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1<\/span> We need to build two monuments in memory of the tragedy at the \u201cPulse\u201d nightclub in Kochani, where a fire on 16th<\/sup> March killed 59 people and injured almost 200 young people, some of whom are still fighting for their lives. One monument should list the names of the victims, including 6 children. The other should list all the legal procedures that were ignored, along with the names of all those who allowed this establishment to operate as a night club for over 12 years, whether through signing documents or failing to react to the clear illegality.<\/p>\n

Once we stand before that monument, let us remember that corruption isn\u2019t merely about giving bribes, jumping queues, or getting rich by breaking the law\u2026 It would be inappropriate to say that this monument should remind us that corruption kills. No. Kochani was not an accident. This monument would serve as a reminder that what we witnesses was a systematic murder enabled by corruption, resulting in the devastation of an entire generation in a town.<\/p>\n

2<\/span> Once we stand before the Monument to Corruption, each of us will have the chance to ask ourselves: What do I expect from myself as a citizen of this country? Do I expect to live, or merely to survive? All these flaws in the system, which the government and the prosecution managed to uncover in less than a week, are a list of accidents waiting to happen in hundreds of public venues. But then again, it\u2019s not as if we were unaware of them until now. We live, work and socialise in those buildings. Recently, an entire ministry moved into a building that hadn\u2019t undergone a technical evaluation or obtained a usage permit.<\/p>\n

Now we all blame the \u201csystem,\u201d which is clearly so harmful that it drove our children away and numbed those who remained. However, the system didn\u2019t appear out of nowhere. That system can\u2019t be changed through apathy and self-pity.<\/p>\n

If, when asked whether we want to live or merely survive, we choose survival, then we deserve to continue wallowing in self-pity, until the next disaster strikes. We all knew, but now we\u2019ve come to realise in the most horrifying way possible that within this system, there are people who are simply not mentally mature enough for the responsibilities we, as citizens and taxpayers, have entrusted to them. All the procedures are designed as if we, the citizens, are the criminals when we report pollution, noise, unpleasant smells, blocked streets, sidewalks, and building entrances. We are the ones expected to prove we\u2019re right, to warn that we\u2019re unsafe, threatened, or harassed by the overlords\u2026 There are laws, countless bylaws, regulations, and technicalities for the most efficient violence against citizens, rather than serving the interests of the public and the common good.<\/p>\n

If, however, we want to live, then we\u2019ll need to learn to make that our primary demand from all the politicians we vote for, to fight for the fulfilment of that demand, and never give in, no matter what the government and the opposition say. Because they make it seem as though we\u2019ve never asked anything of them. Except for jobs on a state salary.<\/p>\n

This tragedy will either overwhelm us, or we\u2019ll emerge stronger and smarter. That\u2019s why the answer to the following question is crucial: What do we want from ourselves as citizens? To live? Or merely to survive?<\/p>\n

3<\/span> My friends and family often make fun of me about how, whenever we were in an enclosed space with a lot of people, the first thing I notice is how to exit as quickly as possible. Maybe it\u2019s a remnant from the time when we studied defence and protection, and schools would occasionally hold rescue drills, and since we can\u2019t check if owners have the necessary licences, it wouldn\u2019t hurt to have an evacuation plan at least in our heads whenever we find ourselves in a closed space.<\/p>\n

If we haven\u2019t already made a plan to evacuate the country.<\/p>\n

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Translated by Nikola Gjelincheski<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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