju vse z "rožcami postlano", kar pomeni tudi, da jim življenje teče kot reka brez brzic in čeri. Vsaj občasno se vsak človek sreča s težavami, ki jih tako ali drugače, uspešno ali neuspešno prebrodimo. Vsaj občasno srečamo v svojem vsakdanjem življenju žalitve, obrekovanje, zavrnitve in oškodovanje ter še mnoge druge negativne inpute v naše življenje. Nekateri strokovnjaki svetujejo, da naj se na žalitve ne odzovemo, spet drugi, da jih je bolje takoj demantirajo, saj se lahko razbohotijo v javne linče.  Obrekovanje je težko dokazljivo in ponavadi pelje na pot dokazovanja svoje nedolžnosti. Oziroma natolcevanje v našo škodo ali pa celo čisto enostavni mobing ima lahko veliko pomenov in/ali razlogov za okoriščanje.  Vsekakor pa ob takšnih medsebojnih odnosih zelo pogosto na veliko razlagamo dejansko stanje in razkrivamo svoje podatke. Če smo srečni si s takšno reakcijo ne povzročimo še hujšega stanja, saj ravno obrekovalci tak...

Behind the curtain of the image of success

  The belief in the development of the northern hemisphere of planet Earth is dissipating even at the mere sight of capitals and tourist centers in the southern hemisphere. The Covid-19 epidemic has also fueled debates about the northern illusion of a good standard of living of the so-called northerners, as the European continent was in the highest place in terms of the number of infected people per million inhabitants and the number of deaths per million inhabitants. The Covid-19 epidemic is a good measure of success, as experts believe it will primarily affect the poor population, who also do not have access to clean drinking water and adequate nutrition.  The Covid-19 epidemic has disappeared, but the unresolved issue of the illusion of a good northern standard of living remains, especially on the European continent and thus also in the EU. The Covid-19 epidemic has also caused an economic catastrophe due to measures to restrict movement and close down activities in the ind...

Za zaveso imidža uspešnosti

  Zaverovanost v razvitost severne poloble planeta Zemlje se razblinja že ob samih posnetkih prestolnic in turističnih središč na južni polobli. Epidemija Covid-19 je tudi razbohotila debate o severni iluziji dobrega življenjskega standarda tako imenovanih severnjakov, saj je bil evropski kontinent na najvišjem mestu po številu okuženih na milijon prebivalcev in številu mrtvih na milijon prebivalcev. Epidemija Covid-19 je dobro merilo uspešnosti, saj naj bi po mnenju strokovnjakov pokosila predvsem revno prebivalstvo, ki  tudi nima dostopa do neoporečne pitne vode in ustrezne prehrane.  Epidemija Covid-19 je izginila, ostalo pa je nerešeno vprašanje iluzije severnega dobrega življenjskega standarda, sploh na evropskem kontinentu in s tem tudi v EU. Epidemija Covid-19 je namreč zaradi ukrepov omejevanja gibanja in zapiranja dejavnosti na individualnem in poslovnem področju ter dragih preventivnih ukrepih za zajezitev epidemije Covid-19 povzročila tudi gospodarsko katastrof...

Multiculturally conditioned family and childhood

 According to constitutional documents, which are supposed to be the highest legal act in all democratic countries with so-called secularization or separation of church and state, the rule of adjudication only in so-called civil courts according to one or another legal definition of crimes applies. In such countries, church law is supposed to be invalid at the state level over so-called civil society. Church law can only be applied to believers as long as it does not conflict with the constitution and all subordinate legal regulations and also laws. The debate about a law that is only for ordinary people or about a law that allows exceptions or elites who are an exception to the law is supposed to be superfluous. Everyone is supposed to be equal before the law. Even debates about the diversity of crimes were planned as pointless by the International Declaration of Human Rights and/or Freedoms and the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, which are supposed to cause the blurring a...

Multikulturno pogojena družina in otroška doba

  Po ustavnih listinah, ki naj bi bile najvišji pravni akt v vseh demokratičnih državah s tako imenovano sekularizacija ali ločitev cerkve od države, velja pravilo razsojanja samo na tako imenovanih civilnih sodiščih po takšnih ali drugačnih zakonskih opredelitvah kaznivih dejanj. V takšnih državah naj bi bilo cerkveno pravo neveljavno na državni ravni nad tako imenovano civilno družbo. Cerkveno pravo se lahko uporablja samo za vernike, dokler ni v nasprotju z ustavo in vsemi podrejenimi zakonskimi predpisi in tudi zakoni. Debata o zakonu, ki je samo za navadne ljudi ali pa o zakonu, ki dovoljuje izjeme ali elite, ki so izjema za zakon, naj bi bile odvečne. Pred zakonom naj bi bili vsi enaki. Tudi debate o raznolikosti kaznivih dejanj so bile načrtovane kot brezpredmetne z mednarodno Deklaracijo o človekovih pravicah in/ali svoboščinah in Deklaracijo o otrokovih pravicah, ki naj bi povzročile meglitev in/ali izginotje medkulturnih razlik. V Sloveniji, kakor v drugih evropskih držav...

