Merci JCDL de calmer les motions et les esprits chauffs en un temps de turbulence globale. Maurice on a besoin beaucoup plus d'nergie pour jouer ce role de pompier parce qu'on a affaire des ttus sans amour propre. Quand on apprend remplir notre ventre par n'importe quel moyen et encore voler la part des autres on n'est pas loin d'avoir une guerre de chiens. Et ce n'est pas facile de calmer les chiens quand ils sont enrag. Ce sont les sans amour propre qui doivent prendre lecon de Ben Ali et de Hosni Moubarak avant qu'il ne soit trop tard. Je veux dire rendre au propritaire ce qu'on lui a vol au lieu d'abandonner et de fuir. Si on veut sauver sa dignit, rtablir la paix et l'harmonie !

These are very tame comments from somone of your calibre....The war between the Muslim world and the rest world is not what is going on in Afganistan....Osamah is definitely winning in the sense that his supporters have been elsewhere....Thank GOD we don't this war yet in Mauritius...I more than agree with what you say that DYNASTIES will be stopped in the end...Longlive Nyere
...He is the only who give up power.....

C'est un fait que les Mauriciens ont la presse et les radios prives pour faire entendre leurs mcontentements et frustrations. Mais est-ce suffisant pour leur donner satisfaction? Les Mauriciens passent leurs journees se dfouler sur les radios prives, dire haut et fort leur dgot devant tout ce qui se passe de malsain dans notre le. Ceci est trs bien. Dieu merci que nous avons des radios et presses libres Maurice.
Mais j'ai l'impression que tout ce boucan que fait le peuple sur nos radios, ne semble en aucun cas deranger nos gouvernants, car ils continuent faire la pluie et le beau temps. En cas tous cas , tout TEMPO, meme excellent qu'il soit , peut un jour exploser. Rsum: nos gouvernants ont tort de faire la sourd d'oreille.Une goute d'eau en plus pourrait faire dborder le vase. A mon humble avis, le vase est trop remplie.
Cheers !Another blue label for me.

Cest dimanche matin que sa mre la inform que son ami Linley Coureur a rendu lme peu aprs son hospitalisation. Nous tions ensemble lhpital de Souillac. Je pouvais lentendre respirer difficilement dans une autre pice. Entre-temps, jai t conduit lhpital de Rose-Belle. Mais, Linley tait toujours dans lattente dune ambulance , poursuit Berty Rico.
Peu de temps aprs, Linley Coureur avait dj pouss son dernier souffle. Cette situation rvolte le rescap et dautres amis. Ena enn l'hpital Souillac, nany pena ladan. Ambulance inn bizin sorti Rose-Belle pou vinn pran li et le temps sa, linn fini mort , pourrait-on entendre peu avant les funrailles du jeune Linley Coureur, dimanche. Donc Jeanclaude, si mo comprend bien l'ambulance pena dans l'hopital ek zotte p dilapide l'argent pou faire plaisir ene seul famille! Si ena ene Bondi en tout cas, sa c'est ene pch bien grave envers population sa pays la.

Bien sr que ce qui sest pass en Tunisie et en gypte ne peut pas se reproduire ici. La raison principale en est que notre pays est spcial ! Noublions pas que nous avons subi deux colonisations, que notre conomie est maintenant sous lemprise de loligarchie, dite historique, et de nouveaux gros capitalistes, qui veillent sur ltat politique, et qui sont toujours prts laider se prvenir dune ventuelle rvolution de la masse, en pourvoyant suffisamment demplois et des salaires adquats pour matriser linflation et maintenir le pouvoir dachat. Quant la corruption et /ou autres comptes bancaires offshore, la majorit de la population y est plutt indiffrente...Donc, notre Place dArmes nest pas prte de devenir la place Tahrir de sitt.

