Miran A. Rahim- Politic Activist
When Masrour Barzani says “thanks for your patience,” what he really means is “thanks for your slavery, thanks for your silence, thanks for living without dignity.”
Because in today’s KRG dictionary, patience simply means accepting humiliation.
Teachers have gone months without salaries, yet they continue teaching. Is that patience, or slavery? What difference is there between a teacher with no salary and an ancient Egyptian slave who built the pyramids? Both serve society, both perform great work — but neither has rights.
That is why just days ago, Ari Harsin shamelessly declared: “Teachers must love and respect their job so much that even if they don’t receive salaries, they should still carry on their duty.”
Meanwhile, every single day, the ruling families sell thousands of barrels of oil and endless tankers of resources. And what do the people get in return? Sick patients in hospitals waiting for death, because there is no medicine. And yet the government still dares to “thank them for their patience.” Tell me, is this patience — or slavery?
You sit for hours in a dark house with no electricity, and they thank you for your patience. Is that patience, or slavery?
You study for years, earn your bachelor’s and master’s degrees, only to be left without a job. When they thank you for your patience, what they mean is: “thank you for accepting your stolen future, thank you for surrendering your dignity, thank you for letting us bury your years of study under corruption.”
And when they say “thanks for your patience with the crisis in Kurdistan,” what they really mean is: “thank you for your silence while we loot your wealth.”
So I ask again: are we patient people… or are we slaves?
Isn’t it time to turn patience into resistance?
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