IS RWANDA A DEMOCRATIC OR CAPITALIST STATE - ?

CAPITALISM

Capitalism is the system under which we all live, which is failing so miserably to meet the needs of the vast majority of the world's population. Under capitalism, a small minority of people are in control of the money and resources of the planet.

The establishing of unions (If Rwanda has any active one) have played a role in protecting and promoting workers' rights in some circumstances, but they do not challenge the true injustice, the idea that it is OK for the few to make the decisions, own the factory, and keep the profits. By acting as intermediaries between the workforce and the bosses, the big established unions simply make the whole system run more smoothly.

If we try and survive outside this system, we end up poor, homeless, in prison. Under capitalism, money, background, education, and class determine how much freedom and control people have in their lives. Should we agree that, Rwanda is a Capitalist state? If so who is accumulating the worth at the expenses of ordinary citizen? Is there a Union ready to speak for the people or they are just zombies walking dead?

DEMOCRACY? We are told that in Rwanda we live in a democracy. According to those in power; we have control over our lives by voting once every seven years but we all know this is rubbish.

How democratic is it when less than 1% of total population decide things for the rest of us? The fact that the turn-out for most elections is well under 99% (?) we know very well that Paul Kagame won't make any real difference or improve our lives. So what's the point in voting him?

When we vote we give up our right to decide things for ourselves and we are at the mercy of career politicians who serve their own interests and those of big business. If we protest or take direct action, which we should, we will be told that WE are undemocratic, causing public disturbance and bringing instability.

HYPOCRISY

Under the current system, billions are spent on arms and military intervention all over the world. They claims it's humanitarian, to get rid of this dictator or that, or to resolve conflicts and prevent human rights abuses. Meanwhile in Rwanda people die in prison or are killed by police who are never made accountable, refugees are freeing and followed into exile to be assassinated .

The Rwandan government continues to attack D.R.C with proxy allies and civilians die from cluster bombs and mines and nothing changes, but it is happy to send the young men into Sudan in order to be seen doing humanitarian work in the African Union cause.

THINK GLOBALLY, ACT LOCALLY

We can see how capitalism and governments operate across the world, across Rwanda, and the effects in our local areas and in our own lives. We can start deciding things for ourselves, whether it's how we work, what to do to improve our community, how our children should be educated etc. The more we start meeting our own needs, the more we make capitalism irrelevant.

ORGANISING LOCALLY
We can organise ourselves and build up solidarity in Rwanda in many ways: *Getting to know our neighbours and the people around us, and looking after each other.
*learning to fix things ourselves and supporting each other in the process.
*Forming groups to challenge destruction of our community resources and surroundings. We can occupy these areas and do what WE want with them.
*Organising our own community groups around education, self-awareness and liberation.
*Defending people from the police, deportation squads and government agents.
*Challenging sexism, racism, classism directly and resisting police harassment and violence in an organised way
*Producing our own versions of things, boycotts, sharing ideas and challenging theirs.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Should capitalism be destroyed? Is Communism/Socialism a viable future for Rwanda or should we just let our country soak into a deep a state of depression?