Comments on: Why Is Morocco Stuck?

By: eatbees

eatbees — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:19:58 +0000

State terror vs. starvation is a grim choice! This is called “heightening the contradictions” and is an old Marxist idea — the people won’t revolt until conditions are bad enough, so those who want change should stop making things better, and do what they can to make things worse. I always felt this was a bit perverse.

I like your idea of the Moroccan diaspora engaging within Morocco — but not through lobby organizations, which will be seen by ordinary Moroccans as a foreign influence, but directly. Moroccans returning to Morocco from abroad should bring not just their cash (as the state wants) but their ideas, their skills, their desire for change, their independence and their critical thinking.

By: Aziz

Aziz — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:18:08 +0000

The Moroccan citizenry must cease being a silent majority, and make their presence felt. Although this can only follow once widespread literacy is a reality. Also as diaspora Moroccans we must gravitate to organisations that lobby in Morocco, on our behalf, promoting diaspora interests. Makhzen initiatives to link Morocco and its communities abroad must be boycotted and replaced with non-aligned substitutes. Stop propping up the economy with your remittances to, and expenditures in the country. Then Morocco will be put in a position where the states terror cannot compete with the terror of starvation.

By: Mounir

Mounir — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:39:17 +0000

Tu t’es reconverti en sociologie :)

By: Islam Abou El Ata

Islam Abou El Ata — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 15:10:17 +0000

Descision makers in Morocco at all levels like to promote projects that look and feel good in either of the following ways:
- Things that esthetically look good out there (buildings, highways,..).
- Things that make the king look good on TV (charity, …etc).
- Useless stuff that cost a lot, and allow big margins (city decoration ..).

No one ever wants to do something that shows little reward on the short run, no one wants to spend on quality education for the people, litteracy (quality, not the over-used official thought-control programs of the 80’s and 90’s ..), .. In short, no one wants to save the country (or too few people), and this is why we are stuck down here.

By: samir

samir — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:41:50 +0000

When you have more than half the country classified as illiterates, do not expect the country to go anywhere. yes, new buildings will prop up everywhere, supermarkets…and anything that resembles development will give the impression to anybody that Morocco is moving forward. Dig deep and you will see that people are getting poorer by the day, that the middle-class of the 70s and 80s has almost disappeared and joined the lower class.
Check Youtube for the previous Minister of Interior Driss Basri and see how the number 2 in the country used to talk and behave. Check youtube for how the number 2 of today, Mr Fouad El Bhima talks and that should show you that what really changed is just the names.
No country can develop without its people and the day the Moroccan people know what is happening in their country, the day the country will not remain stuck. For now, the king and his cronies rule and the people simply deserve what they get.