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Iraq Twitter is a delightful bubble. It has the magical ability to make you believe that protesters of the October Uprising are a majority in Iraq, but they are not!
The numbers of Sadrists & loyalists in this country are massive, much larger than the numbers of the protesters.
The numbers of Sadrists & loyalists in this country are massive, much larger than the numbers of the protesters.
The electoral process is defective & is in desperate need for urgent, radical reforms. No Iraqi patriot in their right mind can argue against the extreme necessity of radical political reforms in general & electoral reforms in particular.
Those reforms must come through continued popular pressure in order to force our rotten politicians to compromise & submit to the will of the people. However any argument that aims to dissuade people from voting will result in a predominantly loyalist parliament, make no mistake!
If the argument against voting in next year's general elections gains momentum & Liberal Iraqis sit at home & boycott the elections, Sadrists & loyalists will go out & vote in large numbers & put their people in Parliament because let's face it they are the demographic majority.
Getting rid of the bad guys slowly & steadily through consistent political involvement & participation PLUS continued popular pressure on the political elite in the form of protests in order to force them to implement political & electoral reforms is the way to go.
If anyone who sees this has any other solution that doesn't lead to mayhem & bloodshed then I am all ears, otherwise spare me your "what's the point the system is rigged anyways" argument. Their numbers are larger than ours, so we need to be doubly active to make up for it!
