A New Begining

This Blog is my sanctuary.

My sanctuary from the would-be oppressors of my freedoms, as enshrined in the Constitution of my beloved country.

I live in Fiji and, like many people in my country, I cherish and value the fundamental principles of democracy and the freedoms that come with it. The right to life and personal liberty. The freedom from servitude and forced labour. The freedom from cruel and degrading treatment. The freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures. The fundamental rights afforded to arrested or detained persons. The freedom of expression. The freedom of assembly, association and movement. The freedom of religion. The right to privacy, education and to equality under the law.

I am dismayed that in recent times, these freedoms have been taken away from the ordinary citizens of Fiji. I am dismayed that in recent times these freedoms have been violated and raped in the worst possible way. I am dismayed that these violations are not matters of the past, but they continue even today, unconcealed and uncontested. They continue today for the many people who are being taken up to the QEB for purportedly "inciting" civil unrest or threatening national security. They continue today for the many people who are being taken up to the various military camps around Fiji for suspected criminal or corrupt activities ("suspected" being the operative word). They continue today for just about anybody who dares to "disturb the present climate of peace created by the military".

This then is a record of my thoughts. Thoughts on the so called "creeping coup" and the "coup makers". Thoughts on the current state of the political environment. Thoughts on the continuation of human rights abuses by the military and their continued disregard for human dignity and sometimes even human life.

Whatever they do now, the military must realise that dictatorial, authoritarian, repressive and cruel regimes never last. Their tactics of fear and intimidation to control the general public and to supress popular opinion is, ironically, the very instrument that will galavanise the masses to rebel against them. Their end is now inevitable.

This Blog therefore shall track and record the events leading to that inevitable end.

I leave you with this thought for the day: DICTATORS ARE RULERS WHO ALWAYS LOOK GOOD UNTIL THE LAST 10 MINUTES.

God Bless Fiji (and three individuals who invented the "Blogger").