“The Continuous Personnel Reshuffling Is a True Sign of Systemic Crisis”
- 6.04.2021, 9:48
The Cockroach's regime is moving steadily toward collapse.
The continuous personnel reshuffling is a true sign of uncertainty and a systemic crisis. Dozens of officials and security officials have already lost their jobs since the protests began: some have been promoted, but most have generally suffered a very different fate, says Peter Kuznetsov, founder of Silnye Novosti.
The most resounding reshuffle of yesterday was the resignation of Information Minister Ihar Lutski and his transfer to the position of deputy head of Lukashenka's Administration. Lutski got a promotion. There is a reason. Under him, independent journalism has come under completely unprecedented pressure: printed versions of publications have been closed, media have lost their status, journalists have been jailed both under criminal and administrative charges, all the legislative norms that used to guarantee freedom of speech have ceased to operate de facto, and new editions of relevant laws have already been prepared to make them disappear de jure as well.
Well, Lutski has obviously "earned" the promotion. His new position is the position of the main ideologist in the country. In this regard, a couple of things are eye-catching.
The principle of personal loyalty and readiness to carry out any order was the key one in Lukashenka's Administration. We know it since the time of the memorable interview with General Zakharenka, who later went missing. During protests, we heard that "Laws do not work sometimes!", "Do not betray!" That is, be loyal no matter what. Lutski's example shows that the lawlessness he committed resulted in his career growth. However, we observed it in Karpenkou's actions.
That is why today's reshuffling is a personnel change in Lukashenka's Administration. Under crisis, following the road of lawlessness, disregard for any principles of morality and any interests of the Belarusian people, the regime turned on the option of negative selection to its maximum. Karaeu was not an angel, but one had to replace him with someone even more unprincipled and brutal; Vakulchyk did not show any loyalty to the people, but he was also unsuitable for the "wartime"; Kanyuk was concerned about the interests of the authorities - look for him in Armenia
When confronting people, the endlessness of such confrontation is the core factor, especially if one relies on repression, not persuasion. It means the number of immoral, unscrupulous people will grow. To completely isolate oneself from interests of the society, one needs an immoral entourage. The longer the confrontation lasts, the fewer humanity perpetrators will need.
There is a profound contradiction in building a personnel policy on loyalty, which requires at least a minimum of respect, and the desire to surround oneself with unprincipled executives. There is some naivety in believing that people who are capable of betraying an entire people do not betray you in the end.
People who are capable of suppressing and ignoring any common human values for the sake of a career, provided by loyalty, are ultimately capable of suppressing that loyalty as well if their well-being depends on other factors. There is no other way. Morality and decency are not relative categories to be parsed down into details and components. They are absolute categories. These mechanisms work out when the bearers of such "values" see that it is the best option for them in a specific situation.
It means the ongoing personnel policy aims to strengthen the "vertical power" in a tactical sense. However, it is just as deadlocked in a strategic sense as the economic policy pursued by the authorities. It's the key to collapse.