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These elections is the best test for Afghans and our ability to work towards law and order.
It is without a doubt that people feel that these elections have been rigged.
Some accuse Dr. Ghani of rigging, some accuse Dr. Abdullah. In fact, people even say that because Dr. Abdullah got out rigged he is now crying foul.
Whatever your stance is, one thing is for sure: the people of Afghanistan are being held hostage. The emotions of Afghans are being played with.
After many years, decades, and even centuries, of turmoil, Afghanistan has finally been put on tracks towards developing a systemwhere the people have a say into the country's outcome where the leaders are not absolute in their power over the people.
Whichever way you want to look at Elections 93, one thing is for sure, it is all being conducted under a system of law comprised of rules and regulations.
Whether that system is being followed or not, or whether that system is working or not, is not the question. The fact is that these elections are being conducted under certain principles.
Are these principle being followed, or are these principles fair?
If you want the system to work you must follow the law, at all costs, even at the cost of being usurped your legitimate victory.
Leadership is not a right, it is a privilege. Leadership is a trust: one must not betray that trust.
The people give you their confidence to lead them. They entrust you with their safety and security.
Therefore, it is absolute that the candidates make the system work, or at least in the public eye make it seem that the system is working. They have to trust the system, or that the system must at least be respected or at least to submit to that result of the process. Candidate need to express their confidence in the system and that the system is impartial.
They must express that the system, a system, any system, has to be followed in and of itself.
You cannot only submit to that system which will declare you a winner. One person has to be the loser.
But, in reality, who is the winner, and who is the loser?
Neither Dr Ghani nor Dr Abdullah have differing agendas, they are both halves of the same apple, the sides of the same coin: they are dependent on international aid and help. Therefore, they cannot have their own mandate. Their mandate is given by those who have interests in Afghanistan and who are supporting Afghanistan.
This is the price you pay for being servants, being in-debt.
Afghans could not achieve peace on their own. The international community has achieved it for us, or somewhat achieved it for us. It is ungrateful to allow the pouring of billion dollars of aid, and then try to fool your donors. It is bad policies and bad politics. It will force your helpers to pull the plug on the aid. And, if they, the donors, need Afghanistan and our natural resources and the geo-political control over Afghanistan, then they can simply bring someone else. Therefore, another round of war.
Afghans just need a representative who will ensure that Afghanistan prospers and that law and order is maintain. Law and order can only be fine-tuned and refined over time. For now we need to submit to whatever system that will give us peace, even if that system is flawed.
So, if there are concerns about election fraud, then allow the right channels need to handle the situation, and the candidates can't cry foul at every instance when it seems they are going to lose if the process continues and conclusion will be against them.
One cannot rely on the first round of votes to determine the winner of the second round. This would defeat the philosophy which this logic wants to achieve.
The second round of voting is a fresh round of voting. Anything can happen.
If there are logical problems, then this should be addressed after these elections, and corrected for future elections. Otherwise, this would put the country back into the hands of war. The democratic process is such that you accept being wronged for the greater good.
I feel that Dr. Abdullah needs to change his advisers. It seems that he is being advised by his campaign partners, campaign officials and supporters that he needs to call his victory.
It is his fault. He has now gone to a point of no return. If he does not win, it could seriously jeopardize the peace of the country. He should not have declared victory, called President Karzai a fraud, called the IEC as partial, or mocked Dr Ghani. This behaviour has now pitted him against himself; he will deem it important now to protecting his name for fear of being called weak if he does not win or hold on to some sort of power.
It will force him to want power, a power of some sort, either to win the elections right out, a parallel government or shared government, or accept a role within Dr. Ghani's cabinet.
Dr Abdullah has set himself up against not going empty handed.
Unless, Dr Abdullah finds a way to reverse his stance, if the final results are not in his favour, that is to say find a way to accept defeat and concede even at the expense of his own honor, the country will head right to civil war.
The only other option is for Dr. Ghani to allow him to win, despite being declared the winner.
Perhaps, Dr. Ghani needs to show who's the bigger person. It will take a lot, but if he has the right advise, it can happen. I think he will be able to talk to tribal elders and directly talk to his supporters and convinced them why this is the best way.
Let's first see what the recount shows. I hope and pray that Dr. Ghani will fully agree to a full recount. He has to, otherwise, the nation will jeopardize 13 years of whatever stability we have had.
A new election should not be in the question. The country needs to learn how to deal with problems without starting from scratch or taking matters to arms.
