I will begin the elaboration of my idea concerning economic minerals
and their use in order to find a real solution for Afghanistan with a
Bertrand Russell quote about geological materials: “It is to steel and
oil and uranium, not to martial ardor, that the modern nations must look
for victory in war” [1].
Here many questions arise concerning the failure of different types of
Afghan governments during the last 200 years and why the same errors are
repeated again and again. What is wrong? Even intellectuals and
educated people were unable to find answers and real solutions to the
different types of problems in Afghanistan. At present, more than forty
countries are assisting the Karzai regime, but the regime is turning
more and more reactionary, even beginning to look like a fundamentalist
one. Why, why, why?
In order to answer these questions, let us first define politics.
Today
the general definition of politics is a plan or course of action of a
government, a political party, business or other organizations, or even a
person, intended to influence and determine decisions, actions, and
other matters [2]. Another web side define politics as “The basic
principles (fundamental norms, rules, or values that represent what is
desirable and positive for a person, group, organization, or community,
and help it in determining the rightfulness or wrongfulness of its
actions) by which a government is guided” [3] .
According
to these definitions, it is free for everybody, depending on the actors
plan and tricks to be used, to access power and then decide and act in
order to change how people live. But there is no guarantee that
everything goes well, as today evidently most governments are having a
lot of problems, especially economic ones. Economics is consequently the
fundamental problem and the basis for other social problems like human
rights, culture, language, religion etc. Economy being the base,
therefore rich countries with a good economy do not share the problems
of poor countries, and they will decide over the poor countries and
change their political systems to further their own interests, as we can
see in lots of places around the World, like in Afghanistan, Iraq,
Pakistan, Singapore, Middle East and many others in Africa and Latin
America.
Some rich governments have made an export package for revolution, or fundamental Islamic rules, or democracy, in reality a copy of their own social or governmental systems, like with Iran, Saudi Arabia or the US. They then try to send these models to the poor
countries, or at least to make spies out of fractions or parties within the poor country.
This strategy has
been tried many times over the course of history, but the results are
not good, or even negative, making things worse for the poor countries.
The
system where elders decide and govern still exists in some countries
with a tribal system, and the elders there will decide over the
villages. If we try to change this system to a democratic one
immediately, it will be dangerous; it is clear that the existing system
will react against the imported system and the new model, because in
their eyes it looks very strange and unnecessary, even if the new model
is modern and worldwide acceptable as a system for freedom. But why it
is dangerous and unacceptable for the elders?
Most of the Afghan population is rural and agricultural. The system is like the European feudal system in that especially the fertile lands are owned by a few families. This political, economic dimension is supported by the religious one in that the legitimacy of ownership is defended by religious argumentys. Therefore, any develpment in the Afghan countryside in relation to industrial production, trade, democracy, and education is naturally frowned upon in that it threatens the existing power structure. But on the other hand, the existing economic structure is not sufficent to secure the livelihood of the present population, which is why we se a millions of refugees from rural Afghanistan around the World.
Due to the corruption of the persent Karzai government, there is no prospect for this situation to change.
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[1] The Impact of Science of Society.
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