The buzz

Yesterday a czech ex-president of utmost importance died.

He was a great person and a fighter against communism.

He got the wheels of revolution moving and helped many people.

He also was quite an important person in social life here in CZ.

So R.I.P. Václav Havel.

But the media storm that was unleashed after his death is demeaning.

Politicians who openly hated him now praise him to heaven.

Czech popular artists race to honor him in the most creative ways.

TV and radio did stream only 2 things today. Kim Chong Il’s death and Václav Havel’s death.

Masses are held at churches for Havel.

People come to the castle in our capital, Prague to write down RIP messages.

But it’s all very distasteful.

Making bussines out of his death.

I hate people who use his passing away only to make themselves visible in the media right now.

I also hate the very media right now.

The craziness of this time is not very far from making plush Havel toys.

Just terrible.

He sacrificed his whole life for the country, for his family.

And even though I very much dislike the principle of nationalism,

He should be respected for that.

His family should at least be given the peace.

It’s almost like the death of princess Diana.

I don’t want Czech Republic to be like that.

Neither would he.