What is the patent attributed to the Dbeibeh family in the field of state management?

In a discussion with a comrade about the conditions of the exams his son is taking at the preparatory stage, he mentioned a scene he witnessed while waiting for his son in front of one of Tripoli's schools, which is thoroughly corrupted. He said, "I arrived at the school to find a large gathering of women in a heated argument with a teacher, who turned out to be the head of the examination committee at this school. I got closer to understand what was happening and found that these noble ladies, the mothers and educators, were demanding the teacher to 'open the committees.' For those who don't know, opening the committees means allowing the exam answers to be given to the students so they can exercise their right to cheat." 

Let's go back to my comrade's words: "I found that the mothers were objecting to the delay in opening the committee until the end of the exam's allotted time. They wanted it done immediately, while the head of the exam committee was asking them to wait until the last half hour of the exam to open the committees."

Dear reader, did you grasp what is happening? The argument is about when to start cheating, and no one in this absurd discussion mentioned that these behaviors are illegal and ruin the students! The important thing is that everyone passes.

The phrase "nations follow their leaders' example" is often used to describe the natural development of societies, where proponents of this idea argue that when the head of a nation, institution, or even a school is corrupt, it is natural for everyone within their jurisdiction to embrace corruption. Hence, talking about cheating in exams becomes a claimed right, and adhering to proper educational systems and enforcing the law becomes a sign of madness and folly.

Many observers of the political situation in Libya believe that the state of corruption in the hierarchy of power in recent years was horizontal, meaning corruption spread among the prime minister's clique, his sons, family, and those who 'smoke hookah' with them. However, since the Dabaiba family came to power, many see that corruption has become vertical, where one can siphon off what they can from money or authority as long as they don't touch the major projects and the money-generating lines, which are reserved only for those who hold the 'keys to the state.'

Today, it has become normal to pay a specific fee to complete simple procedures, like obtaining a passport. To get this passport, you need to contact half of Libya to find an intermediary that allows you to exercise a natural right, which is to obtain a passport. Apply this scenario to most other routine procedures.

This scene is not new in Libya. The culture of 'facilitation fees' has been entrenched in the administrative system of the country since the 1990s, especially during the sanctions era, the rise of the dollar, and the inflation that Libyans experienced in that period. The idea matured further after 2000 when the projects of 'Tomorrow's Libya' began to appear, shares were distributed to their owners, and political decision-makers had the power to grant or withhold contracts from those who wanted to secure a state contract, as the Libyan economic system at that time did not include an independent private sector or businessmen. This made the state the target for obtaining projects, and to get these projects, you had to pay bribes.

No one can hide today that what has been spent during the era of the 'Return of Life' government led by the Dabaiba family has not been spent in Libya's history. Many economic observers say that the scale of spending compared to what is produced cannot be free of corruption. Hence, we are facing a culture planted in society years ago, which this government has come to solidify even more. This is what the well-known journalist Muhammad Bayou stated when he said, "The Dabaiba family has a patent in corruption mechanisms," referring to the family's history in managing the investment agency known as the 'Dabaiba Agency.'

What is terrifying today is transmitting this virus to future generations. Imagine a citizen who started his academic life in preparatory school by cheating and considers it a right and natural. How will you convince this person, when he becomes an influential figure in state management or even if he decides to raise future generations, that corruption is reprehensible and destructive to the state? He will then boldly respond, 'Where is the state?' 

The state is built in people's minds by establishing and enforcing the law. Thus, a state will not be built for a society that cannot imagine its life without corruption!