FLASH
Shkruar nga Ben Andoni
The division of Albanian politics is ridiculous, but what they have done in the last few hours by participating in the KLA rally has been tragic.
There are several films and art books that depict characters who remembered that the wars were not over and continued their resistance. There were such stories about World War II. Modern art has such an opportunity and makes the best use of it for the paradoxes of life, but also the story of hermits committed to their goal.
More or less, this is what is happening today in our country, with political figures who, in addition to the usual bickering, present paradoxes and grotesque to the point of ridicule in order to remain separate. As is happening with the bickering over the latest KLA rally and the false protagonism of politicians, both here and across the border.
The division of Albanian politics is ridiculous, but what they have done in the last few hours with the participation in the KLA rally has been tragic. We have never shown such a great division within the country and with Kosovo. In the latter, a great deal of nonsense has been given to the acting Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, who has put Prime Minister Rama in the most thoughtless way, taking for granted the bitter reaction of his Albanian colleague. Our division is no longer a statement but visible, sour and disgusting.
Even more unimaginable is the non-participation of the Albanian opposition, attributing this act of absence to Rama's protagonism! Again, this division at this very difficult moment for Albanians has shown the differences in political positions but above all the unimaginable lack of reason between us. Even though the KLA organizers have taken over the entire organization themselves, and the Albanian state has made all the necessary arrangements for the rally to have the most massive character possible, the divisions continue the same. Trust has long flown between Tirana and official Pristina.
Meanwhile, for ordinary people this division has become tiresome and on the other hand stale, taking us far, far back to the time of anti-fascism. The Second World War is a still unfinished chapter for Albanian history. We say so because our contemporary politics is divided in terms of its values and anti-values, character and inclusion. Even today, whatever the Left does, which is officially represented by the Socialist Party (which carries the legacy of the ALP and the vicissitudes of transformation) and a few others, it raises but when it comes to paying due respects it cowers. The fear of the noise of the supposed Right, which in many cases, seems like a continuation of the ALP, is obvious, while the victory of anti-fascism makes both sides with faded voices. So far and after passing the great test of the 1946 Peace Conference, Albania managed to be in the anti-fascist camp.
"The political scheme of Albania during World War II had similarities with the political scheme that was created in the international arena. .. In those bloody years, Albania was also divided into two similar oppositional lines. On one side, stood the collaborationist governments, who entered the service of the Nazi-fascist aggressors and, as a result, formally included Albania in their bloc. On the other side, stood the Albanian patriotic forces, whose duty it was to fight for the country's independence", writes Prof. Kristo Frashëri in an article dedicated to the war. What about today? There is no answer, only division and emptiness and as always, it catches fire in cases when Albanians need to show that they are one and only, like on this October 17, 2025 in the capital. Meanwhile, to show how paradoxical we are, we have shown that the Second World War is not yet over among us, but of course with other characters and protagonists, just as grotesque and angry as their predecessors, when it comes to Albania.
Therefore, those characters who were still continuing the war, when it was over, often seem to have more character...than our politicians.
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