While it is true that I have not been blogging about politics because of a simple reason and that is the presence of other blogs which are much better than mine and which have an audience and are able to express their messages in a way better and deeper than I would, news published in (Kuwaiti Arabic daily) Al Qabas (that the government is studying a proposal to monitor blogs) is not new at all! The monitoring of blogs has been going on for many years but needed two or three articles in the newspaper for people on the street to get used to such a development. What is the use of monitoring blogs? And how will they be monitored and why?

The situation is getting from bad to worse!!

Good morning.

How much?

For as much as BMW sold Rover – one pound :)

This country is turning into a police state more and more. Before, we used to sing laurels to our democracy but the incidents over the past two months have shown us that our democracy is a figment of our imagination and empty talk

Look,
I am telling you

If the world did not end by 2012
The end of Kuwait will be in 2012 LOL

Unfortunately, Kuwait is now on the brink…Wait a few years and you will see its doom
We will be like any poor African state

And if we become like Bahrain, it will be a blessing

Do you know what will happen then? We will be thrown out of the Gulf Co-operative Council
Then you will see who takes Kuwait – it will either be Saudi Arabia or Iran

May Allah have mercy on us
We don't have a proper government nor a proper parliament

Not even dignitaries or proper managers. Everyone is stealing the blessings of this country.

And what is wrong with monitoring the blogs? On the contrary, it is a good thing.
Blogs can be a powerful tool, and change the perceptions of people, whether for the good or the bad.
There has to be a little bit of control and clear red lines.

What will they monitor? Ninety-nine per cent of the topics on blogs are about cup cakes and chocolate!

I am happy that everything the government does has an opposite reaction. What is good for the people is that the government is not comprehending this.

Thirty years ago, a few hundred people would turn up for demonstrations. Today, between 15,000 to 20,000 people show up – the equivalent of stadium spectators.

Thirty years ago, most of those in opposition were older than 30. Today we see opposition members whose ages range from 18 to 25 years, and the proof is the last few days, when young people stood up. This means that even youngsters are fed up of the government's abuse.

Moreover, those from the upper middle class all the way to those below the middle class are sympathetic to the opposition. This means that 80pc out of the one million Kuwaitis are in the opposition.

Moreover, if the situation of daylight robberies of public funding continues, people continue to suffer from injustice, electricity and water cuts continue and every time someone speaks up, he is thrown in jail – in five years, we will see opposition rallies and demonstrations attended by more than 50,000 people.. and if the situation worsens, there will be 100,000 people on the streets in 10 years. Will they then arrest them all?

When that happens, any confrontation between the government and the people will result in a loss for the government.

My advice to the government: If you have the will to continue with this, our will is stronger :)