Maurice population trop divis par politicien et l'argent. chacun rode so boute dans so fason et cela arrange bien les politiciens. Bisin arrt ki zenfan minis pe vine minis et so zenfan pou vine minis. Ben Ali ti croire Tunisie pou li, Mubarak ti croire Egypte pou li. Dans Maurice ena banne famille croire Moris pou zotte et bann la mme pou profit. Moris pou le pep Moris et banne politiciens et grand richard bizin pense sa bien. revolution la pou capave vini demain si...

Avant ki le peuple mauricien faire ene manifestation couma ce ki ine ena dans Tunisie ek l'Egypte, pou bizin brile la bougie longtemps. Parti politique ek association rligieuse fine divise le peuple pou ki banne corrompus regnent en maitre. Ena politicien, mme si li na pa comptent, dimoune pou vote li zis a cause religion ek communaut . Li capave vole le peuple plein plein, di moment ki li zot/nou bane pena problme. Enn gouvernement dominre, ki finn laisse corruption faner partout dans pays, pa fine gagne aucaine problme pou gagn ene second mandat. Duval fere maja caro, crole coire ki gouvernement la pe travaille pou crole, meme zaffaire ek les autres. Si Le peuple ti fine comprend zot magouille, nou tou ti pou derrire Bye Harris pou faire Gouvernement la comprend ki nou pa accepter ki zot pe faire, ki a chaque fois ki ene dimoune pou diboute pou nou, nou pa pou guette so race, so rligion, nous pou main dans la main pou faire zot mange feuillage. Maleresement sa reve la zamais li pou vine ralit. Cry my beautiful country!!

ala zot melanze tou la!! (...) morice ene democratie!!!! pna comparaizon avec beaucoup pays dan le monde!!!! sa bann pays la ti ena dictature pendant plusieurs decenies!!! pna libert d'expression, la presse musel pna libert tout court, internet control pna droit manifester, pna droit critique le pouvoir, pna droit opposant politique sinon ale dans prisons!! Ici a Maurice, zotte pe fer bann pseudo revendication ki pna lieu d'etre, puisque situation la deux l'extreme!!!!

Et si on lui avait donn 3/4 comme il avait demand.Where would we be,under martial law? Je n'ose y penser. Merci peuple admirable de ne lui avoir pas donn 3/4 a celui qui nous gouverne. .

In many respects 1982 in Port-Louis felt like 2011 in Cairo: respectively two rulers , equally referred to as Father of the Nation forced out of power at the age of 82. If Western intelligence and influence has its way, which with all probability has already been happening , Egypt will have a representative multi-party democratic system, and Egyptians will start to believe in the so-called sacredness of the secret ballot. This is when their 60-0 will turn very badly sour. Mauritians know it because we have been there. The secret ballot system is full of behind the scene mysterious machinations which ensures that the political class is always the winner, and the people always the loser! Yes, the people will have the free press, the call in radio, and the polling day, to contend with. But these will , as we very frustratingly realise, dissipate all the steam of popular will for change . But what if the Egyptians opt for a completely different political system. In all honesty anything different is worth a try. Can it be true -Tahrir? ( not to confound with the Hizb-ut-Tahrir).

J.C. de lEstrac a une vision trop optimiste de la capacit potentielle des mauriciens de se rvolter contre larbitraire et de leur facult de sparer le bon grain de livraie. En temps dincertitudes, il est bon dtre optimiste, mais loptimisme bat reflte une lecture errone des tendances profondes qui traversent la socit. Certes, nous avons des dirigeants lus dmocratiquement avec 57% des voix, mais les conditions dans lesquelles ils ont t lus ne font pas honneur aux rgles de la dmocratie. Lorsque le pouvoir est verrouill ceux qui nappartiennent pas la dynastie politique, selon une chorgraphie ternelle, lalternance dmocratique na pas de sens. Certes, nous avons des radios libres qui permettent aux gens anonymes dexprimer leurs frustrations. Mais cela ne change rien larrogance des dirigeants qui persistent et signent sans se soucier de lopinion dautrui. Sil y a une libert dexpression Maurice, elle est bien relative, sinon contrle strictement par un pouvoir qui ne permet aucun dbordement, comme en tmoignent les perscutions systmatiques de journalistes, leaders dopinion et syndicalistes. Quand la libert dexpression devient une menace, elle est interdite comme le prouve linterdiction du meeting de Boodhoo sur laffaire Medpoint. Les mauriciens ont perdu toute capacit dindignation et avalent des couleuvres les unes plus grosses que les autres. Ils sont victimes du syndrome de Stockholm.

