Stories from the Libyan youth

[MedleyMisty]

http://feb17.info/editorials/stories-from-the-youth-in-gaddafis-libya/

I started to pick up and drop off the sisters regularly, learning even more about the stricken conditions that characterized the citizens of a country whose oil revenue marked 32 billion USD in 2010. My greatest shock came when I finally learned Maysa’s story. Her unbalanced movements were the result of a large tumor that had been expanding in her leg. The Libyan hospitals suffer from regular low funding and, due to the poor quality of Libyan universities, often employ improperly trained staff.

Maysa’s doctor cautioned that the risks of complications were high, that she was much better off obtaining surgery in Egypt or Tunisia, where most Libyans are forced to seek healthcare treatment. Maysa couldn’t afford the expense to travel to Egypt or Tunisia, much less to pay for the surgery. I asked her then, what could she do? Her expression dropped, and like many youth forced to realize the stark reality of impoverishment brought on by the Gaddafi regime, at 23 years of age she replied quite stoically, “Well, eventually, it will get really big and I guess, they will have to cut it off.”

Two years later this electrical engineering scholar still worked at the same, low-paying job. Omar graduated with honours but was not one of the top five. More importantly, his family lacked connections to anyone powerful enough to help him obtain a government scholarship. Like many others, Omar was forced to forgo his passion and ventured into employment not only unrelated to his field, but beneath his qualifications. The 350-750 LYD salaries are not quite enough to support basic necessities, but Omar was one of the lucky ones able to find work at all.

Gaddafi has plundered the Libyan state both economically and socially; oil wealth is reserved for only the most elite, while individuals and public services suffer the consequences. The absence of proper healthcare and adequate educational systems are only two of the critical repercussions of this neglect. Doctors, lawyers, and engineers are amongst the professionals that often have to take a second job or work in unrelated fields to make ends meet due to the awfully low wages provided by Gaddafi regime.

One world. One pain. One struggle.

[The_Casual_Observer]

1. Since the CIA admitted involvement in this thing, any of this stuff

should be considered psyops, propaganga & pure shit.