These elections is the best test for Afghans and our ability to work towards law and order.
It is without a doubt that people feel that these elections have been rigged.
Some accuse Dr. Ghani of rigging, some accuse Dr. Abdullah. In fact, people even say that because Dr. Abdullah got out rigged he is now crying foul.
Whatever your stance is, one thing is for sure: the people of Afghanistan are being held hostage. The emotions of Afghans are being played with.
After many years, decades, and even centuries, of turmoil, Afghanistan has finally been put on tracks towards developing a systemwhere the people have a say into the country's outcome where the leaders are not absolute in their power over the people.
Whichever way you want to look at Elections 93, one thing is for sure, it is all being conducted under a system of law comprised of rules and regulations.
Whether that system is being followed or not, or whether that system is working or not, is not the question. The fact is that these elections are being conducted under certain principles.
Are these principle being followed, or are these principles fair?
If you want the system to work you must follow the law, at all costs, even at the cost of being usurped your legitimate victory.
Leadership is not a right, it is a privilege. Leadership is a trust: one must not betray that trust.
The people give you their confidence to lead them. They entrust you with their safety and security.
Therefore, it is absolute that the candidates make the system work, or at least in the public eye make it seem that the system is working. They have to trust the system, or that the system must at least be respected or at least to submit to that result of the process. Candidate need to express their confidence in the system and that the system is impartial.
They must express that the system, a system, any system, has to be followed in and of itself.
You cannot only submit to that system which will declare you a winner. One person has to be the loser.
But, in reality, who is the winner, and who is the loser?
Neither Dr Ghani nor Dr Abdullah have differing agendas, they are both halves of the same apple, the sides of the same coin: they are dependent on international aid and help. Therefore, they cannot have their own mandate. Their mandate is given by those who have interests in Afghanistan and who are supporting Afghanistan.
This is the price you pay for being servants, being in-debt.
Afghans could not achieve peace on their own. The international community has achieved it for us, or somewhat achieved it for us. It is ungrateful to allow the pouring of billion dollars of aid, and then try to fool your donors. It is bad policies and bad politics. It will force your helpers to pull the plug on the aid. And, if they, the donors, need Afghanistan and our natural resources and the geo-political control over Afghanistan, then they can simply bring someone else. Therefore, another round of war.
Afghans just need a representative who will ensure that Afghanistan prospers and that law and order is maintain. Law and order can only be fine-tuned and refined over time. For now we need to submit to whatever system that will give us peace, even if that system is flawed.
So, if there are concerns about election fraud, then allow the right channels need to handle the situation, and the candidates can't cry foul at every instance when it seems they are going to lose if the process continues and conclusion will be against them.
One cannot rely on the first round of votes to determine the winner of the second round. This would defeat the philosophy which this logic wants to achieve.
The second round of voting is a fresh round of voting. Anything can happen.
If there are logical problems, then this should be addressed after these elections, and corrected for future elections. Otherwise, this would put the country back into the hands of war. The democratic process is such that you accept being wronged for the greater good.
I feel that Dr. Abdullah needs to change his advisers. It seems that he is being advised by his campaign partners, campaign officials and supporters that he needs to call his victory.
It is his fault. He has now gone to a point of no return. If he does not win, it could seriously jeopardize the peace of the country. He should not have declared victory, called President Karzai a fraud, called the IEC as partial, or mocked Dr Ghani. This behaviour has now pitted him against himself; he will deem it important now to protecting his name for fear of being called weak if he does not win or hold on to some sort of power.
It will force him to want power, a power of some sort, either to win the elections right out, a parallel government or shared government, or accept a role within Dr. Ghani's cabinet.
Dr Abdullah has set himself up against not going empty handed.
Unless, Dr Abdullah finds a way to reverse his stance, if the final results are not in his favour, that is to say find a way to accept defeat and concede even at the expense of his own honor, the country will head right to civil war.
The only other option is for Dr. Ghani to allow him to win, despite being declared the winner.
Perhaps, Dr. Ghani needs to show who's the bigger person. It will take a lot, but if he has the right advise, it can happen. I think he will be able to talk to tribal elders and directly talk to his supporters and convinced them why this is the best way.
Let's first see what the recount shows. I hope and pray that Dr. Ghani will fully agree to a full recount. He has to, otherwise, the nation will jeopardize 13 years of whatever stability we have had.
A new election should not be in the question. The country needs to learn how to deal with problems without starting from scratch or taking matters to arms.
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