Political stagnation

“The people, and the people alone, are the motive force in the making of world history.” Mao Zedong

Political stagnation, decline, or decadence is a condition in which a nation, empire, political party, alliance or ruling government experiences adverse conditions, ineffective administration, hesitation, stalemate, or loss of perspective. It is when leaders become unable to adequately provide, social cohesion; economic prosperity; morale support; amenable laws; tangible housing and welfare solutions.

Such era may be marked by unstable coalitions and policy compromises, discontinuity of purpose, changes in government, scandals, corruption, and denial. Whereby, conventional politics is seen to fail, and if unattended to, a cycle of violence evolves from a rise in scapegoating, victimization, rioting, and rebellion.

The term cycle of violence refers to repeated and dangerous acts of fierceness as a cyclical pattern, associated with high emotions, ideals, and doctrines of retribution or revenge. The pattern, or cycle, repeats and can happen many times during such period. Each phase may last a different length in duration, and over time the level of violence does increase.

Which does lead to an eventual collapse, breakdown, or downfall, or total failure in the mode of government. At the extreme this could even bring down a sovereign state.

Ibn Khaldun, an Arab thinker (1332–1406), widely considered as a forerunner of the modern disciplines of historiography, sociology, economics, and demography, observed periods, following 'expansion to the limit', when 'the habit of subservience' generated 'lies, ruses and deceit', and possibly a 'split in the dynasty'.

He observed that a political midlife crisis is a turning point or watershed moment in the fortunes of a governance entity such as an empire, nation, faction, political party, or international alliance.

The concept was first advanced by Ibn Khaldun by comparing an individual's decline after reaching the age of forty, with the sedentary decline that occurs in a dynasty. In which, characteristically, a political midlife crisis occurs following a prolonged golden period of expansionism, optimism, economic progress, conquest, or other success, and typically features attacks on, or threats toward a rival counterpart, where the attacks are vigorously opposed, ending in stalemate or defeat.

Political midlife crisis in a way is parallel to a "midlife crisis" in a middle-aged person's identity and self-confidence, caused by the person's aging, mortality, and any perceived deficiencies in life attainments. Political midlife crisis applies the concepts of "social organism" and "body politic", which view an entire human society as a kind of single super-organism.

Thus, maintenance of silence at times may speaks volumes, when sustained by affirmative action, only then such could speak volumes, it makes an opinion, characteristic, or situation very clear without the use of words.

“Sometimes, silence speaks louder than words.” Cristiane Serruya

However, a deafening silence is a noteworthy silence, or absence of response, especially one signifying discomfort, disarray, resentment, or lack of goodwill that could result in the collapse of a "House of cards", which is an expression that dates back to 1645 meaning a structure or stand perceived to be shaky, will collapse if any trunk element is removed.

That said, recent years have beard witness to a growing number of activists, scholars, and even policymakers claiming that the local economy is unfair and unjust. Such deprivation of economic justice in an unfair world. A non level playing field is plain social imbalance.

Whenever such circumstances arise, equal access to justice is a pillar of all justice systems and core social values. In fact, this has been fundamental to all self-understandings since before the birth of nations. There can be no justice as long as there is a lack of meaningful access to it.

For far too many, equal access to justice and social fairness remains more of a promise than a practice, particularly in the civil justice system, for instance, where the right to counsel is not evident. Whereby, most people who cannot afford to hire a lawyer cannot secure free or even low-cost legal assistance. They are on their own in a system designed by lawyers for lawyers. This has grave consequences for them and for the judges and court administrators charged with maintaining the orderly functioning of a court and integrity of a judicial system.

This significant shortfall between the civil legal needs of low-income citizens and the resources available to address these needs is what is known as the “justice gap.”

Equity and equality are two strategies we can use in an effort to produce fairness. Equity is giving everyone what they need to be successful. Equality is treating everyone the same. Equality aims to promote fairness, but it can only work if everyone starts from the same place and needs the same help.

“He alone, who owns the youth, gains the future.” Adolf Hitler

Today, crime is being committed in the name of the law. By ignoring, antagonizing, oppressing, stigmatizing, challenging, threatening, and legally indicting well meaning student protesters known as millennials at the expense of others.

Millennials are the 'Entitled Generation' by their willingness to sacrifice themselves. The idea that all millennials act the same way, or that they as a group are entirely self-catered and unwilling to sacrifice or reason is just plain wrong.

Students, erratic as they may understandably be at their age, are the prospective heirs of nations. So they should be listened too, acknowledged, understood, carefully reasoned with, nurtured, provided with sound moral, political and economic views.

They are the pillars on which beautiful edifices will be built. Students for the sake of the nation must have these qualities: a) Desire to win; b) Courage to do things; c) Wisdom to understand and unravel the problems. Denying them or condemning them for such is an outright social travesty!

Students are vital organs of nations. They are the citizens of the future, who can become the nation's most needed categories i.e. producers, protectors, philosophers etc... Producers to produce the needed items which may be related to food, electronic, engineering arenas; Protectors to protect the nation; and Philosophers to guide the nation.

"Be reasonable with the students and make sure they see the logic in what we're doing." Deng Xiaoping

In a nutshell, it would not be an overstatement to say that the future lies in their hands, and that greater leeway, a every little investment, be it regulatory, intellectual or financial in them, will unequivocally yield immeasurable returns…

Food for thought!