another day in para(dies)

frankly i feel like screeeeming tonight bout these so called mps debating on the issue of how to elect a speaker to the parliament. let me give you a suggestion. how about we bring an expatriate speaker for the majilis. hopefully someone who does not know dhivehi. i think this will be a way to move forward so that we can start talking about human rights, freedom of speech, gender equalities, justice, religion, education, social security, pension, health, policing, transport... i can go on..
i think the government is playing the game here too they want the majilis to look incapable (than again it certainly seems to be heading in that direction). out of all this... one thing i am really happy about is the simple fact that people can disagree.. this certainly is a mile stone..something that is unheard of. Who knows maybe this is a sign of independence attained by the society due to the policies of the government. this might be crap for some and this might be something many people who genuinely believe in.. i don’t know...
sometimes i think that the generation that emerges through oppression are stronger and much more critical thinkers than a person growing up in a "free" society. again i might be wrong here.. these are just thoughts... one thing i am certain is that the present government did not treat everyone equaly. yes they made this country what it is now yet there is no doubt that we could have been more than what we are today.. its like telling me.. "look around you... you have "free" education, hospitals, paved roads... far better than most of other countries........so what if a few million get lost".. for a long time we believed in this we belived in "so what if a few million get lost”. it was not just an oppressed society it was also a satisfied society. the masses only started to question once we started to be unsatisfied… no jobs, no housing etc. the present pseudo uprising is not about how long the present governments been in power, or its oppression, or nepotism. its simply the fact that the state is unable to satisfy the masses as it use to do in the 80s and early 90s. hence the revolt. do you seriously think that there is human rights in north american and europen countries? or that their ideological society is the perfect functioning civilization. WRONG each and every country in this world runs like Maldives in varying degrees. Only difference is they know how to keep the masses satisfied and passive. Their way of manipulating the masses kept on changing and adopting to the new millennium where as our country was still stuck with the century old foucauldian tactics of controlling. I know I am sounding like a craxy guy here. I know there exist an ideal utopia model for a society but this will never succeed in a century where capitalism, security and xenophobia is what drives our decisions. We as a country exist within a wider world… while the world grew we refused to look outwards yet at the same time we bought everything that was sold to us.. we competed with the rest of the world in fashion and material goods. Sooo sad,,, sometimes I am so glad that Maldives does not have a mac, kfc or a taco. either due to economic reasons or policies of the government this is something we as a country should be proud of and I hope the people of this country never allow this to happen.
**sigh** Anyways.. the resort bids are being evaluated. I don’t care what mdp write on the site but I think this is one of the most transparent process ever devised in this country. It was very good idea for the process to be given to an outside company. People are allowed to be present during evaluation and also most importantly being allowed to appeal. I saw mdps article and I was wondering how can one argue when the money paid to this contracted company to be too low. If it was too high I can clearly see mdp going crazy over this.. let me tell you what good journalism is for me (note the "for me").. make a comparative analysis of the company.. give me company background.. tell me what another company charge for this kind of work.. the other thing about they being paid in pounds.. what’s the point this article is trying to make.. what if they are paid in gold? Hello!!! can we concentrate on the important matters here.. fairness and transparency.
Anyways.. lets wait and see how this process go. The only thing I have a problem is that people are not able to take the matter to court. They should be able to take legal action against tourism ministry if they think they are unfairly treated…. I will see how this process goes and will write more…
i got a lot to write.. there are all these talks about the fashion show and woman etc etc.. but I am just too sleepy to write now..here ends another day in paradise

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And its over.. the new members been sworn in.. new jackets and suits bought.. they all look like a scene from a political thriller neatly lined up.. sitting on these huge chairs.. in an air conditioned room.. debating about my future, my neighbors future, my families feature. Sometimes i wonder what right a bunch of people elected by a majority of a society has over my person self considering the fact that none of the people i want is up there or let alone contested for the seat.. well i guess that’s what people call democracy. a system that does not hear the voices of minority... in fact when democracy is mixed with capitalism you get what i would call a 'capitacracy" (change the last "c' to a "z").. welcome to the new capitacraxy... in maldives a 30% democracy, 20 % islamcracy, 5% socialism, 45% capitalism.. beautiful huh? and the way things are going the whole society will fall in to a 90% capitalist society.. for example.
open tourism to the whole nation.. business and price of a commodity depends simply on the accessibility to an object. if something becomes as abundant as sand there is no market for it. i see no reason why tourism should be opened to the whole country. I think each zone should be surveyed to find what is potentially viable for that particular zone. farming, fishing, harbor, etc.. of course this would sound like segregation to some but these are just my thoughts.. i speak neither from experience nor from knowledge. if i be wrong than be it..
what about schools.. i read a number of times in articles that government should allow for private schools to operate without their interference.. another capitalist notion that quality of education depends on the tuition fee. imagine... in my island to have seperate schools for these rich kids ..while my kid go to public schools.. at least now my kid and my landlords kids are given an equal sitting..i want progress and quality of education to be determined by a kids ability and sweat for his own feature not his by his dads money.
these are good good policies managed badly. money from tourism poured in to pockets of rich people alone.. the division between rich and poor widening day by day. imagine when we reach the full maturity of capitalism... just imagine dhiraagu with a 100% private stake hold. I could not believe that the government would privatize companies servicing our basic needs.. water,, power..telcom.. etc.. this is not flipping states.
anyways... i am not advocating socialism but i think these companies should remain in the hands of the government which is eventually the public (makes me to laugh at my own comment on that one) and should not operate like business companies..
.....don’t know why i am writing so much tonight.. but what else is there to do.. the members are still bickering about if they need to rise their hand or rise their feet to vote. rise you hands i say. you are elected by me.. us... so show me who you vote... i want people who are hero’s who have the guts to stand up and say what they want to say... not some weenies who walk out of parliament just because they see it on tv and think its cool. now i don’t mean to undermine the walk out.... that was a defining moment in the transition.. but i stand by what i said in earlier posts about people sitting down and talking..standing.. and flipping rising their hands for my rights.. if you are too scared of the repercussions then why the hell did you even contest..
i will tell it straight.. i don’t know what the constitution says.. nor am i a lawyer.. but i damn want to know who my member voted for.. they can rise their hand or just an eyebrow but the slaves of the public in the parliament should let their masters know who they voted.. we the public are the masters of the slaves in the parliament. i don’t really care if they are paid five time the amount i get each month or they wear five times the size of the shoe i have...i feel soooo angry at them.. oh yeah oh yeah ....everyone would go that’s democracy.. being able to debate.. true well why don’t we go debate about the color of socks that mp's should wear...where are those reformers..
oh wait a minute.. i remember.. previous post i was saying that endorsing members was stupid .. that one would know where a candidate stands only when they start voting....hate to say.. i told you so.. i cant believe the wind has turned on shareef and aslam for going against ibra. wait a minute..... what happened to free speech.. "oh well its free as long as you agree with me i guess".. maybe the government bought those candidates.. maybe they where speaking their own mind.. or maybe they where just delivering what the majority of addu people want...oh well.. its just for five years..
the second coming of anni to male big talk.. i will try to get some pics of this in hulule..if the government wants to play it right i think they should do nothing.. i don’t care what evidence they have against anni. he is the bait on a hook of the fishermen. i have a great respect for anni but not for mdp (or the government) i am just watching the game. my guess is anni will come and government would do nothing.. obviously anni will try to do everything he can to get himself arrested...now that i am writing this.. i am thinking...maybe this is a small part of a bigger thing....oh well..
too tired to go and check the spelling and grammer..
i am just watching the game,,,