Comments on: K-town http://www.rampurple.com/blog/2008/03/17/k-town/ Uncovering Rita Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:59:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Global Voices Online » March Madness in Kuwait http://www.rampurple.com/blog/2008/03/17/k-town/#comment-17623 Global Voices Online » March Madness in Kuwait Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:23:19 +0000 http://www.rampurple.com/blog/2008/03/17/k-town/#comment-17623 [...] Rampurple, meanwhile, talks about her mini tour of old Kuwait and asks a question: How would a Kuwaiti feel about a non-Kuwaiti activist? Is it “proper” for me to get involved and start acting or will I be told “if you don’t like it go back home” or “keyfna! deyretna!” (It is up to us! It is our country!) [...] […] Rampurple, meanwhile, talks about her mini tour of old Kuwait and asks a question: How would a Kuwaiti feel about a non-Kuwaiti activist? Is it “proper” for me to get involved and start acting or will I be told “if you don’t like it go back home” or “keyfna! deyretna!” (It is up to us! It is our country!) […]

]]> By: Kleio http://www.rampurple.com/blog/2008/03/17/k-town/#comment-17599 Kleio Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:28:36 +0000 http://www.rampurple.com/blog/2008/03/17/k-town/#comment-17599 Of course you have every right to be an activist! You were raised in this country, and anywhere else in the world you would have become a citizen by now. Just because our country has insane citizenship laws doesn't mean you don't have a right to speak your mind. The fact that you get sad and frustrated by the things you see going on around you, by what Kuwait is becoming, means that you love this country more than most Kuwaitis do. Lately it seems like the mentality in this country (as much as it saddens me to say this being a Kuwaiti myself) is for people to love it insofar as they can benefit from it and get something for nothing. There is no concept of what it means to be a citizen in Kuwait - to really care about your country and realize that you have a responsibility to take care of it and give something back. There are too few activists in Kuwait because everyone has become so darn complacent and are content to just sit back and watch things go by, and get destroyed, without any concern for what is happening. As long as they get to go out and buy the latest car on credit, as long as they can keep eating and keep sticking their head in the sand, why should they care or speak out or get involved? It's such a shame. So yes, I say, speak out as much and as loud as you want, because there are too few Kuwaitis who actually care enough to do something, and we need as much of your support as we can get! It was a pleasure being able to show you guys some of the hidden and most beautiful spots in Kuwait - before they too get destroyed or completely swallowed up by highways and skyscrapers. Since you guys left before we did the suq I'll have to take you again because I guarantee you that there are sides of Mubarakiyya that you never knew existed! Of course you have every right to be an activist! You were raised in this country, and anywhere else in the world you would have become a citizen by now. Just because our country has insane citizenship laws doesn’t mean you don’t have a right to speak your mind. The fact that you get sad and frustrated by the things you see going on around you, by what Kuwait is becoming, means that you love this country more than most Kuwaitis do. Lately it seems like the mentality in this country (as much as it saddens me to say this being a Kuwaiti myself) is for people to love it insofar as they can benefit from it and get something for nothing. There is no concept of what it means to be a citizen in Kuwait - to really care about your country and realize that you have a responsibility to take care of it and give something back. There are too few activists in Kuwait because everyone has become so darn complacent and are content to just sit back and watch things go by, and get destroyed, without any concern for what is happening. As long as they get to go out and buy the latest car on credit, as long as they can keep eating and keep sticking their head in the sand, why should they care or speak out or get involved? It’s such a shame. So yes, I say, speak out as much and as loud as you want, because there are too few Kuwaitis who actually care enough to do something, and we need as much of your support as we can get!

It was a pleasure being able to show you guys some of the hidden and most beautiful spots in Kuwait - before they too get destroyed or completely swallowed up by highways and skyscrapers. Since you guys left before we did the suq I’ll have to take you again because I guarantee you that there are sides of Mubarakiyya that you never knew existed!

]]> By: Yousef http://www.rampurple.com/blog/2008/03/17/k-town/#comment-17340 Yousef Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:51:07 +0000 http://www.rampurple.com/blog/2008/03/17/k-town/#comment-17340 Even If you were an activist in lebanon you'll face lame people with opposite opinions. I say do what you feel is the right thing to do. no one will ever agree 100% with you :) Even If you were an activist in lebanon you’ll face lame people with opposite opinions. I say do what you feel is the right thing to do. no one will ever agree 100% with you :)

]]> By: Purgatory http://www.rampurple.com/blog/2008/03/17/k-town/#comment-17339 Purgatory Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:01:47 +0000 http://www.rampurple.com/blog/2008/03/17/k-town/#comment-17339 You know me, am anti-involvement, I just let things be, easier on my mind, easier on my stomach, the choice is up to you. You know me, am anti-involvement, I just let things be, easier on my mind, easier on my stomach, the choice is up to you.

]]> By: The Stallion http://www.rampurple.com/blog/2008/03/17/k-town/#comment-17338 The Stallion Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:38:44 +0000 http://www.rampurple.com/blog/2008/03/17/k-town/#comment-17338 The tour was amazing! When we visited the Dickson House it made me wants to build my future home in the same way but with wider rooms! As for a non-Kuwaiti activist, I would actually encourage it! Why? Kuwaitis are not the only people who live here so the only right thing to to give all the people the right to choose whether or not they want to rally for or against something! The tour was amazing! When we visited the Dickson House it made me wants to build my future home in the same way but with wider rooms!

As for a non-Kuwaiti activist, I would actually encourage it! Why? Kuwaitis are not the only people who live here so the only right thing to to give all the people the right to choose whether or not they want to rally for or against something!

]]> By: K.TheKuwaiti http://www.rampurple.com/blog/2008/03/17/k-town/#comment-17337 K.TheKuwaiti Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:35:41 +0000 http://www.rampurple.com/blog/2008/03/17/k-town/#comment-17337 Where is the rest of the post? Where is the rest of the post?

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