We shouldn't forget that Mauritius is a democracy but political parties are yet to become democratic in Mauritius. And then people have been on the political scene for more than 30 years in Mauritius , by democratic means!!! Duh, why not limit their mandate by a max of 2 terms?

The Egypt and Tunisia phenomenon which is spreading to other countries can happen anywhere ......even in the US. I believe Adolf Hitler was democratically elected. Deep down Mauritius is a hopelessly divided nation. There will come a time when one generation becomes fed up with commnunalism, casteism and corruption. It is impossible to visualise the nation existing on this quicksand forever. It is important to note that in every country power lies in the hands of the army and nowhere else. They have the guns! They are the real rulers and, knowing this, the politicians everywhere do everything possible to keep them happy. Without the Red Army the communist leaders would have fled China during the Tiannamen Square demonstration. In Mauritius our security forces can force a drastic change at any time they choose if they feel the politicians have gone too far thereby creating a revolt similar to what happened inTunisia and Egypt. Do our politicians have one or two helicopters on standby permanently? They will have them as soon as they see the sign on the wall. It will be just a question of moving closer to their foreign bank accounts. Mubarak is said to have stashed away $40 billion overseas and the President of Tunisia apparently left the country with 1.5 tons of gold. The toilet bowl in the private plane of the Shah of Iran was said to be made of solid gold. Democracy is no guarantee because we all know what happens at election time. Most elections (even in the US!) are partially rigged in one way or another which is becoming easier with electronic voting. Mubarak was elected recently with 95% of the votes!!! If democracy can deliver a guarantee, it is in whether the electors can spot a potential leader whose soul is broad enough to include all. Sadly, we will have to wait a long long time before such a soul is born on this island.

Il est difficile de faire une comparaison entre Maurice et le monde arabe. Maurice a eu des lections rgulirement depuis l'indpendance sauf une seule fois. Les lections sont libres et les gouvernants rgnants ont t renverss constamment. La presse est libre. La justice est libre. La libert d'expression est l depuis longtemps. La police est devenue beaucoup plus discipline et une force du peuple.
(...) notre systeme politique est trs evolu. il n'a a pas de leon arabe. Plutot regardons nous, regardomns nos manquements au niveau de la presse et la moralit publique.

OUI si prix continuer augmenter tous les jours et qui le peuple pour bessoin serre vente, OUI pour bessoin faire manifestation si l'essence augmenter, si boisson gazeuse augmenter, si de l'huile menagere augmenter, si poulet augmenter, si transport augmenter, OUI bessoin manifester contre sa Government la si pe prend nous l'argent pour acheter MED-POINT 144 Millions, OUI bessoin manifester si Internet bas baisser....... Mais tous sa la rever sa, MAURICIENNES c'est banne race capons ! zote pena fiel pour alle protester. Paye zote taxe tranquile et laisse zote ramasse b... encore :))))) Hahahaha mo content mo dans bien !

