Intisar Al-Sharrah and the government

All the scientific terms and expressions we use in our daily life such as democracy, dictatorship and bourgeoisie are originally Latin. People have been using them to show off and give the impression that they are well-educated and know things more than others. Yet, if you ask them about what such expressions mean, you would laugh your heart out the way we did while watching Kuwaiti female comedian Intisar AlSharrah speak English in the classic comedy ‘Bye Bye London!’

One of those expressions people have been using without even understanding its true meaning is ‘The Government.’ They would even respond when asked about the meaning of that term by saying ‘the government is the government.’

In all governmental establishments, one would find a note stuck outside all doors with a warning that reads: ‘Assaulting government employees on duty is punishable by a one-month imprisonment and/or a KD 500 fine.’ Since the majority of the state’s budget goes to payrolls, you cannot criticize the government and accuse it of being unfair or a failure if you get a governmental salary. This would mean criticizing yourself and your work because you are a government employee and there is no difference between you and any minister or senior official according to the warning placed in various ministries. The only difference would be your career ranks because the law does not differentiate amongst government employees.

So, the government is you, the employee in any ministry who delays doing transactions of another ministry’s employee. It is the teacher who is not dedicated enough and does not teach students properly. Well, then. Can you criticize yourself and show more dedication in doing your job’s duties before criticizing others?

This would mean criticizing yourself and your work because you are a government employee