Why I should(n't) have gone to Prague for the Velvet revolution anniversary protests

It might seem like I'm interested only in what I want to do one day. But as I stated many times, no decent visual journalist should pass on writing and classic journalism. It might not be my thing, however I have decided to write a short opinion piece on the Velvet revolution anniversary in Czechia and what is happening three decades later. Personal.

In my social media feed I have seen many shout outs for democracy this weekend. Most of them calling for the prime minister's step down. Andrej Babis is listed as an StB (a communist era secret police) agent in the official archives which is quite clearly a salt in the eyes of most of those fighting for the freedom 30 and more years ago. He was also an owner of Czech media group Mafra, which publishes some of the major newspapers. Although he has set up a trust fund for he Mafra after being elected a PM, he is often seen as someone who still controls the trust and the media within. Nevertheless, his party crushed all the others in the 2017 election and he has become the PM democratically. The populist giving away doughnuts before the election and promising cheaper beer for everyone (literally) still has an approval of almost half of the nation and is even slightly higher compared to previous months. On the other side is a quarter million people crowding on the legendary Letna Plain in the cold November day. They call for freedom and democracy. But they mean to call for better social values and ethics that can't be forced, not even by peaceful protest. 
 

Despite this, I would love to go to Letna Plain and hold the Czech flag. Not to pretend we are going back to those horrors of communism era. But to express my opinion, to feel the vibe of the Velvet revolution values and to show that I am not a part of the half million doughnut lovers.