Le point dorgue de cet editorial est immanquablement ce qui suit Il existe dans toute la socit mauricienne, et plus particulirement chez nos jeunes, une forte aspiration plus de justice, dquit, de mritocratie et dgalit des chances. Je me demande combien de ces jeunes ont vot aux dernires lections en dressant un parallle ici et dire quil existe aussi dans notre socit des abstentionnistes, au nombre de 22% , qui doivent se mordent les doigts, faire des ulceres et sexprimer probablement sur les blogs et editos de lexpress.mu tout en revant a plus de justice dans ce pays. Ont-t-il retenu la lecon??? La prochaine echeance nous delivrera certainement son verdict. Visiblement la majorite de nos compatriotes, ceux la naprennent et ne retiennent aucune lecon, ont elu maniablement celui qui est le plus apte a dirige lIle Maurice sous lemprise de consignes. Cest la que se niche toute la lecon Mauricienne, une nation aussi complexe que lalgorithme de cryptage. Le theme ayant pour titre 75 ans de politique progressiste, nous construisons lavenir a loccasion du 75eme anniversaire du Ptr comparablement aux scandales de ces derniers temps fais penser au celebre Shining India. Il va sans dire que lelement shining dans notre societe en ce moment est le role de Paul Berenger. Le Leader de lOpposition est penible, lamentable et joue au gallant poteau. Autre fait dont je ferais etat est la composition de ceux qui se plaignent a travers les ondes, cest a se demander si une bonne frange de la population ne serait pas que des serviles votants atteint dinertie chronique et incomprehensible devant une actualite truffee de scandales. Toujours est-t-il que Navin na pu obtenir ses mysterieux trois quarts a lassemblee et est bon signe par les temps qui courent. Nous pouvons nous rabattre sur ce prix de consolation en attendant ques les Ramgoolam, Jugnauth, Duval et Berenger ne soient que des souvenirs dune classe politique desuete.

C ki pe arriver dans moris azordi (ek depi tous les temps), c'est la faute a tout moriciens! Continier banne camarades, votez bloc 3-0... tire ene parti ki pe touye zotte, mette ene lotte ki pou fer pareil. Zour ki moricien comprend ki zamais bizin donne ene parti politique controle total nous pays, sa zour la moris pou ene pays cotte banne operations gouvernemental pou opere dans la transparence. Pas bizin fer couma dans Tunisie ou Egypte pou gagne ene gouvernement integre!

Pas de lecons arabes pour les Mauriciens. Mme Plaine Verte est trop divis pour devenir une place Tahrir. Le plus grand succs du Ptr pendant ses 75 ans d'existence a te la multiplication des divisions pour rendre impossible une union nationale sans proportion. Les Mauriciens ne pourront pas tre comme les Tunisiens ou les gyptiens. Pas cette gnration, c'est sure. Il n'ont pas encore d'intret national. Et l'arme des "nou banes" se renforce. Attendons l'effet Harish Boodhoo, s'il pourra msurer sa cl celle du Ptr. Du suspence en ce temps de fte d'anniversaire. Mais rejouissons nous, un peu d'adrnaline fait du bien nos esprits. Nous ne voulons pas la guerre.Non ?

NOUS TI FAIRE LI EN 1982........NOUS CAPAVE RE-FAIRE LI ENCORE.....POURQUOI PAS?

DIFFERENTS METHODES...MAIS RESULTAT LE MEME!!!!!!

Le seul endroit au monde ou les aiguilles de l'horloge tournent dans le sens inverse c'est a Rodrigues: les esclaves se revoltent a l'annonce de leur liberation un 4 juin 1839, la liberation des esclave de l'ile est comemoree le 1er fevrier chaque annee au lieu du 4 juin et le Chef Commissaire est arrete par une police etrangere quand il cris a la justice face a la domination politique etrangere! Alors que l'Eglise a cru bon de demander pardon pour son role machiavelique dans l'esclavage a travers la voix du pape voila qu'un ex-pretre de ce meme eglise vienne promouvoir le colonialisme mauricien au detriment de l'independance de son peuple a travers la politique d'integration que prone son parti avec la consolidation de l'autonomie! Au lieu de lutter pour la liberation du peuple rodriguais du joug colonial, les politiciens rodriguais se servent du pouvoir colonial partage sous le RRA Act pour assurer, contre un gros salaire, la domination politique eternelle. Qui dit mieux?!

