Random Reflexions

Every time when he said "firmness" i was thinking about.. (u know)

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I don't understand why you can't understand this. Under Zaeem's 30 year presidency, we have arrived well past 2000 AD. He took us from 1978 and has brought us to 2007 so far. I hope he will take us to 2008 and beyond too. Is that not progress or what?

You are just trying to overshadow that by pointing to the general public's condition which is in fact "man who sleeps in a box, is uneducated, unemployed, malnutritioned, on drugs and suffering from gonorrhea".

I don't understand what is so Islamic about democracy and vice versa. As if we can also vote to decide if the sun should rise tomorrow?

Here's an answer to your "Here's a question": Terminator - Judgement Day.

True. MDP needs to reinvent itself already. People got fed up watching the same show they keep offering.

The "creation at three speeds" probably refers to the convenient passport system at the immigration rather than a person's development. For a small (and legal) extra money, one can increase the speed at which a passport gets processed, which is a positive change the governemnt has achieved.

In total disagreement to you, I would say that without Maumoon, the Maldives would have sunk under the sea and been obsolete decades ago. We should thank him from the bottom of our hearts that he has bruoght us salvation, peace, properity, equity, health, education, languange, and a democratic dhimikraathee nizaam.

Damn. Who am I kidding. :D

simon, it was embarrassing. and i found myself trying to figure out why? were we so complacent that we never thought we might have to one day account for the condition we are in? or is there a more darker aspect to this: was it really repression? the fear of speaking for oneself, that has led to a nation where no one can make a coherent statement in an impromptu interview?

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I can assure you one thing, Islam as we know it cannot coexist with democracy.

So forget democracy and be satisfied with what God has fated us. No Islamic country in the world has democracy established as a system of Goverment. The one who came from Malaysia, the so called expert on Islamic Shariah in constittion, is only trying to design the constitutionas per the model that is being practised in Malaysia, very biased and oppressive sort of dictatorship.

Every body can talk about liberal democracy without explaining what it is. A majority of a populace that supports Osama bin Laden and his ilk, political parties that support Talibans openly as righteously guided, and politicains that have made their utmost priority- defending Islam instead of human rights, will never achieve liberal or no liberal democracy.

The bottom line is, Islam as we know it does not protect human rights, but human rights cannot be called human unless it protects Islam. So until we make human rights come before everything else, we the humans will never achieve peace and harmony on this only life sustaing planet in the whole universe. It is for us to decide. Democracy or theocracy.

Is democracy another religion? It is starting to sound more like that.

I doubt modern technology has arrived on our shores. Sure we might have 100,000 of the 250,000 unaccounted iPhones in our country. But I'll say we have technology when we launch a nuclear-powered rocket into space carrying a copy of the Koran.

i damn hate to talk about democracy in Maldives. i dont believe that there are any guys who is looking towards for bringing a good to the country with a pure heart

Theocracy or democracy? Democracy is a government run by the people for the people. Theocracy is run by a self appointed people (presumably chosen by God) for the people on behalf of a Divine Being. We have such a government.

And as long as we believe in theocracy, what we should try and do is to convince God that this is not a right leader for us and only He has the power to change the government. We, of course, have no say.

And I think that as Simon has pointed out that 75% of Maldivians prefer theocracy over democracy knowingly or not.

Finally we will become another Pakistan if we keep pursuing democracy not knowing what we are seeking. Suspension of constitution is not very far, in the name of Maldives and Islam First. Costitution is only third in hierarchy.

A paradox of the constitution. Constitution of Maldives protects Islam. But costitution cannot contradict Islam. Who says so? The constitution.

"If we were to anthropomorphize these 30 years of progress we would see a healthy man turn into a man who sleeps in a box, is uneducated, unemployed, malnutritioned, on drugs and suffering from gonorrhea"..???

Just like those three clowns..I think your also full of it...and suhail must be your twin

Democracy is a wild goose, a post-colonial package, that is immediately appealing due to the abundance of human flesh and all things sensory..and there is no difference between Osama and Bush; except maybe the attire! There isn't a SINGLE country on the planet which fits the picture perfect description of 'democratic',except to the untrained eye, mind you..

"non-existent shops that sell alcohol"...which side of maldives do you wake up to everyday?

Extremism is what happens when you have a foreign culture thrust upon a primitive(YES PRIMITIVE)population at a speed they aren't prepared or willing to assimilate....The Maldives has leap frogged from the 17th to the 21st century in such a short time that we have been awash with a lot of material wealth and little to show in the way of self-betterment and intellectual development! A bunch of coconut scraping islanders who have embraced an outside world, with it's iphones and MTV etc, overnight; ignorant as ever, only better dressed !..and like everything else civil disobedience also has come before before we even know what "democracy" means; and while we make hast to get our fair share of the liberty cake, society implodes on itself and we are left with the so called self educated atheists and extremist mullahs and an intoxicated youth as unemployed and lazy and oblivious to shit as ever..

Those three clowns and you are the shining faces of today's Maldives.

Mufasa, you are not.

The fact that Mufasa can mouth off on Simon's blog is democracy. There is no one version of democracy. Every ideal must be changed to serve the needs of the current time and age. Extremism is on the rise because people are trying to practice religion the way it was in the 1st century.

