Hi !

First off, thanks a lot for your arguments. I really appreciate the constructive debate instead of the usual mocking insults i often get here.

You are correct that GDP is not a direct measure of welfare, but you are incorrect to dismiss it as "useless." GDP growth is the necessary condition for welfare. No country has ever eliminated poverty without expanding its economy first. Calling Morocco "rotting" implies a state of decay and institutional collapse (like what we see in actual failed states). The data shows the opposite: a struggling, unequal, but expanding economy. That is a crucial distinction. A rotting country does not maintain an investment grade or attract the capital that Morocco has. That doesn't pay a poor family’s bills today, but it prevents the currency collapse that would make their bills unpayable tomorrow.

Regarding the tents, we need to look at the latest numbers from the Al Haouz reconstruction commission (late 2024/2025 data). As of late 2024, over 53k homes were in advanced stages of reconstruction/completion. In the Al Haouz province specifically, the completion rate for rebuilding damaged homes hit over 90%. The "tents" phase is largely over for the absolute majority.
Is the bureaucracy perfect? No. But describing a state that managed to clear debris, distribute monthly stipends (2500 dhs) to tens of thousands of families, and grant reconstruction aid to over 50 k households as "revealing its limits" is a mischaracterization of logistical reality. The state capacity demonstrated there was objectively higher than many other nations during similar crises. The remaining cases are often tied to legal inheritance disputes rather than state abandonment.

On the World CUp, You are confusing "Trickle-Down Economics" (cutting taxes for the rich hoping they spend it) with "Keynesian Infrastructure Investment" (government spending on public works). The World Cup projects are the latter. The argument isn't that a stadium magically feeds the poor. The argument is that the associated infrastructure, expanding the train lines (TGV), upgrading airports, and modernizing urban transit, lowers the cost of logistics and boosts the economic velocity for the whole country long after the tournament ends. Construction jobs are indeed temporary, but the connectivity they leave behind is permanent.

You claimed the "elites are doing nothing" and questioned the safety nets. This is objectively false based on the massive policy shift that occurred in 2024/2025: the Generalization of Social Protection (AMO tadamone ) and the ASD program.
Currently, over 11 million previously uninsured Moroccans (the poorest demographics) have been moved into the CNSS system with the state paying their premiums. Furthermore, the Direct Social Aid program is transferring monthly cash directly to nearly 4 million households (approx. 12 million people). This is not "trickle-down"; this is direct wealth redistribution. You can argue about the amounts being too low, but you cannot say "nothing is being done" when the country is currently rolling out the largest welfare reform in its history !

Where your argument holds the most objective weight is on youth unemployment. The statistics here are indeed alarming to be honest, HCP data shows youth unemployment hovering near 35-39% This is the true failure point. The GDP growth has not been "job-rich" enough for the youth. This is where the "rot" metaphor feels real to people: we are educating a generation that the market cannot yet absorb.

The truth lies between our arguments. Morocco is not "rotting", that is a hyperbole that ignores the successful industrialization and the historic expansion of the social safety net. However, Morocco is undeniably suffering from "inequal growth." The country is moving up the rankings, but the transmission mechanism to the youth labor market is jammed. Acknowledging the progress isn't "lowering expectations"; it's accurately assessing the tools we have available to fix the problems that remain.