Jean Rostand mo pense ki ou pas rest dans Rodrigues ou. Si oui ou bizin pas trouv clair. Ou cone ki fair ene Sef Commissaire ti gagn arrete par ene "police etrangere"? et ki sane la ti fair arrete li? (...) Ou ou p vine defane li! Ki ou ete ou?

SEKI FINE PASSER A TUNISIE,EGYPTE JAMAIS PAS POU PASSER A MAURICE..ET MEME PAS DANS UN LOINTAIN AVENIR...ET CA,POU PLUSIEURS RAISONS.
POU KI ENA ENE SOULEVEMENT POPULAIRE, POU BISIN KI LE PEUPLE SOUDER ET UNI...MAIS DIMOUNE POU D'ACCORD AR MOI KI NAVIN FINI MONOPOLISE AU MOINS LA MOITIE DE LA POPULATION A TRAVERS SO BANNE GROUPEMENTS ET GROUPUSCULES SOCIOCULTURELS A TRAVERS SO BANNE DULTHUMUNS,VOH,RAMDHUN,ETC...ET SURTOUT A TRAVERS LA MBC SI OU GETTER COMBIEN PROGRAMMES INE METTER CES DERNIERS TEMPS...ET SAK FOIS KI LI SENTI LI MENACER NAVIN RAMGOOLAM POU RELEVE SA CARTE LA DANS SO BANNE DISCOURS AU COURS DE BANNE RENCONTRES RELIGIEUX.

AJOUTER A SA NOUS OUSSI ENA BANNE FACTEURS COUMA BEEBEEJAUN ET SURTOUT LA BAI A TRAVERS LA PRESSE COTE LI ACTIONNAIRE ET NEK GETTE TON DANS BANNE LA GAZETTE COTE LI ACTIONNAIRE....

ENE L'AUTRE FACTEUR C'EST MOBILISATION l'OPPOSITION COTE PAUL BERENGER PE VINE ENE VERITABLE "DISGRACE".APRES ZAFFAIRE MEDPOINT PAUL BERENGER TI CAPAV VIRE RAMGOOLAM EK SO GOUVERNEMENT EN BAS LA HAUT MAIS LI PARETTE KI SO BUT C'EST TOUJOURS POU METTE PRAVIN JUGNAUTH EK SO MSM EN DEHORS GOUVERNEMENT ET PREND SO PLACE.......
ALORS?......LECONS ARABES?.....ARRETE REVER CAMARADES!!!

Stupid politicians are recruited as candidates for elections for the simple reason that they can attract votes from stupid voters. Thats how democracy works. Provided we have smart politicians, one party system is the best. I don't know any country outside the West where democracy has been successful. Some may argue about Japan. But Japan after WW2 though devasted has a population highly educated. Western democracy cannot be duplicated elsewhere. Europe and North America has historically till now enriched themselves at the expense of the rest of the world.

ene zolie prose sa...hummmm

To Jean Claude de l'Estrac
Please spend your time in writing articles for the peace of this country. (...)We already have enough problems in this country ,why bringing up such discussion.(...) ?

Wake up! What's happened in Tunisa, Egypt,Yemen and now Libya cannot happen in Maurice, there's too much RACISM for that.! All the people in those countries are ALL MUSLIM BROTHERS!! When Mauritians can treat each other with respect instead of treating other minority groups like 3rd class citizens THEN they can be united for a cause!!

One commentator writes that this cannot happen in Mauritius because of racism. It is the fight against this very racism (which is communalism, casteism and rampant corruption lump together) that will unite the people of this country especially the young. A time will come when thousands will become fed up of being branded as racists here and overseas, say 'enough' loud and clear and move as one to sweep away (peacefully!) into the lagoon the politicians that are perpetuating this racism. Another commentator says we need unity. It is important to point out that the muslim are not united. Are not the She'ite and the Sunis trying to bomb each other out of existence in Iraq and Pakistan? The 'Muslim Brothers' of Egypt went along with the revolt because they had been persecuted by Mubarak and saw an opportunity to take control of the country when fair elections are held. They will take control if the people of Egypt put religion first and everything else second. And the US will not be happy with this!

