Do Right Right!

It is no surprise that the Moroccan community in the US, like any other community, discusses and talks about Morocco and its issues at many levels.  At times, it seems that people shy away from criticizing any aspect of Morocco for fear of being labeled as a non-patriot or what have you. 

When we criticize a certain aspect of Morocco, our land, or Moroccans, ourselves, it is not because we are bitter, or pessimistic, or we don’t care, on the contrary. 

Most of us are doing well and could go on living just fine, but we don’t.  There is something inside of us that aches our hearts when we hear something negative about Morocco or Moroccans, and that fills it with pride and joy when we hear of good news from/about the motherland. 

Yes, sometimes we are hard too hard even, but that’s because we are passionate people who genuinely care. 

We should encourage raising all issues however controversial they may be.  It is also our responsibility to be constructive when tackling our challenges.

We want Morocco to make such progress that it would rank up there with any country. That is the motive.  This is not going to happen overnight.  It requires much work, sacrifice, and dedication. 

More importantly, this requires that we ask the tough questions, raise the unspeakable issues, and face them head on.  There is nothing at all to be embarrassed about.

All countries have their problems. 

We should be proud that at least we are willing to acknowledge our challenges and do something about them as opposed to going to the international arena and become a laughing stock of the world community when we claim that we are doing great. 

There is a fine line between diplomacy and hypocrisy.  Let us do right right!

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Jamal Laoudi