In the Czech Republic, it has happened that a beautiful young woman, around twenty years old, has become a member of parliament for the Pirate Party. Foolish, but attractive. A kind of Czech red-haired counterpart to AOC. And what is the greatest asset of a very attractive young woman who regularly appears in major media outlets? Yes, exactly: her erotic capital (as the British sociologist Catherine Hakim once called it). Even if the young woman does not come across as particularly intelligent in the media (something she herself does not seem to realize), it is entirely sufficient that she displays charm and temperament… taken together, this creates a unique opportunity that some very wealthy man might take notice of her, and that she might become pregnant, which would secure her financially for the rest of her life and provide solid prospects for her future children as well (even if the relationship itself did not last).
Given the rigid barriers between social classes, there is effectively no other way to escape the cycle of worries, bills, uncertainty, and a steadily declining standard of living. This is especially true when we consider that she is the daughter of a mercenary who earns good money, to be sure, but is no grand figure of wealth or influence.
Nevertheless, the young MP, Demetrashvili, has begun publicly dating Colonel Otakar Foltýn, a somewhat comic figure who, in the previous government, was responsible for combating disinformation. In other words, a man known as a poor communications specialist, who never managed to make it to the rank of general and who lately seems chiefly concerned with finding a comfortable post somewhere in the bureaucracy. The young woman may be satisfied, but in doing so she has effectively closed off her chances of rising higher.