Printre alte lucruri menite să contribuie dacă nu
la o deşteptare, măcar la o trezire, numărul de săptămâna trecută al publicaţiei
Caţavencii cuprinde două articole care ne spun ceva despre reperele unor
personaje reprezentative ale lumii româneşti de astăzi. Este vorba despre
mesajul de condoleanţe trimis de PF Daniel familiei lui Vadim Tudor (http://www.catavencii.ro/mitropolitii-rusinii/)
şi despre modul în care Gabriel Liiceanu aprecia „realizările” lui Traian
Băsescu în cursul celor zece ani în care a fost preşedintele României, şi anume
capacitatea lui Traian Băsescu de a ne fi „aşezat pe drumul pe care noi, cei
care credem care e binele în chip matur al României, trebuia să ne aşezăm” (http://www.catavencii.ro/editorial/securistii-intre-ei/).
La prima vedere, ai putea crede că, prin mesajul
său către familia lui Vadim, PF Daniel a ţinut să demonstreze că este capabil
de acte şi mai nedemne decât cel prin care-i acorda lui Liviu Dragnea ordinul
„Sfinţii Martiri Brâncoveni” (http://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-esential-18293706-liviu-dragnea-primit-ordinul-sfintii-martiri-brancoveni-din-partea-patriarhului-daniel.htm).
De fapt, aşa şi este, dar nu doar pentru că Patriarhul l-a descris pe Vadim în
termeni care falsifică sensul cuvintelor esenţiale („om credincios şi erudit, patriot”), ci şi pentru că mesajul este
adresat „familiei” lui Vadim în sens larg: oamenilor simpli, care credeau în Vadim în aceeaşi măsură în care îl credeau. Mesajul Patriarhului este
nedemn în primul rând pentru că foloseşte moartea unui om pentru a-şi lărgi
parohia cu enoriaşii lui Vadim, rămaşi fără păstor. Ca şi în cazul decorării
lui Dragnea, mesajul Preafericitului Daniel strică sensul, deci valoarea
lucrurilor fundamentale: jertfa, credinţa, cultura, patriotismul. Poate că
Patriarhul deduce validitatea cuvintelor din principiul validităţii Tainei,
care nu depinde de nevrednicia slujitorului. Dar acordând cuvintelor sensuri
false înseamnă a introduce lucruri necurate în materia Tainei; înseamnă un act
de profanare.
Cât despre mulţumirea adresată de Gabriel Liiceanu lui Băsescu, nu poţi să nu te gândeşti la mulţumirile adresate de
Iliescu minerilor după devastarea şi terorizarea Bucureştilor. Pentru că mulţumirile
lui Liiceanu vin „la capătul mandatelor,
cînd omul săvîrşise cam tot ceea ce aveau nevoie medicii şi procurorii ca să
formuleze un diagnostic” (http://www.catavencii.ro/editorial/securistii-intre-ei/).
Sau, la fel
de bine, ţi-ai putea aminti de mulţumirea pe care Gabriel Liiceanu i-o adresa
lui Robert Turcescu, pentru felul în care acesta citise „Apelul către lichele”
(august 2004, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw88YdhOE2w )
După cum avea să se dovedească însă, Turcescu nu era decât unul dintre cei
care-şi "ridicau glasul din nou în minciună", asasinând, asemenea Patriarhului
Daniel, vorbe precum „demnitate, libertate, conştiinţă, dreptate, popor”.
Cuvinte pe care Liiceanu le-ar dori apărate. Cel puţin câtă vreme relaţiile
şi cifrele de vânzări nu sunt tulburate (http://www.catavencii.ro/cum-nu-s-a-stricat-robert-turcescu-cu-gabriel-liiceanu/).
Şi pentru că astăzi Patriarhul Daniel sărbătoreşte
opt ani de la întronizarea în demnitatea de Patriarh al Bisericii Ortodoxe
Române, i-am pregătit două dedicaţii potrivite:
David Olney, “Jerusalem tomorrow”
Man, you should have seen me
way back then
I could tell a tale I could make it spin
I could tell you black was white
I could tell you day was night
Not only that I could tell you why
Back then I could really tell a lie
Well, I'd hire a kid to say he was lame
Then I'd touch him and I'd make him walk again
Then I'd pull some magic trick
I'd pretend to heal the sick
I was takin' everything they had to give
It wasn't all that bad a way to live
Well, I'm in this desert town and it's hot as hell
But no one's buyin' what I’ve got to sell
I make my lame kid walk
I make a dumb guy talk
I'm preachin' up a storm both night and day
Everyone just turns and walks away.
Well, I can see that I'm only wasting time
So I head across the road to drink some wine
This old man comes up to me
He says, “I seen you on the street”
You're pretty good if I do say so myself
But the guy comes through last month
He was somethin' else.
