Who should run the country?

A grassroot solution

Lately I’ve done a great deal of thinking about the role of civil society. I think I managed to come up with a solution. After I’ve told you what I think, please tell me what you think in the comments section or on Facebook. Thank you.

In my view, if we ask “who should run the country?” everyone will answer that, in a democratic society, the political party who won the election should lead the country.  Looking back at the past 50 years or more we see conflicts, wars, corruption, climate change, poverty, illiteracy, pandemics, economical problems, exodus of refugees, war on terror etc. When we see this, we realise we have been giving the power of leadership to some wrong people; people who know little and talk a lot. These people are extremely clever at promoting themselves and are less realistic when it comes to building their own country. They don’t realise that the success and continuity stand in recognising and respecting the achievements of those before them and those who will come after them.

I ask you: is politics the only solution? What about the giant waiting in the sidelines, the civil sector? The civil sector has forever hovered in the background. In my opinion, the success of the country will lie on the strength of the shoulders of the civil society sector, not that of the government. After all, civil society outlasts every government.

It is up to us as individual organisations in the civil society sector to unite and cooperate, to share resources and advice, to network, guide and empower the citizens of the country. It shouldn’t be a contest for leadership; it should be a contest of citizenship. The successful civil society organisations will lead the way to save the planet and fight all the problems growing in the backyard of politics.