On Libya and the Libyan Spring

Giving a prisoner all luxuries of life does not stop him from desiring his freedom. As long as such prisoner feels he needs to be free, its a useless venture. Reminds me of the kids whose parents lockup at home with all kinds of luxuries and they end up either escaping to dance halls at night or sleeping with the househelps. That is the stark reality of what happened in Libya. A Country that was praised of having one of the best standards of living in Africa but this was with limited freedoms for the people

Humanity is a complex 'thing' to deal with. When one thinks that they are doing good for all, let one be mindful of the fact that that there is no ''silver bullet'' solution to humanity's needs and desires. ''The circumstances of the world are so variable that an irrevocable purpose or opinion is almost synonymous with a foolish one''. ~William H. Seward


So,

Whereas i might not agree that the jubilations on the streets of Libya reflect the fact that people all Libyans were tired of Khaddaffi (having read Henrik Ibsen's 'An Enemy of the People' and recalling that from our own experience that Ugandans jubilate WHENEVER change of governement occurs -

NOT forgetting that fighting in Libya and among Libyans, went on for 8months),

AND

Whereas I do not entirely agree that the 'Libyan Spring' was generated solely by the West, and

Whereas I do criticise the West -to a certain degree- for supporting the rebels,and

Whereas the killing of Khaddafi was wrong, and

Whereas i acknowledge that Machievelian principles of end justified the means applies, and

Whereas i do not expect Libyans to ''get better'' in a flash, and

Whereas i think 'Libyan Spring' has -probably- sent the country four decades back (if not more),

I concede that it was time for Khaddaffi to leave.

''EVEN THE BEST DANCER HAS TO LEAVE AT ONE POINT'' African Proverb....not forgetting that the dance styles and moves keep changing too anyways

My two cents ...