Will we catch up with the world?

By Azad Miah, Oldham, UK
7 December 2003, 18:00 PM
Photo: AFP
Only days ago the people of Georgia kicked out their president because of corruption and his failure to deliver. Not long ago, the people of Liberia--with a little help from the UN and the US-- kissed goodbye to Charles Taylor. The British Conservative Party changed their leader William Hague, because they thought he couldn't deliver what they needed. They elected Duncan Smith, but he was also dumped, again because the party members weren't happy with his performance.

The governor of California was kicked out in the middle of his term because he couldn't deliver. Some thugs in Venezuela backed by the US - thought they had finally made it big-time, only to be kicked out within hours by both the people and the army.

Now let us look at a non-political case. When you get a job, your employer expects you to carry out the duties you agreed in return for a decent wage. If you don't do your job or don't attend regularly on time, your employer should talk to you, try to understand if you are having any difficulty. Depending on your situation, you do get further chance to perform your agreed duties. But if you fail again, you will lose your job and your employer will get someone else who can do the job better.

From all these different cases, it is very clear that what anyone promises before getting a job is irrelevant. What matters is what they deliver once on the job. If they cannot deliver what they promised (nobody is asking them to deliver something impossible, only what they agreed to), they quickly get replaced by someone else.

My simple question is: why are we paying for the two women leaders who have not delivered much, despite getting many chances?

Thirty-two years ago when we needed change, we all united together and brought it. Let's unite once again and bring about some change. You may not see any rewards in your lifetime, but at least your children will have something better to start with.