On another note: Umar Naseer is full of shit and no one on that panel could answer the reporter's questions. Simon is right- they are like a broken record, always repeating the same phrases... its pathetic

I believe the purpose of a constitution is to protect the rights of citizens from oppressors. Oppressors could come in different garbs: Safari suits, turbans, kurtas, tuxedos or military uniforms. An effectve constitution must deal with all of them.

Mufasa,

I think you confuse democracy with capitalism.

I think the reason that we've nothing to "show in the way of self-betterment and intellectual development" depite the great material wealth as you say is because our leaders have made it a point to create a population that is just educated enough to "feel" they are educated. That way we are fooled into living a lie which has been a very convenient state of mind for the people at the helm of this nation. I think this is where a democratic system can change things for everyone. We can finally come out of this state of darkness.

I think a good measure of how bleak our future looks (if nothing is done soon) is the current failure that is the education system. It is currently producing the new, more angrier and more ignorant generation. I've had parents tell me that some primary school teachers don't know the basic rules of grammar and therefore are faced with the dilemma of whether to tell their kids their teachers are wrong or not. These teachers are the people that lay the foundation for the current batch. Where did they come from? From the previous batch of half-educated ignoramuses who decided teaching is the best job for their level of education. Where do they get their certification? You're guess is as good as mine.

A good example of a country that has leapfrogged to the 21st century from almost non-existence in less than half a century is Singapore. Of course, as any Maldivian you too will blame me for unfair comparison.

"In the long run men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, though they should fail immediately, they had better aim at something high." - Thoreau

In one post you claim Maldivians do not use their intelligence for public good, and in the next you criticise (and not consturctive criticm) a first attempt by 3 people trying to do something that is completely new to maldivians, engage in a public debate about issues.

also, there is a reason for using same old terminology of oppression, tyranny, rigged vote, because the occurance of these things are still as real as the time when Anni came to political limelight.

A religion that needs to be defended by the likes of Umar Naseers, Adam Zahirs, Osamas and Talibans and for that matter Adhaalath Mullahs (who supports Talibans unconditionally) are surely not worth surviving.

Load of crap as usual from Usthaz simon and his minions

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"A good example of a country that has leapfrogged to the 21st century from almost non-existence in less than half a century is Singapore"...WTF! Why don't you start taking classes on History before you start teaching us "usthaz" !

Sheesh! It boggles the mind as to the senile logic you construct to explain what you see as other peoples 'inadequacies'...

Your analysis of the Education system in the Maldives make you sound like a typical dhivehi teacher who tries to explain all worldly phenomena and everything he sees around him/her by his minuscule perception of his environment!

Take yourself back to the year 1978..you have started building resorts..there is no infrastructure or manpower for even primary schooling...since you don't have any trained staff you bring them from srilanka...you don't have anything else to work with;think like SIM CITY, only no way near the same resources...now imagine yourself, how you would build the education system to a world standard; Teach us "usthaz"..how would you have done it better! Tell us how to 'aim high' without bordering on the fairytale..

Not everything is as simple as your 'kindergarten' logic my friend!

Here in Maldives we have abandoned all values and ethics, let alone religion; those who have clung to spirituality have done so blindly and at the complete and voluntary expense of this life(wakeelu-let it be-rabbul alamin); the remainder are materialistic literally intoxicated arrogant #@#$, to whom drinking has become like smoking; and caught in between is an 'uneducated',sexually frustrated, confused, high fashion strung, soulless youth..

My my, Thakuru. I really don't understand why you should have to bubble up so fast. You almost sound like that other guy, whatshisname, Dr. Freex.

Here's a bit of Singapore's history (circa 1979):
"As a small island nation, Singapore was seen as inadequate to be a viable country and much of the international media was skeptical of prospects for Singapore's survival. Besides the issue of sovereignty, the pressing problems were unemployment, housing, education, and the lack of natural resources and land. Unemployment rate was ranging between 10-12% threatening to trigger civil unrest."

This is from Wikipedia and it comes with citations.

I am not suggesting that we should or could have been like singapore. No, I am merely suggesting that we could have aimed higher than we had. Much, much higher. Of course, it does come down to the selfishness of a few to ruin a nation. which was the whole point of my comment.

Twenty years on since your 1978, many island communities are still hopeful that one day their harbour or their jetty will be built by the grace of those in top office. We had a national flagcarrier airline once...where is that?

I don't know where you've read this "analysis of the Education system in the Maldives" that I supposedly wrote. What I said is based on my own experiences and what concerned parents have told me. Our kids are following an education that will supposedly help them achieve a world standard: The GCSE O/A'LEvel.

The fact that you think what I wrote is an "analysis" is proof that somewhere in the education system we've gone horribly wrong. Don't you agree? Of course, you wouldn't.

Oh Pleeeeeeeeaze simonacallit!

I am flattered that you should be having nightmares regarding which is me :D....Yes I am here hehe, but 'Thakuru' is Not me!(No offense 'Thakuru', but you're not me)...try Mufasa/Hameed.

"Our kids are following an education that will supposedly help them achieve a world standard: The GCSE O/A'LEvel"..a change from your previous comment ain't it?!

And yea..one quote from wiki???..out-of-context and misleading just like the way you quote verses huh

next time i'l let u know if it's me,(if i feel like it)

cheerio Usthaz

That's more like it.I agree with your last comment.

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Don't you think what you are saying is a bit hypocritical. According to Minister Nasheed you are doing his PR. Did you get fired?