Recently there is a firm impression that patriotism in Ukraine is becoming a bargaining chip for many and a fairly profitable occupation. At least, political dividends for many are obvious. Moreover, patriotism becomes selective and ostentatious. The motto is very simple. As the classic said: "To hell with him, with the people, only his prestige is important to us. Moreover, the level of "prestige" will be determined by ourselves ". And what is bad for this people, we will also formulate ourselves ... It is worth thinking about what is happening today. Real ideological wars. The struggle for fragile minds, so to speak. And then all the means are good. Therefore, by practically banning Russian chocolate and announcing Russian actors and writers as personas of non-grata, Ukraine hopes that in this way it will move by leaps and bounds towards the formation of the prestige of its own people. And, of course, to European freedoms. Moreover, the ban on the use of certain social networks and postal services with Russian residence permits should, apparently, further unite the people in patriotic unity. Still, it is the actors, chocolate and VC, along with "Classmates", present a real threat to our state and the prestige of our people.

Nedemocratichno, you say? Infringes freedom of choice and creates difficulties for people? Causes millions of their own citizens into the information underground? Authoritarianism smacks? Does not conform to the norms of the Constitution? It does not matter. Post-revolutionary syndrome and political expediency become today over the Law and the law. The main thing is to form a clear image of the enemy and to focus the attention of our people on the main threats. And at the same time and suggest which ones are the main threats, and in what way they need to resist. As for democracy, now it's not up to it, the dissolute. "Eurovision" has passed, the long-awaited visa-free travel has been received, and now it is possible to do business. The country needs to be saved from an unfriendly and aggressive ideological influence ... So it turns out that Yandex or VC harm national security more than Russian business that owns entire branches of our economy. Hence, Russian movies can destroy our integrity, and t. "Luzhnikovskaya" group of State Duma deputy Babakov, who owns several Ukrainian Oblenergo, no. Even our glorious AMCU allowed the VS Energy group of companies, which includes Chernivtsioblenergo, Zhytomiroblenergo, Kirovogradoblenergo, Khersonoblenergo, Odessaoblenergo and others, to continue buying up shares in Ukrainian energy companies. And this is during the war. Is not this a direct threat to national security? It turns out that there is no. Moreover, in comparison with the "undoubted danger" from the functioning of the accounting 1C. And the fact that the power switch in the hands of others, so our patriots prefer not to notice. The main thing is to struggle desperately with theatrical productions, publishing houses and Internet resources. Although, even the great Goethe said that "... there can be neither patriotic art nor patriotic science". Art and science, either there or not ... Therefore, its humanitarian and information space should be protected not by meaningless prohibitions with patriotic stuffing, but by creating its competitive product capable of winning the minds of its people. And to influence the minds of others. In addition, it should be understood that the current decisions have imposed restrictions on more than 20 million (!!!) Ukrainian citizens in their rights and self-esteem. At the same time, creating an even greater abyss of distrust towards one's own power and one's own state. And the youth was even more active in thinking about emigration. And this is a bad tendency. It seems to me that these processes destroy the state to a greater degree, and threaten the national security of the country.

But back to double standards. In addition to energy monopolies, Russian banks and other financial companies that successfully buy controlling stakes in our strategic enterprises. Moreover, they are doing it quite subtly, through off-shores, joint ventures and other hidden tools. But it is well known that the one who owns the economy, owns the world. And what is our gallant NSDC? Right, valiantly silent. Probably, such actions are of less interest to them, rather than to restrict people's access to regular information. In addition, our patriots - activists pay much more attention to the same Sobchak than to our Loboda, Potapu from Nastya or Dorn, who are perfectly well on Russian scenes. However, their tour activities in the homeland, for some reason, no one blocks or prohibits. And nobody ranks the ranks for cooperation "with the aggressor". Parallels "patriotic" no one holds that it is unlikely that Bernes or Shulzhenko would sing before the soldiers of the invader or the business elite of the aggressor state ... And the Ukrainian business, perfectly working in the Russian market and its taxes "feeding" the aggressor, does not have a negative Influence on our national security more than the Lenkom Theater or the TV series "Fizruk"? And where are our patriots and activists? Hanged in the FB? Or grants work out? No, guys, so you do not unite people and form a community of views and goals. Your pseudo-wrestling for our safety is too much, meaningless, and sometimes harmful. European democracy does not imply such prohibitive measures under a beautiful but rotten wrapper. I think that the European Leaders will take a principled position and "point" to the Ukrainian authorities to double standards in some decisions.

And further. Ukrainians have already demonstrated twice what they are capable of when they are trying to "build" into ideological ranks and frankly restrict their rights.

Moreover, citizens of our country very well feel falsehood and see how this falsity destroys society. And I would not have experimented with these painfully familiar rakes on the site of the authorities, but I would tackle those aspects that really have a serious impact on the security of Ukraine. Including, information, energy, humanitarian and economic.

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