Bainimarama’s Predatory State
Fiji’s illegal regimes new Criminal Procedure Decree that comes into effect on Monday 1st February 2010, are the final acts of a predatory state seeking Legitimacy- the life giving oxygen for its survival. Some four years later, this is it, the big, “Final Solution.”
For Baimimarama’s Predatory State, this is the last weapon it has to use to survive. The theory goes that the fear of life incarceration will finally bludgeon those critics of his regime and the people into submission.
It is cruel coercion plain and simple. Bainimarama’s military training with the Chileans has exposed him well to such draconian measures. That country was famous for silencing all and sundry critics.
This decree is chiefly concerned with protecting the Bainimarama regime and nothing more. Like Chilean dictator Pinochet who ruled for nearly two decades from 1973 this decree is used to ferret out and persecute political dissidents. Over 3,000 citizen of Chile were killed or are still missing as a result of such decrees.
Again there have been calls from some international coup apologists this week for Australia and New Zealand to relax Travel Bans in support of re-engagement. Even though Australia and New Zealand have been magnanimous enough to not slap trade bans on and not cut aid.
They argue you will get a better caliber of civil servants and those serving on statutory boards etc.
This is simply not true .What right minded person would want to sacrifice his/ her professional integrity for an uncertain future? Job security is non existent with a dictatorial regime, provided you are a lackey.
See what happened to the recently fired magistrates and DPP lawyers – arbitrary firing, no due process and avenue to redress.
Former Foreign affairs CEO Ratu Isoa Gavidi got the boot all for what? Giving the man sound diplomatic advice to enter into dialogue.
More so hoping meritocracy gets you to the top with the regime is a piped dream. Forget it.
Bainimarama posts his own people to tell him what he wants to hear.
Look at the wholesale sacking of nine government ministers back in 2007.
Basically what Bainimarama is saying is ‘Don’t confuse me with facts my minds made up!’
The latest grandstanding with New Zealand regarding Leweni’s posting is a sham. Why conduct a public campaign by releasing Leweni’s name in the open press if the Nadi meeting was all in good faith?
Obviously to pressure New Zealand in bad faith. As Driti openly admits, ‘they are testing the Kiwis’! I mean they tried the same thing with Malaysia as regards Driti’s posting. They politely and quietly refused without much fan fare and a firm, ‘Terima kasih menyimpan dia’ (thankyou- keep him- or even better – promote him!)
Bainimarama has a set mindset- in other words it is not in his DNA to Dialogue! New Zealand likes to be seen to understand the Pacific and it does in many ways. She did great with the Bougainville truce and peace accord.
But with Prime Minister Keys trying to play the honest broker (and elections around the corner) with a known serial liar- it is high risk for him. Bainimarama is only interested in regime survival. A return to liberal democracy with the military back to barracks is totally off the cards with him.
His brand of militarism is here to stay. So many good RFMF officers have lost their careers to attest to this. So stop fooling yourselves.
We are in for a protracted predatory military rule with the façade of democracy. Fiji’s society has become one big espionage network which the regime is trying its best to spread overseas to New Zealand and Australia with its sympathizes.
This has been the mode of operating for dictatorial regimes of the past. In Fiji people spy on their neigbours in order to curry favour with the regime.
In Australia and New Zealand these coup apologists suffer from messianic delusions that Bainimarama has the magic bullet but really have revenge as their underlying motive.
Why are there so many draconian decrees? Obviously it facilitates a false sense of legitimacy at the same time grandstanding to the world that the peoples’ regimented silence is acquiescence.
Why is the Land Force Commander defending the regime when you have a whole Ministry of Defence with Ganilau, his CEO etc that sits above him?
Indeed making overt threats to society at large is predatory mentality of the lowest animal order. They need the military watchdog to keep barking to frighten the very tax payers who they owe their living to. Compounding this mentality, the PM and his predatory state has been very generous in dispensing with others, honest work tax dollars to the military for keeping national security intact!
The national dialogue forum set for February 2010 for want of a better phrase is “simply pissing in each others pockets”. The puppet of a CEO at the PM’s office say’s “No race based political organization should be represented”. Well if that’s the case they should exclude the military because it is now the most race based political institution ever created by mankind not only in Fiji but the world with 99 % Indigenous Fijians.
Then again who cares, so long as we have our babakau and draunimoli tea.
Kai Colo
Thank you Kaicolo for showing us the minds of this draconian mother Fucker of a Dictator.
To the region at large this is it as my Tau Kaicolo has stated above Bainimagaitinanarawa has began in Fiji “THE FINAL SOLUTION,” dont say you were not being warned by Kaicolo.
Very good analysis Kai Colo. Your point about race based political institutions is spot on. It amazes me that the army say that they have to rule because race based politicians can’t be trusted but they are in fact almost 100 percent race-based. The last intake of recruits last year was as race-based as any and none of the coup supporters said a thing. They seem to accept the old excuse that Indo-Fijians don’t want to join the army. If Frank isn’t interested in building a race free army there’s no chance he’ll build a race free political system. All he’s done so far is establish a military dictatorship and that’s all he’s interested in.
Michael Field is back at
http://www.michaelfield.org/Fiji%20Watch.html
Some good reads.
Spot on analysis bro…
Vinaka vakalevu.
Fijians, in their silence, collectively have created this mess and got basically, what they deserve consequently.
