Bohumil Dolezal on the complexes of Václav Klaus

The EU wants to appoint the new Commission on November 13, provided Czech President Václav Klaus has signed the Lisbon Treaty by then. Klaus has made his signature conditional on the addition of a clause upholding the Beneš decrees. Bohumil Doležal, Klaus' former chief advisor, writes in the left-liberal daily Süddeutsche Zeitung that Klaus' real goal is to work through his own personal complexes: "His behaviour is questionable both in political and moral terms. Firstly his cheap populism is based on panic-mongering (they'll come and take it all) and soothing reassurance (but don't worry, I'm still here to protect you from danger). Secondly the Beneš decrees were not only based on principles that are incompatible with European law (collective guilt, assumed guilt, retroactive application). They also contradict much earlier Commandments ('Thou shalt not steal'). ... It is objectionable to use the decrees as a stick against exactly those people from whom we expect something in return, and as a carrot for those whose support we need to obtain it."

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