Where do we go from here?! [Archives:2005/862/Viewpoint]
The Editor
They were barely living, now all they have left is to die
They were hardly laughing, now all they can do is to cry
Is this the Yemeni government's idea of good governance? Is it their idea of reform? Instead of having millions of people digging trashcans for food, and curing their diseases with prayers, the Prime Minister should have thought better and cared more for the people. Where would these people be heading now? By doubling the prices more corruption will result and more hunger and more crime. More than once the president urged for more education, but now families will not send their children to schools anymore because of transportation costs. Women will not seek medical care because of medical costs. And the youth who is already unemployed will become more frustrated will start attacking people and throw their wrath on the community. The latest violent demonstration have proved this fact, when people have got nothing to lose they have got nothing to lose. Life will no longer be safe or secured, it wasn't that much in the past but people had hope, now they don't.
When in the eighties the citizens went on demonetisations against the banning of fruit and agricultural goods imports in order to encourage the local production, Al-Iryani's government resigned in order to calm the public wrath. Then how come this government is thinking too high of itself? Moreover where are the international organizations, and the World Bank who in the first place was the main drive against eliminating the oil subsidies, where is their humanitarian responsibility towards what happened? How come the president did not come in public with any speech to condemn the massacre of normal citizens by the live bullets of the army? Are their lives by any standard cheaper than human lives else where in the world?
The government has vowed to strive to do the best of the people's interest. In every event we celebrate our achievements throughout the years. Is this what is called achievements? If the goals of the government are to starve the people then yes they have achieved it. Especially when facing the rage of the public with canons and armed soldiers and live bullets. Even in Israel the Zionists don't aim live bullets on the Palestinians, they instead use rubber bullets. People don't need a grand glorious celebrations, and empty talks, they need their basic rights. The priorities of the government do not seem to coincide with the people's priorities and I wonder why? And I wonder moreover what is the government going to do about it? For the hungry cries of your people will become louder and more aggressive. We all are disappointed with the Yemeni government and unless they feel for themselves it seems there is no other way for the people than to make themselves heard through violence and destruction. When people do not know how they will survive the next day, any one who is well off would be their enemy. And the people will turn against each other drawing a scary pessimistic picture of the future, where will the Yemeni people be heading next? Where do we go from here?
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