Good morning! When they have nothing smarter to do, our politicians award the titles of honorary citizens. Both at the local and state level. Novak Djokovic is one of the collectors of those titles. What did he do to deserve it?
Novak Djokovic shouldn’t be Montenegro’s honorary citizen
Novak Djokovic is maybe the most successful tennis player of all time, but because of politics, he will never be the greatest.
Prime Minister Abazovic again mentioned how Djokovic promotes us everywhere and it’s why he deserved the title of honorary citizen and a Montenegrin passport. Prime Minister Abazovic should not hug Srdjan Djokovic for two reasons. The first is his attitude towards Montenegrins, the second his attitude towards Kosovo and Albanians.
To whom and how they give passports, it would not be bad if Djokovic, who’s of Montenegrin origin, also gets one. Montenegro should give passports to famous people who love and respect this country. The problem is the way Novak and his dad love Montenegro. The problem lies in their political views that place Montenegro in the position of a province of some imagined lost Great Serbian state.
Djokovic is loved by everyone in Montenegro. The DPS does not vote against the decision to declare him an honorary citizen either. Why then do only a few people in Montenegro and fellow Serbs in Serbia have a problem with this athlete, good man and philanthropist? Are they maybe jealous of his success?
No, the problem is that Djokovic is a nationalist. Novak has an army of fans, but there are more people who don’t like him around the world, because people don’t really like nationalists. Especially foreign nationalities.
If Nadal went to Francoist gatherings and supported right-wing clerical manifestations, he would probably be hated as well. If tennis player Medvedev said that Ukraine is Russia and display this statement on his shirts, he would probably be suspended forever. Imagine a tennis player from the West, like Agassi, Federer, Becker – if they were nationalists, if they hung out with corrupt politicians, and got jobs with tax breaks. That they promoted conspiracy theories, advocated for Brexit, hung out with politicians like Nigel Farage and Milorad Dodik.
Should Montenegro identify with Djokovic? I think it shouldn’t as long as he doesn’t carry our flag and compete under it. So let him desecrate it a hundred times with his signature. As long as his father, in his anti-Western hysteria, is telling that Montenegrins do not exist as a nation.
From the above-mentioned, I can’t support Novak, but I wish him good health and to continue playing tennis for a long time, win and earn money. However, sooner or later his career will end. So what will this young man do? Judging by his legacy, it looks like he’s going to involve in politics. Then when he runs out of world fame, he’ll only have nationalism he’s long cultivated.
Such a Djokovic, who didn’t give up on these bad habits, will be very toxic for both Serbia and the region. I would not want such people near Montenegro because they are bad news, because they bring with themselves radicalization and divisions. Although this may not be their intention, these are the consequences of their political actions.
That’s all for today. Enjoy the rest of your day.
Kind regards,
Ljubomir Filipovic, CdM observer and columnist
(The opinions and views of our colonists aren’t necessarily those of the editorial staff of CdM)
