every misfortune, disaster or tragedy has a positive aspect, albeit very little. thank god i was able to know my enemies through my friend.
the conflicts and confusion in instructions experienced by crisis management, decision-making processes, and the fatal mistakes reveal the depth of the tragedy we live in.
here i talk about the tragedy that has resulted in appointments of (unfit people) in senior positions because of interference of the politicians (mps), or the so-called parachute appointments, without regard to the principles of justice or seniority or experience.
all this is done not to hurt the feelings of a parliamentarian and/ or escape the threat of grilling or harassment which we have often seen in the political circles when a certain minister is grilled, cornered and forced to tender his/her resignation – the cycle continues and the prime minister more often than not has no choice but to accept the resignation and start looking for another minister.
it is high time to stop this farce and stop appointing an ordinary municipality employee as undersecretary of the ministry of education and a supervisor of the same ministry climbing the pedestal of another ministry and become undersecretary for agriculture. we witness a similar scenario in all government institutions – of people occupying senior positions beginning from supervisor, manager and above even if they fail the proficiency tests.
every official who is convinced will nod his head after reading these words, which are indisputable, but once the crisis ends (all is well if it ends well), we will return to what where we had started from. do we learn something useful from adversities?
the western proverb which is logical says: don’t put all your eggs in one basket. however, it is apparent the entire world, without exception, made a fatal mistake and put all their eggs in one basket.
there is no big industry in all major developed nations that do not depend to some degree on a chinese product, and this has subjected their fate to the conditions imposed by china.
with production almost coming to a halt in china or since beijing is facing difficulty in transporting its products, hyundai auto factories in south korea, for example, has stopped production altogether, because no supply of spare parts is coming from china.
the american apple smartphone supply from china has stopped, and so tens of thousands of huge factories in the world because the fate of their factories hang on a single screw, ordinary parts, or cables produced by china.
the current crisis has revealed, as many times before, the fragility of our food situation, and the life we live. the state spent billions of dinars, without exaggeration, on the distribution of thousands of agricultural plots and livestock pens, and after half a century we fail to see results. all that we see is a pile of dirt (material) which has nothing to do with the security of our food situation.
we repeat here that the crises have become an inevitable part of our lives, which invades us with brute force, and immeasurable complexity which pays no heed to prayers or hope which can only be confronted by those in government administration. putting the right man in the right place is a humanitarian, logical and moral demand. it is important not to forget this principle when calm returns.
we must also be conscientious, responsible and pay attention with total honesty to the issue of food security by putting an end to all absurdity. the security of the country and the citizen is more important than satisfying the tastes of a chosen few and buying their silence and their ‘voices’ with livestock pens and farms which do not produce anything related to food security.
we write this because we know those who read these lines to some extent are fully aware of what’s happening around them and what they need is some conviction to put into practice what they believe will benefit their country.