In the middle of a national crisis, silence from government agencies is not caution. It is betrayal.
Citizens do not look to their institutions for perfection. They look for leadership, truth, and assurance.
And when those charged with public service choose to stay quiet, they abandon the very people they are sworn to protect.
This silence is more than an absence of words, it is the presence of indifference.
It creates a vacuum where rumors, lies, and fear thrive. In an era when information travels faster than any official memo, every minute of government inaction is a minute ceded to confusion and distrust.
The result is a public left in the dark, wondering if their leaders are incapable, unwilling, or complicit.
A government that hides behind silence cannot claim to serve. Accountability is not optional in a democracy.
Agencies cannot wait until the damage is irreparable before offering carefully worded statements that reek of spin.
By then, trust has already collapsed, and credibility cannot be rebuilt with press releases alone.
What the public demands is simple: honesty, even when answers are incomplete. Transparency, even when it is uncomfortable. Presence, even when it is difficult.
Anything less insults the sacrifices of citizens who endure the crisis while waiting for those in power to act.
History is unkind to governments that fail to speak in times of trial. Their silence is remembered as cowardice, their inaction as complicity.
The lesson is clear: when the nation suffers, muted institutions are not neutral, they are part of the problem.
Silence from those in power is not just failure; it is abandonment. In the face of crisis, a government that does not speak does not lead.
And a government that does not lead does not deserve the people’s trust.
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