Recognizing the mistake

Noise, confusion and conflict had shaped our reality before the coronavirus pandemic struck. We inhaled and exhaled fanaticism while the public debate was dedicated entirely to proving who was "bad" and who was to blame.

It will take time for each and every one of us to fully realize the effects of the pandemic on politics, on society and on our personal lives. What is certain, however, is that everything is changing rapidly and overtaking us without a moment of pause for our anxiety or melancholy.

The old world and the new are in confrontation again, but this time there will be no grace period for the old world. And that is a radical change.

The responsibility falls on those people in public life who are in charge of making decisions that change our lives. It falls on those who have an institutional role, on public officials, politicians, those who are seen as...