Balkan paradise for illegal migration

  Opinions are always divided when Slovenian politicians say that we are the country with the highest tolerance for illegal migration, even though we are not the first Schengen border crossing. The promised European less tolerant policy guideline and the guideline for a paradise for illegal migration cannot be reconciled. Illegal migration to the European Union (EU) via the Balkan route is increasing. According to Frontex data, the number of illegal entries into the EU is decreasing, but Slovenia's illegal migration situation is an exception, and so is the Balkan route to the EU. Forgotten rules for "hardworking" registered citizens and the equalization with migration Only a Slovenian citizen within the territory of Slovenia must have a valid document, otherwise the police can fine you 200 euros. Crossing the state border without the appropriate documents costs you from 200 to 500 euros. Crossing the border outside border crossings costs you a minimum of 400 euros. Ident...

Balkanski raj za ilegalne migracije

  Ob izjavah slovenskih politikov, da smo država, ki ima največjo toleranco do ilegalnih migracij, čeprav nismo prva schengenski mejni prehod, se mnenja vedno krešejo. Obljubljena evropska manj tolerantna smernica politike in smernica raja za ilegalne migracije, se nikakor ne moreta uskladiti. Ilegalne migracije v Evropsko unijo (EU) po Balkanski poti pa naraščajo. Po podatkih na Frontex pa se število ilegalnih vstopov v EU zmanjšuje, ampak slovensko ilegalno migracijski stanje je pač izjema in se tem izgleda tudi balkanska pot v EU. Pozabljena pravila za "pridne" registrirane državljane in izenačitev z migracijami Samo za slovenskega državljana znotraj teritorija Slovenije velja, da mora imeti pri sebi veljaven dokument, drugače vas policija lahko oglobi za 200 evrov. Prestop državne meje brez ustreznih dokumentov pa vas stane od 200 do 500 evrov. Prestop meje izven mejnih prehodov vas stane minimalno 400 evrov. Zloraba identitete s ponarejanjem osebnih listin vas pa lahko s...

The collapse of the global economy?

  Today, we may or may not be amused, as some may judge, by the collapse of the global economy, which knew no blocs, national borders, or political systems. I think we have known the name and organization of multinational or international economic groups or companies or capital for quite some time. The economy has expanded beyond international borders and political systems and grown into global international groups, where the main guideline is the amount of capital. Of course, the economy has also grown into the political and information sphere. We have slowly put everything together under the name of globalization. Globalization has become a process that is supposed to include faster economic development, greater choice for consumers, and easier mutual cooperation on a global scale. Among the challenges and negative consequences, the loss of local cultural specificities, the widening gap between rich and poor, the exploitation of labor in less developed countries, and global envir...

Sesutje globalne ekonomije?

 Dandanes se lahko  pozabavamo ali pa tudi ne, kakor pač kdo ocenjuje, s sesutjem globalne ekonomije, ki ni poznala blokov, državnih meja in političnih sistemov. Mislim, da  že kar dolgo poznamo naziv in organizacijo multinacionalnih ali mednarodnih ekonomskih združb ali podjetij ali kapitala. Ekonomija   ali gospodarstvo   se je razširilo preko mednarodnih meja in političnih sistemov in prerasla v globalne mednarodne združbe, kjer je glavno vodilo količina kapitala. Seveda je gospodarstvo zraslo tudi v politično in informacijsko sfero. Počasi smo vse skupaj pospravili kar pod naziv globalizacija. Globalizacija je postala proces, ki naj bi  vključeval hitrejši gospodarski razvoj, večjo izbiro za potrošnike in lažje medsebojno sodelovanje v svetovnem merilu. Med izzivi in negativnimi posledicami pa pogosto omenjajo izgubo lokalnih kulturnih posebnosti, večanje razlik med bogatimi in revnimi, izkoriščanje delovne sile v manj razvitih državah ter globalne okol...

Professionals and uncontrollable weather

  We are well aware that no one really makes the weather and we cannot blame anyone for the increasingly frequent storms that threaten our homes. At least hypothetically, no one causes strong winds, nor abnormal amounts of precipitation, which hypothetically consequently cause landslides and  rivers had raisen. Of course, we have experts who take care of rivers. We also have experts who take care of wastewater. And of course we also have bills and/or fees. Clogged drains and swollen rivers that cause floods and of course roads with rivers, streams and torrents rolling over them, and slippery slopes, according to some opinions, should not exist. Nor should we hear that someone had to move the construction of a house towards the now slippery slope in order to obtain a location and building permit.   Slovenia's flood lesson happened recently, namely in August 2023, when two-thirds of Slovenia's territory was affected. And this happened just a year after a catastrophic f...

Stroka in neobvladljivo vreme

  Dobro se zavedamo, da res vreme nihče ne dela in ne moremo nikogar obdolžiti za čedalje pogostejša neurja, ki nam ogrožajo naše domove. Vsaj hipotetično nihče ne povzroča močnega vetra, tudi ne abnormalne količine padavin, ki hipotetično posledično povzročajo še plazove in narasle reke. Imamo pa seveda strokovnjake, ki skrbijo za reke. Prav tako imamo strokovnjake, ki poskrbijo za odpadne vode. In seveda imamo tudi položnice in/ali dajatve. Zamašeni odtoki in narasle reke, ki povzročajo poplave in seveda ceste po katerih se valijo reke, potoki in hudourniki ter drseča pobočja tako po nekaterih mnenjih ne bi smela obstajati. Prav tako pa tudi ne bi smeli slišati, da je nekdo moral prestaviti gradnjo hiše proti sedaj drsečemu pobočju, da je lahko pridobil lokacijsko in gradbeno dovoljenje.  Slovenska poplavna  lekcija se je zgodila nedavno in sicer avgusta leta 2023, ko je bila prizadeta dve tretjini slovenskega ozemlja. In to se je zgodilo samo leto dni po katastrofalnem...