PROTEST
What does our mind tells us immediately when we hear the word “protest”? Does the world accept this? Do we benefit from it? We can put on so many questions. But who is going to answer? No one if we are not. In this article I hope I can give readers some ideas, ways, time and need of protest. Article will relate to the countries current situation.
I personally mean protest as it is bringing out something which is in our self for which we are displeased. It is our duty to make the protest a peaceful one or a conflict. First of all, when we need to protest? Nowadays protests against the ruling government have been increased. Yet there are protests against the businessmen, writers, politicians, religious talkers and so on. When the government does something which results loss to civilians, we have a tradition of protest immediately. This is undoubtedly not the best time for the protest.
We are human beings, and no human being other than Prophet Muhammad (S-A-W) has been perfect. So each individual should understand that the other can make a mistake. So, the first thing you have to do is to report the doer that he’s not doing well. In my view if the doer does not reply you should repeat it at least 3 times. If the doer asks to converse, then you should welcome him. Some conditions doer may refuse or may not reply to your consecutive reports; still the time for protest is not reached. You should warn the doer for another consecutive time, at least for another 3 times. The doer may still not reply or give a defensive answer for his work. This will be the best time for your protest. Because you will have the perfect proves to defend yourself if you’re brought in front of justice for the protest. So what about our protests? Are the protests done in our nation well timed? The answer of this question will be now in your mind.
The way we protest also will depend to our defense in front of justice. A group of civilians can go to the area of protest and shout for their needs. But what’s this so called area. The area should not be a Hospital or a school. If the problem is related to S-office (example), then the protestor’s area should be S-office only. The director’s house of S-office should not be the area of protest. Also it is not the best way to give damage to S-office, especially if S-office is a government property. That means you are harming your property only. The best way to protest is to use banners, posters and it is very common for shouting for your need. In a country like Maldives if thousands of people gather somewhere and protest, it will lead to different types of problems. Especially if protest remains for at least 1-2 days. This will pressurize the doer or government to make a decision.
Why in Maldives the protest does not remain for more than 4 hours? After about 2hrs we can see the protest starting to become a conflict. I blame the Maldives Police Service lingering the protesters for this. I preferred this after seeing so many protest and seeing there reality. MPS goes to the area of protest and they block some paths around the area of protest. It is a mistake if protestors takeoff those blocks. Still most possibly they will stop somewhere near the area. MPS softly asks the protestors to leave that area. They also used to ask for 3 times and then orders to leave that place which I don’t accept. They should not order if it is a protest and nothing other than showing banners and shouting is done. Because of this mistake the protestors become unconscious and they also starts to answer rudely. MPS gives the order for sometimes and give a last warning which leads the protestors to consternate. The last protest in Male’ showed MPS using water as weapon for the first time in which we had seen they were inexperienced using that weapon. Because of that they had to use there normal weapon the tear gas and some had told they used electroshock weapon which was not accepted by MPS (some protestors told-not proved). If these things continuous, we can never accept a peaceful protest.
Protest still benefits us in different ways. Especially the current government used to hear the converse of others only in protests. So it is not the best to avoid protest even though it’s making a huge conflict within the country. We need to do protest as it is done in developed countries to avoid conflicts. Some may not believe but in front of the White House, Washington D.C where we used to say the most developed democrats stay also protests are done, but just the same way as I have mentioned.
I hope MPS will be given the right advice by the ruling government specially his excellence president Mohamed Nasheed, (who was the person who introduced these protests to our country) for stopping or securing the protest.
18/05/10
I personally mean protest as it is bringing out something which is in our self for which we are displeased. It is our duty to make the protest a peaceful one or a conflict. First of all, when we need to protest? Nowadays protests against the ruling government have been increased. Yet there are protests against the businessmen, writers, politicians, religious talkers and so on. When the government does something which results loss to civilians, we have a tradition of protest immediately. This is undoubtedly not the best time for the protest.
We are human beings, and no human being other than Prophet Muhammad (S-A-W) has been perfect. So each individual should understand that the other can make a mistake. So, the first thing you have to do is to report the doer that he’s not doing well. In my view if the doer does not reply you should repeat it at least 3 times. If the doer asks to converse, then you should welcome him. Some conditions doer may refuse or may not reply to your consecutive reports; still the time for protest is not reached. You should warn the doer for another consecutive time, at least for another 3 times. The doer may still not reply or give a defensive answer for his work. This will be the best time for your protest. Because you will have the perfect proves to defend yourself if you’re brought in front of justice for the protest. So what about our protests? Are the protests done in our nation well timed? The answer of this question will be now in your mind.
The way we protest also will depend to our defense in front of justice. A group of civilians can go to the area of protest and shout for their needs. But what’s this so called area. The area should not be a Hospital or a school. If the problem is related to S-office (example), then the protestor’s area should be S-office only. The director’s house of S-office should not be the area of protest. Also it is not the best way to give damage to S-office, especially if S-office is a government property. That means you are harming your property only. The best way to protest is to use banners, posters and it is very common for shouting for your need. In a country like Maldives if thousands of people gather somewhere and protest, it will lead to different types of problems. Especially if protest remains for at least 1-2 days. This will pressurize the doer or government to make a decision.
Why in Maldives the protest does not remain for more than 4 hours? After about 2hrs we can see the protest starting to become a conflict. I blame the Maldives Police Service lingering the protesters for this. I preferred this after seeing so many protest and seeing there reality. MPS goes to the area of protest and they block some paths around the area of protest. It is a mistake if protestors takeoff those blocks. Still most possibly they will stop somewhere near the area. MPS softly asks the protestors to leave that area. They also used to ask for 3 times and then orders to leave that place which I don’t accept. They should not order if it is a protest and nothing other than showing banners and shouting is done. Because of this mistake the protestors become unconscious and they also starts to answer rudely. MPS gives the order for sometimes and give a last warning which leads the protestors to consternate. The last protest in Male’ showed MPS using water as weapon for the first time in which we had seen they were inexperienced using that weapon. Because of that they had to use there normal weapon the tear gas and some had told they used electroshock weapon which was not accepted by MPS (some protestors told-not proved). If these things continuous, we can never accept a peaceful protest.
Protest still benefits us in different ways. Especially the current government used to hear the converse of others only in protests. So it is not the best to avoid protest even though it’s making a huge conflict within the country. We need to do protest as it is done in developed countries to avoid conflicts. Some may not believe but in front of the White House, Washington D.C where we used to say the most developed democrats stay also protests are done, but just the same way as I have mentioned.
I hope MPS will be given the right advice by the ruling government specially his excellence president Mohamed Nasheed, (who was the person who introduced these protests to our country) for stopping or securing the protest.
18/05/10