{"id":150545,"date":"2026-01-14T15:26:53","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T13:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=150545"},"modified":"2026-01-14T15:26:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T13:26:55","slug":"the-power-of-the-powerless-vaclav-havel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=150545","title":{"rendered":"The Power of the Powerless &#8211; V\u00e1clav Havel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"922\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2RDIXyBztMA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Power_of_the_Powerless\">The Power of the Powerless<\/a>\u00a0(Czech: Moc bezmocn\u00fdch) is an expansive political essay written in October 1978 by the Czech dramatist, poet, political dissident, and later statesman,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/V%C3%A1clav_Havel\">V\u00e1clav Havel<\/a>. Very timely, given what is happening today. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swiss-miss.com\/2026\/01\/the-power-of-the-powerless.html\">Via <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Power of the Powerless\u00a0(Czech: Moc bezmocn\u00fdch) is an expansive political essay written in October 1978 by the Czech dramatist, poet, political dissident, and later statesman,\u00a0V\u00e1clav Havel. Very timely, given what is happening today. 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