The daughter of the great writer, Dritëro Agolli, has discovered an interview with her father in 1995, where he talks about his presence in the Socialist Party.
Through a post on her Facebook page, Elona presented the writer's response to the journalist's question about how much his presence in the Socialist Party was appreciated by the Socialist Party itself.
Dritëroi says that his presence would be appreciated by any party, as he was a well-known and popular figure, writes A2 CNN.
He further says that he had a socialist worldview, adding that even within the SP itself he made remarks and criticisms about things he did not like.
In a 1995 interview, the journalist asks Dritëroi: "How much does the SP itself value your presence in the SP?"
"Let's leave modesty aside. My presence in any party would be appreciated, since I am a very well-known and very popular figure. Stories, proverbs and anecdotes are told about me. My writings are read by everyone: both those who love me and those who do not. When I go into cafes and clubs, they do not let me pay for a single glass or cup! Even though I do not pay, I feel myself in difficulty. Difficulty in the soul and ease in the pocket! I went to the Socialist Party myself, since I have a formed socialist worldview. I want a society where the freedom, equality and fraternity of the beginning of the birth of these notions reign and not that of that so-called socialist society, when the notions of freedom, equality and fraternity were corrupted and bastardized. That is why they love and honor me in the Socialist Party. Even within the Party, I make remarks about things that I do not like and I convey these in the newspapers and at meetings. The Socialist Party is an organization that has many figures "eminent in literature, history, science and culture in general," responds Dritëro Agolli.
Meanwhile, in a comment on Elona's post, Thoma Gëllçi writes that Dritëroi's story was a gem, writes A2 CNN.
Gëlçi continues by writing that while many people enter the party to defend themselves, Dritëroi entered to criticize.
According to him, Dritëroi was not seeking positions, but his activism in the party coincided with an ideal that he wanted to see better embodied.
Thoma Gëllçi's comment:
This account of Dritëroi is a rare gem, blending wisdom, self-awareness, and a humor that only a man of his stature can wield without becoming either arrogant or populist. It is a narrative worth reading today, not simply as a memory, but as a missing standard.
At a time when many politicians are remembered for tenders and incinerators, Dritëroi is remembered for anecdotes, for poetry, for a glass that others paid for as a sign of love, not for favors. He was aware that his value did not come from the party, but from his word. And yet, he did not shy away from the responsibility of ensuring that this word was articulated within the party — not as a slogan, but as a critical conscience.
Many people join parties to protect themselves. Dritëroi joined to criticize. He was not seeking positions, but rather aligned with an ideal that he wanted to see better embodied. And today, when parties have become clubs of clients rather than ideas, his words sound like something from an era that no longer belongs to us — but that we desperately need to bring back. Not simply to remember Dritëroi, but to understand what we lost when the people of paper left politics, and left the country to people without paper at all — no school, no ethics, no words. (A2 Televizion)
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