As for the questions about a positive Czech national vision, which are increasing (which is probably logical), it is certainly not that I have such a vision in mind. And neither does anyone else. But it is certain that if a nation is to be successful, its life must cover at least the following:
Creating and maintaining an environment in which capable people grow up, whether engineers or artists or entrepreneurs (usually a mixture).
An environment in which people grow up with relatively little ego and ambition. If there are too many ambitious people, they will break up any community. In the 1990s, various “experts” came to the Czech Republic systematically encouraging greater entrepreneurial aggressiveness, claiming that it would benefit us. The only effect was to break down cohesion, so we all became easier prey in the end. Suppressing selfishness is at least as important as opposing corporations and multinational non-profits, because if a large segment of the population is constantly looking for someone to ally with against fellow citizens and how to profit from it, he will find an enemy. A certain amount of selfishness is biologically normal, it’s just that it’s also biologically normal for people to cooperate. It’s about what is encouraged and rewarded.
An environment that will motivate people not to go abroad, and that motivation cannot be primarily financial.
A nation where this succeeds has a good chance of being a successful nation. At first glance, this refers to upbringing and schooling, but even more important are the mechanisms and habits that motivate adults. If you put well-mannered people in the wrong environment, sooner or later they will go bad.
It is easier for those who control the state, but we have the example of the Czech national revival in the 18th and 19th centuries, which shows that it can be done without political power.