That about sums it up.
We have just had our general, also known as, "harmonised" elections in which our long time leader and general bad guy, won by an amazing and overwhelming majority. Strange for a place where most of the population do not like him, his policies, his henchmen and his death squads. And yet!
With such an overwhelming support you would expect people from all over the country celebrating in the streets, jumping for joy, hooting and partying until the sun came up. Once again no!
The streets look like a scene from the latest zombie movie. Everyone is walking around shell-shocked, stunned, unable to crack a smile or even a polite hello. We are all stunned. And it does not take a maths genius to work out that with over 70% popularity, odds are you should see someone, somewhere celebrating. And I am not talking about the staged stuff on TV, that is done for the benefit of SKY TV News reporters. I am talking about the real life people on the ground, in the streets, the ones who actually voted.
It has been proven that a lot of rigging went on, it was known even before the election was held. The scale is phenomenal, so it now seems.
Apparently, they had help from an Israeli company, who's own morals and governance are highly questionable too. Well, they did a fantastic job, perhaps too fantastic and made the winning margin a little too much!
And already the power cuts have started, the internet is going on and off and suddenly very very slow, cell phone networks are not working,fuel prices go up, followed closely by food etc. That's just 2 days into it. The backlash will be severe for the other 80% of the population that did not vote the right way, as opposed to the 70% that did.
The saddest part is the opposition who are crying foul and not doing anything about it other than taking the matter to court, ruled by the same self-rigging government, overseen by party loyal judges appointed the week before. Ten points to see where that ruling will head! Let there be mass demonstrations. They don't have to be violent. Get into the streets and let the world know that this is not what we wanted. By staying indoors or going to work and not doing anything sends the message out there that all is well and the people are alright with this. So far this sitting back has prompted endorsements from all over. Once again from questionable governments, but that's their problem to deal with.
The biggest critics send out "strong objections" and "deep concerns" hoping this will illicit a reaction and they will all come clean. Even before the elections the regional body said that elections should not be held so soon. He ignored that. His own judicial system said he could not hold elections so soon. He ignored that too, and then changed the judges. So now we all have to wait while the terror is just starting here. Endorsed by his surrounding peers, or more aptly his puppets, condemned from afar. The world will look on and say tut-tut to every atrocity committed and will "strongly" let their voices be heard while millions will die or starve to death waiting for the people who are "gravely" concerned about them, sit back in their comfy chairs, sipping oh so marvelous tea.
My advice to the world... shut up! If you cannot help a drowning man in the pool in front of you. Don't go shouting at him how unjust the whole thing is, and then sit back in your sun chair sipping a fruit cocktail. Either jump in and save him, or let someone else do that.
My first wish is to stay and build a life, but sadly I tick all the wrong boxes. Perhaps there's a new world waiting for me and my family elsewhere. It would be nice if it were on another planet, because, frankly, I have lost faith in this one.
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