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Yemen and School of National Wrath
In Yemen, we hear many people talking about the democratic course. They say: "Yemen is a democratic country." However, this implies a kind of exaggeration that may not be in favor of developing such a democratic course. So, we have to make sure that Yemen's leadership had chosen such a course toward democracy, based on the "democratic experience", which in turn requires much time to be established, as well as to implant its roots deep in the process of economic, political and social development. 

In a country like Yemen, which suffers the consequence of illiteracy, backwardness, ailing economy and rare resources, coupled with the spread of financial and administrative corruption, it is good to deal with the Yemeni progress toward democracy in the framework of the democratic experience. All the developing countries, which announced the democratic course, exercise the democratic experience, however they are not democratic in nature.

 

In contrast with many countries that enjoy good democratic course, Yemen, with all its consequential sufferings, is labeled among the developed countries in the sense of its democratic experience that allowed a considerable scope for freedoms. As Yemen exercises the experience of growing democracy, this means that the country has not reached the limit of perfection. It still is in a difficult stage that necessitates solidarity and cooperation between all Yemenis including authority, opposition, civil community organizations and independents to help establish and develop the country's democratic experience.

 

Really, I don't agree with those who exaggerate in the description of political and economic situations as they say these situations are good. I have a different viewpoint from those who describe situations in Yemen as gloomy leading the country to catastrophe. Such wrath is unbelievable.

 

Democracy requires hard work and joint efforts, and not merely frustrating words of praise or criticism. When we analyze the situation with logic not malice – with moderation not extremism, we find that we are in a phase with its special problems, like any other country going through a new stage and experience and facing the problems of each stage, part of them (problems) can be cited worldwide, another part is experienced in the developing countries while the third part is associating with the country itself.

 

In one of its articles about "The School of Wrath", the late Egyptian writer Ahmad Baha Addin said: "every nation and every generation should be enraged by everything in life until it obtains the motive to develop and progress forward. But when the matter changes into the black wrath with everything in our past, present and future, we have to seriously confront this ailing phenomenon and convert the way it is perceived and understood."

 

The writer gave a thorough description and applicable name to the enraged people who deal with the real-life situation and its requirements only with more wrath and malignance.

 

The one who reads the writings of pessimistic people or listens to opposition figures, he/she may bear in mind that Yemen was the worst country throughout the world, and that it is the only country that experiences corruption, illiteracy and poor economic and political development. They have forgotten the acceptable reasonability that Yemen is a poor and developing country suffering economic and financial corruption, and that the state work hard together with the society to eradicate corruption with modest means. They have forgotten the fact that reaching progress is not impossible if everyone works hard with loyalty and seriousness.

 

Any progress has a value and each development stage brings new problems, but the situation requires the state and society to work hard to reach new solutions to these problems.

 

It is difficult to compare ourselves and situations with Europe and the U.S. that went through many difficult stages and hardships until they reach their current level of development. We should not forget that we have a poor and developing country, whose north part was enslaved and south part was occupied for centuries and is currently passing through a hard stage toward democracy that necessitates solidarity and cooperation of all. Constructive efforts must be pursued by the state, opposition and civil community to help them all attain one goal and unified vision in the framework of comprehensive development to reach all citizens in rural and urban areas as well. During their hard work toward the one goal and unified vision, these entities (state, opposition and civil community) have to shift attention away from the schools of wrath and blind malignance.

 

We all admit our mistakes, but the best thing is that we should correct these mistakes and deal with them with logic and reasonability to suggest convenient solutions. We must not display mistakes and increase them. Away from tension and malice, we don't want our youth to fell a prey to despair and frustration, which in turn lead to bad consequences that are not in line with the national interests and harm reputation of Yemen's peaceful society. It is not more than a simple call for a better future for us and the generations to come!   

 
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