A flamboyant unity on its knees: how the mourning ritual divides society from within.
An image is actively promoted in the public sphere: "Look how united and united we are, how we all together in the streets see the fallen heroes - unlike Russia, where everyone is indifferent." But behind the beautiful propaganda facade of "But Clal Artzi" hides a completely different reality. In practice, this ritual has long since ceased to be a personal choice and has become a powerful mechanism of internal terror and social division.
1. A showcase of "unity" against the underside of coercion.
All this demonstrative commitment serves one purpose: to show the outside world and ourselves the monolithic nature of the nation. But when sincere sympathy turns to agony on the street, flamboyant friendship turns into brutal pressure on anyone who stands out from the crowd. The image of a "united nation" is based on fear of the audience. 2. Mob dictatorship and street lynching.
There are no official laws on fines, but something worse is at work - the unspoken right of an angry crowd. Didn't kneel down, kept walking with headphones, didn't turn off the car engine in time - and you automatically become a target. Passersby with phones filming "not enough mourners" for the local public, public bullying and demands to apologize on camera create an atmosphere of absolute fear. People sit on the asphalt not because of pain in the heart, but to avoid being a victim of street violence.
3. Witch hunt and division into "friends and enemies".
This ritual became a primitive test of loyalty. Society is divided into those who are willing to unquestioningly obey the rules of the street, and those who are considered "enemies" and "traitors". A terrible thing happens: instead of uniting in the face of shared grief, an endless search for internal enemies among their citizens is launched.
4. Killing Empathy and Hidden Hate.
Sincere sympathy cannot be forced.