Or political parties conspired to rig the vote. Or rich businessmen supported him. They filter out that which does not conform to their persuasion, does not accord with their suspicions and does not fit within their schemes. This deferral of responsibility brings relief from shame and blame. Guilt is allayed by symbolically and ritually passing it onto another.
Fear is quelled by the introduction of schemata.
These are potent psychological incentives. They provide structure to the amorphous, bring order to the chaos that is the brave, new world of the economies in transition. The author is General Manager of Capital Markets Institute Ltd, a consultancy firm with operations in Macedonia and Russia. He is an Economic Advisor to the Government of Macedonia. Sam Vaknin's articles for Central Europe Review are archived here .