Australians just wouldn’t have sat around and waited for it to get this bad in the 1st. place.
I don’t know any other people who would have accepted the rule of a dimwit dictator with such an obedience. Even Tongan’s showed an oppressive regime when enough is enough.
Fijians are too trusting.
they are good people, but so easily fooled and will take anyone at face value and tolerate the intolerable.
It’s their strength and their weakness at the same time.
But let’s wait and see what happens as Frank and Sayed begin their assault on the land !
Bit by bit they will chip away, slowly bringing people to their knees and others to their way of thinking and yet others will just remain asleep as always.
Frank isn’t running the show, that idiotic ugly looking man Sayed is.
When will there be an Islamic decree to chop off hands for stealing, cut off dicks for rape, and slit throats for expressing opinions?
And the stoning of women too (with stones, not Bacardi-coke or cannabis)
That is coming and probably jut around the corner !
At that point, fijians will realise, as did the German people, that it’s too late to reverse this Evil that is Frank Bainimarama and Sayed.
Thanks Kai Colo! Spot on the money!
Absolutely! Bainimara; “Don’t even try to confuse me with facts etc, MY MIND’S MADE UP! IT IS ALL ABOUT OUR SURVIAL NOW!
I watched the Australian movie Brau Nue Dae/Brand New Day last night and as I walked out of the theatre my thoughts were on my birth country and hope one day the people of Fiji would realize that to be dictated to is not being free. I look forward to the day and will be there to give them my support!
I loved the the title song of the movie and the gusto performance of the actors!
“THERE’S NOTHING I WOULD RATHER BE THAN TO BE AN ABORIGINE”
“Government give us pension checks (cheques)
Steal it all with income tax
No jobs for us but they all say
‘Government give us bran nue dae.’”
There’s nothing I would rather be
Than to be an Aborigine
and watch you take my precious land away.
For nothing gives me greater joy
than to watch you fill each girl and boy
with superficial existential sh!t.
Now you may think I’m cheeky
But I’d be satisfied
to rebuild your convict ships
and sail them on the tide.
I love the way you give me God
and of course the mining board,
for this of course I thank the Lord each day.
I’m glad you say that land rights wrong.
Then you should go where you belong
and leave me to just keep on keeping on.
I haven’t seen the Movie, but I’m guessing the tune came from Mark ( jacko ) Jackson’s song from years ago.
I lived in cairns for many years and sometimes would drive across to the Aboriginal Mission at Yarrabah .
One day as I drove past the Primary School watching the children playing, I heard one of the children singing ” I’m an Aboriginal, you can’t fool me ” and I nearly wet myself with laughter.
So adaptive and right I thought.
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Hi Mark!
We lived in Tennant Creek for 2 years, 1987/88, the best of my husband’s working career! The indigenous people of Tennant Creek because they were isolated I think had dignity and self esteem compared to those that lived in Alice Springs, Katherine and Darwin. I have always maintained that the Western influence did nothing for them.
In my opinion in Fiji’s case the transition from the colonial days to independence was too fast. I was educated at the oldest school in Fiji and had NZ & Australian teachers and the NZ curriculum, it was the best foundation to survive any where in the world. It definiately stood me in good stead when I left Fiji for Australia in 1969. Until the last 3 years I have also been very proud of my Fijian background but sadly no more, in actual fact I am embarrassed today to say that Fiji is my birth country.
After Fiji’s social clown became President I decided to cut ties with my birth country only giving my support to a number of Fiji children ensuring they remain at school for a future and aspirations of their choice.
@ Mark
After spending time in the Northern Terrority I have always maintained that one is never a fair dinkum aussie until you have spent some time there!
The beauty about living in this wonderful country is you can be opinionated if you wish!
We aren’t constrained by out dated traditions either, like fijians.
The thing is, the Traditions have failed.
I am now of the opinion that the people of fiji have the government they deserve.
They are happy to support Frank and Co., they choose deliberately to do nothing about what is happening to their economy and society and fellow man, they accept illegal appointments to make themselves feel better and important, they demand financial aid from the International Community, but dispute any restrictions to that aid, they turn a blind eye to the Human Rights atrocities and they are risking their children and Grandchildren’s heritage for a thief and murderer !
Fijians deserve the Government they have.
Mark my exact sentiments!
You have summed up Kai Colo’s comments in a nut shell. I have said before if the Fijian people are prepared to acknowledge the town’s social clown as their President they deserve to be governed by a complete no brainer hungry for whatever he and his supporters can get from the disadvantaged, suppressed, desperate, uneducated and innocent people of what was once the best country to live in.
People you all need to stop this windbagging, the time for discussion is over its time for people to be called for action.
It is not over until the fat lady sings.
While the resentment builds, you see nothing.
But one day these fools and selfish goons will suddenly get a hiding and disappear from public life. The holiday is almost over.
Nostradamus
only to repeated at a later stage !
the Jewel of the Pacific, is slowly becoming a floating turd !
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/turd
MM
In your first definition, it mentions “Indo-European roots”.
What is an Indo-European?
Nostra
can you let me know where i said that please, as i don’t believe I’ve ever said that !
GREAT NEWS PEOPLE, progress is on the political front, Australia and NZ are now having diplomatic talks with Fiji’s foreing minister Inoke Kubuabola with th intention of reestablishing economic and political relations with Fiji. Remember, where theres life, theres hope. The wisdom of Solomom has finally prevail. Cheers.