This fight took a lot longer in coming than I expected, add to that the fact that its catalyst came from an completely unexpected loyalist quarter and those whom we thought would be tenacious in presenting and championing these causes were once again reactionary in their approach.
No matter. The important thing is that the problem is out, and reconciliation must be the next dish on the menu. Now that Al-Dhahrani’s materialistic urges to compensate for burnt bricks and mortar has been tickled, inflaming Al-Miz’al’s fury with his subsequent demand for full compensation and reconciliation, maybe we do have movement in the right direction.
We need this. We need this desperately. The country is going down the drain with a force of a hurricane and what it needs is a good concerted effort by everyone to wipe the slate clean, apologies must be freely and sincerely offered and accepted.
It’s time. It’s high time.
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Knowing bahrain, and the mentalaties available we could be looking at this thing dragging for the next 20 years, and the possibility of someone saying sorry is highly remote. How far are do we drill up? What level of compensation? Proof? and the assumptions go on forever. I myself was humilated by the police on various ocassions, can i get compensated?? Unfortunately, this is a typical situation where no one is a winner. Let’s try to move on and make sure that we have the right mechanisms of authority, responsibility and accountability all in order. No matter how we try we will never be able to recoup our loss.
But only with recognising the errors of the past can we move safely forward. It really doesn’t take much; people don’t want money as much as they want a sincere apology for the torture they were subjected to. Surely, that must be doable.
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If anyone thought that people would forget & “wounds would heal”, then he’s mistaken. Jews never got over the Holoucaust until this day and still want more compensation. Is our blood and honour even cheaper than them??
The government can’t expect to move on with the “new reforms” with people who are still aching in pain. People themselves can’t move on!
It’s like punching someone in the face and expecting to laugh at your joke.
Dozens of governments did it (the sincere apology to it’s people), I don’t know why this one should not!