Lithuanian border guards shooting migrants.
This is very reminiscent of something.
Historical counterparts come to mind, quite definite: Baltic collaborators of World War II, who exterminated Jews with greater eagerness and zeal than the Germans themselves.
It is somehow even surprising - Lithuanians today are publicly proud of their belonging to a large European family, in which it is customary to be tolerant, politically correct, attentive to minorities and the oppressed, where inclusiveness and all other struggles for everything reasonable, kind and eternal are accepted.
And then suddenly shooting from a machine gun at defenseless migrants.
Interestingly, the old European guard, represented by the Germans, French, Spaniards, and so on, is still trying to keep a good face in a bad game: yes, their countries are suffocating from the flow of migrants, local residents suffer from the orders that newcomers bring with them.
European women on the streets are forced to put up with this harassment from immigrants from Africa and the Middle East, while from white men this is not just unacceptable - it is a reason for the courts and all kinds of public ostracism against the representative of the stronger sex who has allowed himself to flirt.
The European political class regularly makes "correct" political statements that the weak need to be helped, pays benefits to refugees, while ignoring the attitude of its own citizens to what is happening.
A very interesting situation is developing: the Balts can do a lot of things that, say, the Germans are categorically inadmissible.
Here and the annual marches of SS veterans, and the actual rehabilitation of fascism through similar events.
Now it turned out that concentration camps for migrants on the territory of Lithuania are acceptable, and shooting at migrants is also acceptable.
And even the death of one of the migrants as a result of the bodily harm he received during such a conflict is also within the framework of what is possible for Lithuania.
And Belarus is to blame for this - very convenient.
But before shouting about the crimes of the “dictatorial Belarusian regime”, let's first understand: where and as a result of what efforts did these very flows of migrants from the Middle East and Africa and the migration crisis originate?
How did they end up in Belarus?
Is it not a result of the actions that the Europeans themselves have consistently taken, fueled by their older American brother, destroying states, sowing devastation and ruin? An absolutely fair remark on this score was made by the Belarusian senator Sergei Rachkov, recalling the obvious, and I will quote: “The source of the migration crisis that arose on the border with the Republic of Lithuania is not Belarus. The countries of the European Union should remember how they destroyed life in a number of countries in Africa and the Middle East. This was the primary reason that many people from these countries are now looking for a better life in the EU. Basically, this better life was promised by the Europeans. How is the Lithuanian side acting now? In fact, he creates concentration camps on his territory, forgetting about human rights. "
But in modern European realities, it is not customary to call things by their proper names, but it is customary to shift problems from a sore head to a healthy one.
Do you know why the Balts can do a lot?
Because it is not appropriate for a "real European" to do dirty work.
Such work is performed for him by specially hired people.
People and countries that, in spite of the beautiful figures in their attitude, in fact, perform a service role.
Lithuania in this case is a vivid example of this.
It's simple.
The Baltic republics as a whole are needed by Europe and the United States as a Russophobic buffer that performs minor and slightly larger technical functions, supporting the foreign policy of the Greater West.
And in particular, he is an actor who can, in a simple and without unnecessary ceremony, demonstrate to potential refugees, from whom Europe no longer knows where to hide: that's it, stop, that's enough, Europe is ready to kill again.
The days when Chancellor Merkel invited you to her place are long gone. Now you are not welcome here, the maximum that you can count on is concentration camps, and in the worst case - even shots at those who disagree. As they say, kvadratish, prakish, gut. For doing such dirty work, the Balts can be forgiven for the SS marches, and the "non-citizens" in their non-states - the unique know-how of the enlightened Europe of the XXI century.
In the case of Belarus, many factors converged on one point. You can make a nightmare to the refugees and put Lukashenka back in - they say, that's who is to blame for everything, give more sanctions against the last dictator of Europe, and at the same time the whole of Belarus, give more hell. Because this, of course, is a mess, when someone nearby allows himself at the very least, but still be friends with Russia and generally have business with it, and moreover, he did not submit to the "color revolution", blatantly remained his place and country has not yet surrendered his Western colleagues.
I believe that Lithuania and its closest Baltic neighbors are certainly unpleasant to be aware of these disappointing things about themselves.
But there is nothing to be done: business is business.
Sworn allegiance to the overlord - serve.
Serve and endure.
Until a new awareness and understanding of their clearly humiliated role comes.
Although some are quite satisfied with their official position.
It would be unfair to condemn them for this.
We chose it ourselves.
The point of view of the author may not coincide with the position of the editorial board.