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It amazes me, just as much as it aches my heart, to see certain characters as members of parliament. I have always, and always will, both think and believe that the beloved Kuwaiti National Assembly is nothing more than a facade for those with money to do business with those in power, and those with power to be acquainted with those with money in an 'official' manner. Think organized crime, if you may. Not that I personally think there is anything wrong with that, since I stand my ground in observing to the phrase 'survival of the fittest'. Fittest as in how deep your pocket goes, and how deep your hand can go into your pocket and buy your way into some very good, but somewhat rather wrong, things.

I say it amazes me, and I say that it aches my heart to see certain characters in parliament simply because 'MP' has a certain connotation to it that I think exists. Maybe in dictionaries, atleast. However, I ran out of ways to somehow rationalize some statements by an MP who is calling for 'dropping the loans'. I say 'dropping a loan', because I am sure that there exists not one single example in the whole of the English literature a concept of 'dropping' a loan, and hence I have no idea what the correct word to use is.

Only, who said anything about 'dropping' anything. What the character suggests is that the government actually pays off the debt, instead of the citizen. What the character also fails to differentiate, is the fact that he is calling for the government to pay off the 'private' loans (along with the loans for housing and what not). In other words, think of the government actually and literally buying you new cars, and furnishing your new dowaneyas.

The character, along with his supporters - who yourself could be one, whine about the fact that the government has decided to 'drop' what Iraq owes it. And so, because 'we are no different than Iraq, we should also get the same treatment'. Governments and states, are not the same as populations and citizens, so I have no idea on what basis the comparison is built on. Moreover, I fail to see the politics involved when the call for 'dropping' (paying off) the loans is made.

Also, the character fails to see (I really think he fails, I highly doubt he knows this) the economics involved. Think 50kd raise, and think of prices ever since. Now think of atleast 4 (8 is much more realistic if you ask me) times the 'raise', and you can get a pretty obvious picture as to what my point is.

Those who think this is rubbish, reason their stance by saying that this cannot be fair for others who either paid off their debts, or those who do not get loans in the first place. Valid, yes. But not exactly the point. This is not about individualistic accounts, this is about the state's money first and demeanor second. I have no doubt that this call will be forgotten soon, but the mere discussion is alerting. Alerting in the sense that how can someone even come up with such an idea, without having utterly no respect not for himself, not for his fellow countryman, and most importantly for the future of his children.

Sounds like something you would read in a Russian army newsletter from WWII, I know. But it is the only way to put it.