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Prague Monitor / Czech News in English > Petr Fischer

Petr Fischer

Petr Fischer: Communist-style apologies

2013-08-08
By: Kristina Alda
On: August 8, 2013
In: Opinion
Tagged: Hospodářské noviny, MonitorPlus, Petr Fischer

The Communists are prepared to repeat their 20-year-old apology to Czech citizens. But this reprise is not a sign of repentance or an admission of guilt or – at least to some small degree – an indication that such guilt even exists! Behind the first and the planned second “apology” is the Communists’ typical pragmatism. An effort to gain something, not to think about their identity or those they have harmed. In everyday speech, this is called hypocrisy. For the sake of accuracy, Marxist philosophers would have called this an intentionally-created “false consciousness”. This was so they could say that subjective motives are less important in these situations than an objective historical process that has a deeper goal (a chanceContinue Reading

Topolánek: Right wing must unite

2009-04-20
By: Kristina Alda
On: April 20, 2009
In: Politics
Tagged: Hospodářské noviny, Lenka Zlámalová, MonitorPlus, Petr Fischer

Outgoing PM Mirek Topolánek wants to form a broad alliance of right-leaning people. He is not ruling out a pre-election coalition with several smaller parties. Along with outgoing Deputy PM Alexandr Vondra, Topolánek also wants to recruit Václav Havel. “I have been partly successful in recruiting a certain group of people. I am not aiming right now to enrich the membership base of the ODS. I am mainly talking about collaboration with varous institutions and groups,” said Topolánek in an interview with HN. Where will we find you a year from now? Will you still be at [the prime minister’s seat] at the Straka Academy?You know, this is one of the things I am not concerned about. You are notContinue Reading

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