O leadership … People hold the ruling house responsible
WHERE is the problem? Is it in the people, or the constitution, or democracy, or the ruling house? Are we living in a constitutional monarchy, a banana republic, or a state of institutions with clear boundaries for each authority, where the head of state is the head of the authorities and has full authority as stipulated in the constitution, or a mixture of all of these foundations for chaos that threatens the fate of the state?
For 60 years, we have been living in successive crises. While some attribute the reasons to the non-implementation of the constitution except when it is convenient, they are the ones who violate it without remorse.
Others brag about democracy, but this democracy has become a tool of blackmail that serves their interests. Between the two aforementioned realities, people remain confused, not knowing who is looking after their interests and affairs. This situation is enough to increase difficulty.
Before democracy, the councils of rulers had open doors, and every citizen entered them without fear to present his or her grievances.
To this day, in some neighboring countries, there are no parliaments like in Kuwait. Governments work in accordance with clear visions and without any problems that impede development. We do not hear daily about the dissolution of parliaments four times within three years, or about mega corruption, or about projects whose prices are increasing to an extreme extent.
Even in the democratic countries that practice this type of system, there is no plundering of public money, no favoritism in the implementation of development projects, and no tribal, sectarian, or partisan reconciliation. Rather, the powers of each authority are clear.
However, in Kuwait, after 17 legislative chapters, we are still being criticized for buying votes and loyalties in elections, tribalism and sectarianism. It seems as if we are going around in a vicious circle. Are we a nation that does not deserve democracy?
In recent months, we have seen harsh criticism of the ruler, something that we had not heard of throughout the past decades. We also have seen vigorous attempts to encroach on the powers of the ruling house, under the pretext of what was written in the constitution. If someone, on the other hand, criticized the practices of those who call themselves the protectors of democracy but turned it into a monster because of their actions, he would have been imprisoned.
People in Kuwait have clear demands but unfortunately no one has heard them. This is because everyone is busy arranging deals and acquiring the largest amount of wealth as if Kuwait is a temporary state and not a permanent homeland.
To put it bluntly, the people, in the end, will not hold the responsibility of the state to the parliamentarians. In fact, due to lack of awareness, they will re-elect the MPs themselves.
They will also not shift it to the ministers. This is due to the fact that whoever was chosen by the Prime Minister will bear responsibility for the ruling house first and foremost. This is what the beneficiaries are working on weakening through practices that are affecting the existence of Kuwait and not just the ruling house, which must pay attention to this point, and stop the turmoil in the country.
Peoples’ experiences have proven that an enlightened dictatorship is the best form of government, given that distorted democracy, like in Kuwait, is bound to lead to the expansion of chaos, and perhaps the collapse of the state.