It happened in May 1975, with the student revolts...Free education in 1976. So it can happen anytime. Have we not always said that the best opposition is 'Le peuple'. Remember all the 'cassures after 60-0. People will rise again and again against injustice.

17 02 11
Suite aux evenement qui se sont passs en Egyptes ou on a assist a la chute de Mubarak, beaucoup se pose la question pour savoir si un tel evenement puisse se produire ici a maurice, pour voire la chute d'un gouvernement. Je crois qu'il est assez hypothtique de dire que c'est possible, dans la mesure ou nos systemes sont diametralement opposs, on a un systeme de democratie qui fonctionne a merveille et on a une presse independante qui est libre dans ses actions, meme si parfois on a tendance a accuser le pouvoir de vouloir museler la presse, d'ailleurs je ne crois pas que dans un Etat qui respecte le jeu de la democratie, une telle menace est relle.

Vox populi, vox Dei!!! La voix du Peuple est la voiX de Dieu!!!

This spontaneous political wake up of the Egyptian society is truly remarkable and can happen in Mauritius and Rodrigues as well. It is also the first of its kind, in that, it was born out of the internet and continues to be sustained by it.
As one watched the events unfold, it became impossible not to think about the similarities with Rodrigues. As many of us would agree, the circumstances faced by people in Rodrigues are not that much removed from the plight of those in the streets of behind their respective parties OPR and FPR. They revolve around the same issues. Without going into too much detail, the aspirations of the people of Rodrigues orbit around basic necessities for a decent living, dignity, more democracy through elections and freedom from colonial mentality. Unemployment, poverty, and rapid inflation are all too common in Rodrigues and Mauritius, just as they are in Egypt, Lybia and around the region.

Underpinning these commonalities is bad governance, political domination and lack of democracy. As protesters in Egypt put it so diligently, it is the deficiency in dignity which perpetuates their struggle. Though economic insecurity is the primary cause of revolt, what underscores and sustains it is the fight for dignity, freedom and common decency. In other words protesters are not just seeking bread, but also their dignity. No crumbs but a full ration of human rights. It is what Thomas Jefferson so brilliantly coined as the pursuit of happiness.
One of the main lesson Rodrigues should learn from the demonstrations in Egypt has been the peoples ability to remain peaceful while disobedient. For decades, peaceful disobedience has been a proven tactic in bringing some semblance of decency to societies. Interestingly, authoritarian regimes prefer violent dissent, which they are confident of disrupting, as they hold the monopoly in violence. Remember always that Rodriguans bled in response to the violence of the coloniser's bayonet, bullets and teargas in the streets of Port Mathurin in 1968 when they were asking for the respect of their 97% vote against integration with Mauritius.

Imagine the impression it leaves on the Arab world when Muslim and Christian Egyptians march shoulder to shoulder to demand their rights. Lybia is an example. It is a remarkable achievement when you consider, just a few months ago, these two communities were openly feuding. Recall the church burning that took place in Alexandria on New Years Day of 2011, and the aftershock it carried. Given these factors, it is an extraordinary turn around to see how this push for democracy has united large sectors of Egyptian society. With Egyptian society uniting around a common struggle, the regime found itself isolated. One can easily sense the significance of this for Rodriguan independence activists, also faced with a fractured rodriguan society, seemingly insurmountable on the surface. Same apply to anti-communalist activists in Mauritius. What unites the people counts. Independence unites Rodriguans. Dignity and the common aspiration of common decency unite Mauritians.

As Egyptians have shown in recent weeks, digging deeper reveals how that surface is truly paper-thin. Whatever happens in Egypt from this point on, one thing has been made certain. There is no way of putting this genie back in the bottle. Let us hope the fight for political freedom, democracy and common decency extends throughout.

