Objective realities

M. Filli A.

Allow me to say few words about the notion that “the nation is on fire”. The

nation is nowhere near being on fire let alone to be on fire. It is a wishful

thinking of those who deny and defy objective realities for the nation to be

on fire because to them it is “their way or the hell way”. To them, those

who want to reign over the nation, a peaceful and democratic transition of

power is no option, but the immediate and forceful removal of the GOE

appears to be their mission, regardless of the interests of the people and

country. The nation is not on fire for we are not where we are because of

the concerns and the issues raised by the opponents of the GOE but

because our Sovereignty is at stake, to say the least.

The national mandate to maintain peace, order, and territorial sovereignty

until a constitutional government is elected has been entrusted to GOE

including D15 until recently. Although the modus operandi of the GOE

including D15 leaves a lot to be desired, the objective realities are still in

congruence with the national mandate and hence constitute the fundamental

interests of the people and country. Any and every thing else is then

subservient to the mandate of the people. Doing otherwise would be forcing

the issue and is tantamount to denying objective realities. While no one

doubts the legitimacy of the concerns and the issues raised by the D15,

they will not have precedence over the stated interests of the nation,

regardless of how often and in what form and method they are presented.

The way the country is run, the infamous modus operandi, is another

objective reality. The GOE including D15 have proclamations, decrees,

police ordinances, etc. in place to fulfill the national mandate. Call them

whatever you want to call them, those are the laws of the land and they

must be obeyed by all citizens, yes , regardless of one’s political and

military status. It is perfectly legit to disagree with the modus operandi

but disregarding the “law of the land” constitutes defiance of the vital

objective realities necessary to maintain the national mandate.

With that in mind, democracy is defined by the expressed and written

wishes and aspiration of the people of any given country in the form of a

mandate/constitution. Hence, there is no one-model democracy that fits

all countries. Consequently, there 166+ different constitutions

corresponding to the same number of countries in the world. The mandate

of our nation is in place in order to assure the orderly and proper function of

our society until a constitutional gov. is elected. Civil liberties ( freedom of

speech, private newspapers, right to assemble, etc.) can and must be

exercised within and not at the expense of the national mandate. Otherwise,

the normal functioning of society would be disrupted leading to unwanted

consequences. As I said in my earlier post, there can be only one

government at a time for peace and order to reign.

Ezi Wedhankum

People and country first