Lapse.
It is difficult to tell whether all of this is a sophisticated strategy by architects focused on self-promotion, or a flagrant demonstration of their inability to understand their historical role in relation to their social mandate. The truth is that at a time when fundamental events affecting our future are clearly unfolding all around us, we encounter in the public sphere a dense mass of drivel that often contains aggression, lowbrow humor, an evident lack of erudition, unpreparedness, and also a visible effort to manipulate facts—if facts are even mentioned at all. This trend can be described as the decline of political culture. What is significant is fading away, while what is insignificant comes to the fore and is the only thing available. Solutions are not forthcoming, and everything is merely being put off in the hope that things will somehow work out. What matters are proclamations and PR. The problem is not merely local; it is practically global in scope and extends all the way to the very highest echelons of power. Sometimes the blame is placed on the advanced age of the most important politicians, who hold high-profile positions across the world’s most significant countries. It is certainly worth considering whether they are truly capable of meeting the demands of today’s world. They are clearly making mistakes, and their focus on what is essential is insufficient. Their conduct and behavior often exhibit signs of mental disorder or general physical and mental exhaustion. In people in their seventies or eighties, this is understandable, but not tolerable. It is worse when such dysfunction affects someone under fifty, or even under forty. And that is currently our problem: we very rarely encounter politicians—regardless of age—who have the ability and willingness to actively engage in public affairs. It is difficult to find an explanation, but the question is whether it is even necessary to look for one. If any politician fails to understand that the moment they are elected to office, they begin working for society and not for themselves, they should be replaced. If, after a reasonable period of time, there are practically no visible results of their actions—if the only traceable outcomes are excuses, clichés, and empty phrases—a change must take place, ideally based on self-reflection. In today’s dynamic times, there isn’t much time for dithering; time is running out inexorably fast. Yet the obvious decline in political culture continues unabated because self-reflection is lacking and social pressure is weak and ineffective.