My guess is no one would be surprised if something like this happens in Mauritius where a person has to go to court in order to get a permit for a public meeting! The freedom of the Press we have is constrained. How many have had their comments in l'express.mu edited in order to comply with the constrictive laws we have? Can we express ourselves here in the same free way of a US citizen for example? We all feel the malaise and fear which communalism generates and which is the criteria used when the national cake is being divided. Although we can vote but our votes do not deliver a sane, strong democracy but a weak one, a democratic dictatorship instead. We already have a dictator hiding behind the ballot box. The constrained feeling and malaise the mauritians are feeling is building up a head of steam slowly. It needs a few false moves or decisions by the politicians resulting in an economic downturn (whilst they parade themselves in their expensive cars!) or anything which will affect us ALL before the people say with ONE voice: 'bizin effacer refaire!' and build a nation where anyone having communalistic tendencies will instantly feel ostracised, rejected, a pariah.

Will never happen in Mauritius as we do "60-0" changement to find out the big mistake and everytime it is the same conerie!!

Mauritians are unfortuantely not as united as the arabs!! It is a shame- If we stop being racist towards each other and forget the cast system- there may be a chance - otherwise HOPELESS

La situation maurice n'est pas aussi difficile qu'on le prtend. Il y a des developpements partout. Mme si je doute fort de l'intelligence des mauriciens, soyons positifs et optimistes, laissons au peuple de dcider par le moyen le plus dmocratique qui soit.

LA VRAIE REVOLUTION(BIEN AVANT L'EGYPTE ET LA TUNISIE)A EU LIEU A MAURICE EN 1982AVEC LES ELECTIONS 60-0.ET REMPORTEES PAR L'ALLIANCE MMM/PSM.LE VRAI ARCHITECTE DE CETTE VICTOIRE FUT D'APRES MOI HARISH BOODHOO MALGRE LA PRESENCE DE PAUL BERENGER.C'ETAIT LE PREMIER NOMME QUI AVAIT PU REUNIR UNE PARTIE DE L'ELECTORAT HINDOU TRES IMPORTANT POUR TOUTE VICTOIRE POLITIQUE A L'ILE MAURICE.
ET MAINTENANT......EST-CE QUE LE MEETING MEDPOINT DU 25 FEVRIER DE HARISH BOODHOO SERVIRA COMME UN DECLIC POUR UNE REUNION POPULAIRE STYLE EGYPTE?

PEUT-ETRE!!!!!!!

The revolution,Tunisian.Egyptian model will not take place in Mauritius,because the the dictatorsship that usually provokes such public uprising was 'killed' dans l'oeuf,in 1968 with the advent of the Club des Etudiants Militants,later to become the MMM!The repression by the then Labour party/PMSD coalition was felt by members of the CEM as from 1968.Blood have been spilled,political murder has taken place,indefinite jail sentence has been served,freedom of the press has been drastically curtailed and so on and so on.To remember that Bhye Harish was then a member of the Labour party.It is highly misleading to say that he,Boodhoo was the creator of the 1982 election blast.In fact he joined the then a very strong MMM,in order to sabotage the ensuing government!Hetried the same with the 2000 Medpoint accord!

La revolution,style Ile Maurice n'aura pas lieu.The advent of the Club des Etudiants Militants in 1968.put pay to the dream of any would be dictator,for good!One will remember that the regime ruling South Africa at the time had a number of players on the Mauritian soil at the time!Some people mainly the young Mauritians have paid a huge price by preventing the setting up of a clan of slave rulers!
Mauritius is lucky now to have a plural society with stromg institutions,en toile de fond.There's a lot of things wrong with Mauritius but they are not material for triggering a revolution Tunisia/Egypt style!Harish Boodhoo knows for himself that he is no revolution material either.Agreat fighter ,by all means!

