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Opposition forces have tried so far to join them, but they have been unsuccessful.
The protest of the last few days in Tirana is impressive. Unlike the claim about Greek, Serbian, Russian influence and beyond, it has shown something that people who are far away and stand by it cannot understand. It is an undeniable truth that: The public has long been tired of this government. The public is bored. The Albanian public is crushed. The Albanian public is often trampled.
It is enough to carefully follow the daily news chronicle and you will understand the real reasons. Even if you are a contemplative. In Albania, there has been no hope for a long time and above all there are lies from every corner of the government, administration and the phony appearance of the Albanian miracle and European integration in 2030. Raising your voice! This is and remains the only thread that unites the protesters, while the Zvërnec event is simply the spark that ignited it. Many of the participants know very little about the Lagoon, Zvërnec itself, the pelican, etc.
But, they have injustice on their backs. Most of all, you find representatives of Generation Z, precisely the one who is changing the history of protests in recent years everywhere. And, what is most beautiful, they are reviving a solidarity, forgotten for years. So far, the opposition forces have tried to join them, but they have been left behind. Those of the small parties have also tried, but they have also been left behind, with little change from the political force of Mr. Qorri and Mr. Shehu. A short while ago, the several-week effort of the Lapaj group and their sacrifice, died down without any kind of message, as if it had not happened. This current one unites different groups, citizens of different ages and professions, and also carries a lot of accumulated anger. As in any protest, all kinds of characters seize the podium, but this is also acceptable in such cases. The problem is what will happen in the future?! The part against them, whether from politics, the media, and various opponents (they already need militancy) has already used up most of the anti-protest ammunition.
Meanwhile, what some do not understand (or perhaps they know and will reflect on) in the protest is how they will continue their efforts and how they will become increasingly compact. The Balkans give us bitter examples of these types of protests. Especially the Generation Z protests, which peaked after 2018, initially gave people a lot of hope, and the latest one in Albania is one of them. Anyone who will "spend" a few minutes participating will understand this fact best. But the mix of participating groups, i.e. the stagnation of the structure; the hot weather and the World Cup, or even "protest fatigue" are warnings.
The model of Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and North Macedonia can serve as a good laboratory for progress. They all have one element in common: the protests of Generation Z are based on collective groups and without leaders. The fear of the protagonism of some characters makes them timid, but this preserves a big problem, which indirectly emerged from Rama's speech when he asked for negotiations: Who will have the right to talk to those in power and Rama, or who should decide, or even more so a collegial group to present a platform?! Who can administer this measure that is expected to have distinct and representative objectives?! The initial energy yielded success: SPAK is seriously dealing with property (How late, only!!), the permits of the companies that were involved in the protection of the area were revoked; The individual who beat the protester was taken to court, etc., but what will be the next step for this mass of people who will negotiate? There is no answer to this yet, because Rama is determined to stay and will find all the opportunities to stay, letting them continue...
And, the most bitter of lessons was given by Serbia, exhausting all its energy with its voice made deaf to their protests. After a while, citizens who are not in protest "get tired" of the blockades and the "stealing" of their children; students have to appear in school cycles and exams (surprisingly, their participation is not seen much in Albania!!!); and that indirect pressure, which is done through pro-government voices. In the Albanian case, unfortunately for the students, they have been joined by various voices from the opposition. There have been days when various individuals have introduced the Greek problem, Serbian influence and especially Russian influence into the matrix. After a few weeks, people, when there are no more answers, will become numb. Such sensitivity was experienced by the young people yesterday, when they entered the Block and tried to persuade their peers to help them. But after a few weeks?! What if there isn't this density of messages on social networks, which is fuel for Generation Z, will it continue?!
The biggest novelty of this protest is that the two main parties have no place in this popular enthusiasm. "Rama Go and Berisha Go", is articulated in unison. Some of the party members are standing nearby, but they cannot approach, while they have received the answer from an increasingly large community that no longer wants them. It is one of the characteristics of this generation that does not like parties, but if Rama is going to make a concession for early elections, what will they do with all this energy. Who will represent them?! The plenaries, as they are called in Serbia, are remaining because the students do not understand each other and the protagonism has begun. And, time passes, while the public returns to where it left off with the exasperation: Things are hardly changing in our country. The mass of young people managed to remove three ministers in Bulgaria (2020), while in Serbia they also removed the prime minister, but things have still remained the same.
The fatigue and survival of a movement gradually suffocate the protest. They know this well in Tirana, so some have begun to do the necessary services to the SP and DP establishment. Timothy Snyder, the man who predicted Trump and his power, has left us with something interesting about the protests: “For resistance to succeed, two boundaries must be crossed. First, ideas for change must engage people from different backgrounds who do not agree on everything. Second, people must find themselves in places that are not their homes and among groups that were not their friends before. Protest can be organized through social media, but nothing is real that does not end up on the streets. If tyrants do not feel the consequences for their actions in the three-dimensional world, nothing will change.” He wrote it in “On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century”, a great lesson for our time. Therefore, do not rejoice in success, but seek what is urgent for Albania, the urgency for change. (Homo Albanicus)
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