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Unbalance Virus (a Few Remarks on the Political Consequences of the Plague)
Jan Rokita
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RESEARCH OBJECTIVE: The aim of this paper is an analysis of the consequences, which can be foreseen and are visible just now during the crisis of the pandemic in the sphere of politics, economy, social life and religion.
THE RESEARCH PROBLEM AND METHODS: The author uses the rich spectrum of the statements formulated by the present-day analysts of the COVID-19; he analyses theirs opinions and estimates its real grounds. He points at the views and prognoses formulated by the politicians, scientists and hierarchy of the Church.
THE PROCESS OF ARGUMENTATION: The process of argumentation consists in an analysis of the present-day problems related to the pestilence in Europe and USA. The second step of analysis is the presentation of the supposed consequences of the crisis.
RESEARCH RESULTS: The most important conclusion of the research is an attempt to recognize the consequences of crisis in the pivotal spheres of the life in western democracies. In the author’s opinion, the present situation increases the distrust of the western societies towards the demo-liberal State, which in the present situation of pandemic is trying to bring into relief its inclination for the authoritarian and even tyrannical activity. It deals first of all with the activities connected with the politics of economic restrictions, centralization and protectionism.
CONCLUSIONS, INNOVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: The author comes to the conclusion that the present-day crisis causes the radicalization of the ideas, which have been existed before. In his opinion, neither political elites nor the hierarchies of the Church are able to keep a rational balance in the time of Covis-19 crisis, which he calls the crisis of „swinging”. The future is unknown. As long as we are in crisis we could be instructed about future neither by the present-day science nor – still less – by any political elites.
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pandemic ; crisis ; democracy ; protectionism ; elites
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