Iraqi Youth Seek New Direction For Failed Politics
Disaffected Iraqi youth are increasingly doubtful of the country’s potential for democracy.
It is no longer a secret that the Iraqis, the youth in particular — the most effective and educated class — are growing desperate due to the futile democratic process in their country.
This angst highlights questions that are constantly on the minds of Iraqis: “Are we waiting for an Iraqi 'Sisi' to turn the tables?” What’s more, the rhetoric that extols the “advantages” of dictatorship has become a loudly-voiced, widespread debate, which indicates that the glimmer of hope the people once had is fading away.
Ahmad al-Bayati, a student at the University of Babylon (south of Baghdad), told Al-Monitor, “Many extremist youth are talking about an Islamist republic led by a religious seminary, while others prefer a totalitarian system over the chaos of democracy.”
Other than them, there is a minority of “leftists” who analyze the situation as a “normal result of the intermarriage between religious and Western powers, which have brought about change by using weapons. Therefore, a fragile entity that cannot survive for long was born.”
