Saturday, 29 January 2011
Social unrest or provocation? Not easy to say!
When i first heard about the unstable social situation in Tunisia and the possibility for a "domino effect", which firstly would appear in Egypt, i thought that West was involved in a plan for a widespread social unrest in Magreb and in Near and Middle East region!
The hypothetically scenarios where broadcasted, in the most widely known western mass media soon became true and the unrest hit Egypt and the Mubarak regime! Accidentally? I don't think so! An extra reason that made me careful in the way the facts were commented by western media was the parameter of the role of the new mass media in the protests, in both countries, because the eastern countries have much more power, than all these regimes, in these means of media.
Off course, I’m not a super-fan of conspiracy theory, but also i'm not a politically blind person, too. It is for sure, people who live in these regimes have many problems in their every day life, but is also obvious that specific western countries whether invest in unrest for their own interests, rather for the local people problems and lack of freedom!
If someone analysed carefully the timing and the meaning of Barrack Obama's speech, which took place right after Hosni Mubarack speech, certainly understood that west is not just a viewer. In the opposite, West is a powerful player in this issue. Keep in mind, Mr Obama insisted to Mr Mubarack allowing free communications amid the new media technology, which Mubarrack has dismissed!
In any case, Mr Mubarack, and every leader like him, is not a saint! But, Mr Obama, and every western leader like him, is not too, although, he is a creative and efficient leader for his country and its people. Be aware of powerful Muslim leaders and - at the moment - be aware of the risky - with the life of others – super-powerful "western boys" too!
Do not, ever, forget! In these countries essential problems of the life of the people will remain after the presence of the media! Thus, we ought to carefully analyze these complicate social situations in the international arena and not adopting easily arguments on either side, the moment that we must force the powerful factors acting in order to have people, in these countries and in every country, a “better luck”, a higher level of living!
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Additional arguments to that post can anybody find at the stelios koulaglou' s documentary "confessions of an economic hitman". It reveals the way the most powerful countries (such as USA) affect the politic situation and stability of others. It is true that all of these, bad or good regimes, are more vulnerable than they may seem.
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