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In reply to the discussion: The Rising Tide of Populism in the Dem Party Spells Trouble for Hillary [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)There was a law that every citizen had a right to their own home and when a couple was getting married they were given the money to buy a home. Homelessness was not much of an issue there. My cousin used to visit Libya, he lives in Europe, and loved it and the people there. Many Europeans visited Libya, to shop and explore the country. Now he is afraid to go there.
Education was free and if someone wanted to go abroad for an education, the government paid for that too.
Mentally ill people were entitled to their own homes also, with care and whatever medical treatment they needed.
That is the way it should be of course since it was all paid for by the oil the Libyan people owned, well that was then.
Of course there many issues to work on, and their culture is different than ours, and their history, which has just been repeated, tragically.
Now all those programs are gone, the country is being run by a bunch of terrorists, bigots, murderers and like Iraq, that other 'democracy' we created, people are fleeing their country and seeking refuge elsewhere. Especially Sub Saharan Africans, protected by Gadaffi, are now being murdered and tortured.
We need to mind our own business. We are not in the best of shape here and everywhere we go with our WMDs we make things worse for the people.
Of course we did get control of the oil business, in Libya and Iraq so I doubt the profits will go for the services for the Libyan people they had become accustomed to anymore.