Instead of callin' down fire from above
He just gets real quiet and talks about love
And I'll tell you somethin' funny
He didn't want nobody's money
I'm not exactly sure
What this all means
But it's the damnest thing
I swear I've ever seen.
Well, since that time every town is the same
I can't make a dime I don't know why I came
I decide I'll go and find him
And find out who's behind him
He has everyone convinced that he's for real
Well, I figure we can work some kind of deal
Well, he offers me a job and I say fine
He says I'll get paid off on down the line
Well, I guess I'll string along
Don't see how too much can go wrong
As long as he pays my way I guess I'll follow
We're headed for Jerusalem tomorrow
I could tell a tale I could make it spin
I could tell you black was white
I could tell you day was night
Not only that I could tell you why
Back then I could really tell a lie
Well, I'd hire a kid to say he was lame
Then I'd touch him and I'd make him walk again
Then I'd pull some magic trick
I'd pretend to heal the sick
I was takin' everything they had to give
It wasn't all that bad a way to live
Well, I'm in this desert town and it's hot as hell
But no one's buyin' what I’ve got to sell
I make my lame kid walk
I make a dumb guy talk
I'm preachin' up a storm both night and day
Everyone just turns and walks away.
Well, I can see that I'm only wasting time
So I head across the road to drink some wine
This old man comes up to me
He says, “I seen you on the street”
You're pretty good if I do say so myself
But the guy comes through last month
He was somethin' else.
Instead of callin' down fire from above
He just gets real quiet and talks about love
And I'll tell you somethin' funny
He didn't want nobody's money
I'm not exactly sure
What this all means
But it's the damnest thing
I swear I've ever seen.
Well, since that time every town is the same
I can't make a dime I don't know why I came
I decide I'll go and find him
And find out who's behind him
He has everyone convinced that he's for real
Well, I figure we can work some kind of deal
Well, he offers me a job and I say fine
He says I'll get paid off on down the line
Well, I guess I'll string along
Don't see how too much can go wrong
As long as he pays my way I guess I'll follow
We're headed for Jerusalem tomorrow
Tom Waits, "God's
Away On Business"
I'd sell your heart to the
junkman baby
For a buck, for a buck
If you're looking for someone
To pull you out of that ditch
You're out of luck, you're out of luck
The ship is sinking
The ship is sinking
The ship is sinking
There's leak, there's leak,
In the boiler room
The poor, the lame, the blind
Who are the ones that we kept in charge?
Killers, thieves, and lawyers
God's away, God's away,
God's away on Business. Business.
God's away, God's away,
God's away on Business. Business.
Digging up the dead with
A shovel and a pick
It's a job, it's a job
Bloody moon rising with
A plague and a flood
Join the mob, join the mob
It's all over, it's all over, it's all over
There's a lick, there's a lick,
In the boiler room
The poor, the lame, the blind
Who are the ones that we kept in charge?
Killers, thieves, and lawyers
God's away, God's away, God's away
On Business. Business.
God's away, God's away,
On Business. Business.
Goddamn ther's always such
A big temptation
To be good, To be good
Tere's always free cheddar in
A mousetrap, baby
It's a deal, it's a deal
God's away, God's away, God's away
On Business. Business.
God's away, God's away, God's away
On Business. Business.
I narrow my eyes like a coin slot baby,
Let her ring, let her ring
God's away, God's away,
God's away on Business.
Business...
For a buck, for a buck
If you're looking for someone
To pull you out of that ditch
You're out of luck, you're out of luck
The ship is sinking
The ship is sinking
The ship is sinking
There's leak, there's leak,
In the boiler room
The poor, the lame, the blind
Who are the ones that we kept in charge?
Killers, thieves, and lawyers
God's away, God's away,
God's away on Business. Business.
God's away, God's away,
God's away on Business. Business.
Digging up the dead with
A shovel and a pick
It's a job, it's a job
Bloody moon rising with
A plague and a flood
Join the mob, join the mob
It's all over, it's all over, it's all over
There's a lick, there's a lick,
In the boiler room
The poor, the lame, the blind
Who are the ones that we kept in charge?
Killers, thieves, and lawyers
God's away, God's away, God's away
On Business. Business.
God's away, God's away,
On Business. Business.
Goddamn ther's always such
A big temptation
To be good, To be good
Tere's always free cheddar in
A mousetrap, baby
It's a deal, it's a deal
God's away, God's away, God's away
On Business. Business.
God's away, God's away, God's away
On Business. Business.
I narrow my eyes like a coin slot baby,
Let her ring, let her ring
God's away, God's away,
God's away on Business.
Business...