It is a matter of time

These days people are focusing less on daily politics and more on starting their own business, cultural activities and events such as those organized at Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Center. This makes me wonder if this optimism is an illusion or real, however it does make me feel positive. I am not saying that we are heading towards living in a Utopia nor am I claiming that we are surrounded by many things waiting to undermine such optimism. I have started to notice some positive changes that are about to take place in Kuwait. The reason behind such optimism is that people are gradually abstaining from focusing on politics, the parliament and the government’s daily actions and developments as they used to a few years back when people knew the tiniest details about lawmakers’ opinions on a certain issue. For instance, Scope TV channel allocated a threehour program during the evening prime time for a debate with MPs or a candidate.

Al-Watan TV channel also showed a political program at prime time. Al-Adalah TV channel allocated a three-hour program to talk about parliamentary and governmental daily activities. We also went as far as establishing special TV channels to show National Assembly daily activities. All this is slowly fading away. Even if it does exist, nobody pays attention to it anymore. People are no longer eager to watch an interview with an MP or a debate between two candidates.

In addition, the perfect usage of social media networks in showing the flow in various sectors has led to reform, which eventually made some officials compete in winning public opinion satisfaction with their performance to avoid criticism. Also, more and more people have stopped giving in blindly to statements made by clerics or people pretending to be religious. People are currently rejecting illogical sayings and Fatwas and have stopped considering those men solemn, which is a trait they do not deserve.