Comments on: Parliamentary Plays Derail Reform

By: “It everything, stupid.” « Alpha Dinar- talking GCC finance

“It everything, stupid.” « Alpha Dinar- talking GCC finance — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:59:34 +0000

[...] The country is daily riding a roller-coaster of politics orchestrated by a cynical populist parliament and a fragile inefficient government. The political roller-coaster is circulating in a never-ending fashion from impeachment to dissolution. When is it going to end? I don’t want to elaborate on the political side. For more, refer to my previous post titled, “Parliamentary plays derail reform.” [...]

By: Keynesian

Keynesian — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:15:20 +0000

This is very true. The reason I called all these demands populist is because they stem from us/ appease us, the spoiled “temporary welfare” citizens. What I meant with the word “address” is not the passive rhetorical meaning, but the action of really doing something about the issues.

I can’t agree more that we are the biggest whiners and the major culprits behind the arrival and continuation of incompetent parliament members in power. That is why I believe it is imperative upon us to educate the naives and raise our points of views on moral hazard, social responsibility, and economic reform. The problem is that we are a minority and when we raise these issues we are attacked as being inhumanitarian. This is unfair and systematically has to change. Maybe we should use the same rhetoric; raise our voices and grab headlines.

By: 1001Nights

1001Nights — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:33:17 +0000

*claps really hard for Abdulmohsen*

By: Abdulmohsen

Abdulmohsen — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:05:26 +0000

“Consequently, our priorities such as health care, education, and economic reform are never addressed.”

That is simply not true.

These priorities are discussed extensively during election season and forgotten later.

It is us simpletons who allow MPs to insult our intelligence during the elections.

It is us simpletons who ensure their seats in the Parliament.

And most importantly, it is us simpletons who seem to like the idea of forgiving loans and disregard its consequences for the sake of short term gains.

I’m generalizing of course.