Referring to 'Prince Rashid' comment below, are the arabs united? They are a deeply divided - the Shiites and the Sunis which lead to frequent massacres perplexing many because both belong to the same religion. The arab countries fight each on a regular basis. The war between Iran and Iraq was one of the bloodiest lasting 7 years I believe! It appears that the current revolts are taking place in countries ruled by families for decades.
Mauritius has been ruled by two families and one community for more than four decades+.
Their arrogance and contempt keep growing all the time. Is not the recent Medpoint scandal a measure of the level this arrogance and contempt have reached? The lack of variety, new blood at the top which is not infected with communalism, casteism, corruption, is, in my humble opinion, what the mauritians secretly hate. It is true that we can choose our politicians at the ballot box but this very choice could be the unifying factor which could unleash the 'Egypt phenomenon' when we become fed up with how they change soon after being elected. Politicians think that because people can vote is a guarantee against an angry nation. It is not.

Thanks for this article Mr JCDL. I think if there was to be a revolution by protests as in Egypt etc, one would need to look at: why do we have the same family clan/dynasties in power all the time, the power of money and corruption in influencing ordinary voters, the similar youth grievances as in Egypt etc but this has to be counterbalanced by facts such as: our rulers were democratically elected (even if abstention may have been significant among young people?), one can still express oneself freely (Mauritius is not tunisia where there were many political prisoners), and as others have said the Mauritian people, despite the slogan 'ene Sel le pep ene Sel nation' at each election, is not as united as the Arabs. However one should not underestimate the power of the social networks to galvanise interest. Having said that, rather than talking about revolution, maybe we should be thinking perhaps about how to force a new government to bring real political and social reform such as reducing the electoral cycle to 4 years as in Uk/US, renewing the political parties with fresh faces/real representatives of civil society, reducing the influence of money in elections, changing people's mindset corruption at whatever level is not acceptable and will be punished (even retroactively if possible) etc etc. I could continue. ..

WHY DO WE HAVE TO LEARN FROM THE ARABS? INSTEAD THE ARABS HAVE TO LEARN FROM US.
THEY TORTURE THEIR OWN PEOPLE, THEY EXPLOITED WOMEN,

ARAB COUNTRIES ARE LIKE HELL, I HAVE WORKED IN THE MIDDLE EAST. AT ANY TIME THEY CAN ARREST YOU AND ASK FOR YOUR IDENTITY AT ANY TIME. THEY TOUCH THE BODIES OF FEREIGN WOMEN WALKING ON THE ROAD,

BY TAKING LESSON FROM THE ARAB, DO YOU MEAN MAKING IT A ISLAMIC STATE?

MO ECRIRE EN CREOLE MEME!
QUI FAIRE NOU BUZUN PREND LECON AVEC ARABLE. ICI EN FRANCE NOU PAS OULER TROUVE ARABES DANS SA PAYS LA.

QUI FAIRE ARABES BIZIN VINE VIVENT DANS L'OUEST? MAURICE ENE PAYS SECULAIRE. QUI TO OULER NOU CONVERTI EN ISLAM ET NOU METTE ENE COUMA IDI AMIN CHEF DU GOUVERNMENT?

TO PE DIRE APPRANNE AVEC BANNE BARBARE.

WE ARE STILL ASLEEP. WAKE UP AND TAKE DECISIONS IN YOUR OWN HANDS TO MOVE FURTHER AND MAKE PROGRESS.
WE MUST BLAME OURSELVES INSTEAD OF FLINGING THE MUD ON OTHERS.

4000 years ago, Zebah and Zalmunna invaded Israel with several huge armies. However, the judge Gideon, at the head of only 300 soldiers, gained victory over these two Ishmaelite kings. All their crescent golden symbols were seized by the people of Israel. Gideon collected all these golden crescents to make a huge golden triumphant arc from it. Unfortunately, this golden edifice became a very huge idol itself, causing the Israelites to stumble back into idolatry. This is a lesson that nobody should TOUCH THE CRESCENTS OF THE ARABS, as it has been causing much instability and insecurity since the very old times. ( ref: Judges:8 )