This article on Egypt’s upheaval by editor Christopher Hitchens in Conde Nast’s April edition of Vanity Fair has some stunning parallels to Fiji’s situation.
The day is coming when Fiji’s illegal interim military regime will fall. What we need in place is the interim government that will replace them, that We The People can get behind and support.
The goons are doing all they can to prevent an alternative administration forming (by dealing out lashings of beatings, etc) and to prevent We The People from voicing our protest (such as pressure on the organisers of the aborted 4 March rally).
There are two quotes from this excellent article, which appears on the page titled “Hitchens” (see top of the page), that stand out for Fiji’s situation. I paraphrase them here for Fiji.
“Fiji is not a country with an army but an army that has a country.”
and
“Bainimarama wants to be thought of as a father of our nation, only to discover that We The People want to be orphans.”
How long will we allow the illegal regime to make us their victims? How long will we allow them to rule us with our own fear?
You can read the full article online here http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2011/04/hitchens-201104.
God bless Fiji
