Press Review [Archives:2000/39/Press Review]

Al-Balagh
weekly of September 19, 2000
  The newspaper editorial says the ruler is the one responsible for what he has introduced in his country of aspects of progress or collapse. By his strong will, the ruler can overcome the factors of collapse whatever they are. Rulers neutrality is extremely not commendable for he must be biased to the good and the right and establish the state of law and order, in addition to his duty to fight injustice, evil and corruption.
The editorial reiterates its stress that the ruler must not be neutral because such an attitude is considered to be a negative stand towards his homeland and people. One cannot assume that a certain ruler does not have the strong will because such a will is the factor that brings that ruler to power.
In the republican system a ruler assumes power either by elections, as in the free countries and that means that the ruler has characteristics making his capable of making decisions, or via coups, as is the case in the third world countries. A ruler assuming power by a coup is also an indication that he possesses strong will, and courage, the elements that enable him to take the decision without neutrality and to sand by his people. We ask our rulers to be decision makers and not to adopt the attitude of a spectator against what is happening.

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