가다피의 리비아--이렇게 복지국가였구나 > 통일게시판

페이스북 친구의 사이트에서 이 글을 가져왔습니다.   우리 처럼 깨어있다고 자부하는 사람들 또한 주류 언론을 통하여만 정보를 제공받기 때문에 제대로 된 진실을 듣지 못하는 경우가 많습니다. 가다피가 죽은 후의 리비아 국민들은 이제 더 좋은 나라에서 살게 될까요?  이 글은 그 반대의 경우가 될 것임을 보여줍니다.

다음의 것들을 생각해봐야 할 것 같습니다.

   정치형태 가운데 독재는 무조건 나쁜 것일까요?  그것이 아니면 자신의 나라를 제대로 지켜내지도 못하고 또한 외세때문에 망할 것이 분명하다거나 (북한의 경우, 혹은 중국의 경우...사회주의 독재) 혹은 국가체제 (사회주의)가 무너지고 돈있는 자들만이 판을 치는 (미국의 1% 부자의 천국 같은) 나라가 될 것이 뻔한 경우라면? 

   딴나라같은 망할 것들이 판을 치는 세상을 오도록 한 것은 제법 민주주의가 확립되었던 시절의 대한민국 국민이었습니다. 이렇게 나라가 망할 수도 있는 정권을 (그 정권은 꼼수를 두어서 국민들을 오히려 틀어쥐면서 장기집권을 노립니다) 불러들이는 정치제도를 자유민주주의라고 배웠고 지금도 신봉하고 있지만 정말 이 제도는 무조건 옳은 것일까요?

Michael Parenti Berkeley, California

16 Things Libya Will Never See Again October 24, 2011

1.       There was no electricity bill in Libya; electricity was free for all its citizens.

2.        There was no interest on loans, banks in Libya were state-owned and loans given to all its citizens at zero percent interest by law.

3.        Having a home was considered a human right in Libya.

4.        All newlyweds in Libya used to receive $60,000 dinar (U.S.$50,000) by the government to buy their first apartment so to help start up the family.

5.        Education and medical treatments were free in Libya. Before Gaddafi only 25 percent of Libyans were literate. Today, the figure is 83 percent.

6.        If Libyans wanted to take up a farming career, they would have received farming land, a farming house, equipments, seeds and livestock to kickstart their farms... all for free.

7.        If Libyans could not find the education or medical facilities they needed, the government funded them to go abroad. For it was not only paid for, but they got a U.S.$2,300/month for accommodation and car allowance.

8.        If a Libyan bought a car, the government used to subsidize 50 percent of the price.

9.        The price of petrol in Libya was $0.14 per liter.

10.    Libya had no external debt and its reserves amounted to $150 billion -which are now frozen globally.

11.    If a Libyan was unable to get employment after graduation, the state would pay the average salary of the profession, as if he or she was employed, until employment was found.

12.    A portion of every Libyan oil sale was credited directly to the bank accounts of all Libyan citizens.

13.    A mother who gave birth to a child received U.S. $5,000.

14.    40 loaves of bread in Libya used to cost $0.15.

15.    25 percent of Libyans have a university degree.

16.    Gaddafi carried out the world's largest irrigation project, known as the Great Manmade River project, to make water readily available throughout the desert country.