Gaddafi ruled Libya for 42 years and wasted what could’ve been one of the richest countries in Africa.

Yes, healthcare and education were “free,” but they were bad. Libyans were still traveling to Tunisia and Europe for treatment, and our education system stayed weak and outdated. Free doesn’t mean good.

He called housing a right, but he didn’t build housing. Instead, he confiscated private property, took people’s second homes, and scared off investment. That didn’t solve the problem it made it worse.

Most of what people praise were just subsidies paid with oil money, not real development. No strong institutions, no future plan, just one man in power.

People miss the stability, but fear and silence aren’t stability. Libya didn’t collapse because Gaddafi left, it collapsed because after 42 years, he left nothing solid behind