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Greater Middle-East Revolution
The countries of the Middle-East are rich in oil, desert, camels and at present constant gunfire, death and hopes. After Tunisia’s riots in December 2010 a domino effect starts: uprisings break out everywhere in the Greater Middle-East: Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Yemen, Oman, Iraq, Iran, Djibouti, Syria, Bahrain, Jordan. After 5 long hours reading the articles and trying to understand the situation I can’t make any consequences or give any explanation. I’ll just try to summarize the facts and express my opinions and feelings about what is happening.
The leaders of these countries came to power with the right of inheritance or with military coup, but not with the people’s election. Freedom of speech and the role of the opposition are controlled everywhere. Each dictator used his power to increase his wealth while the country and people have remained poor. The demands of the rebels are freedom of speech and assembly, stopping of corruption and censorship, the improvement of education and health care, which are so fundamental us living in a democracy.
The Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions have achieved his main target: both dictators had resigned and a new Prime Minister has been appointed in Tunisia. Street demonstrations still have been continuing and seeking other demands. The atmosphere is still tense in Egypt because people have doubts about the new military regime which replaced Mubarak.
In the bloody revolution in Bahrain, where the Pearl Square played an important role during the demonstration, the king had been relieved and replaced by the popular crown princess, 3 ministers were also relieved and political prisoners had been set free.
The demonstrations for reforms occur peacefully in some countries: in Syria, Jordan, Oman and Algeria.
There could be many people injured and deaths in Iraq, Iran and Morocco. Bloody uprisings have been continuing in Yemen where the opposition becomes stronger.
Actually Libya is in the most alarming situation. The dictator Gaddafi has ruled Libya for over 40 years and he was behaving like a typical tyrant: he expanded his wealth, built a personality cult which part was the Green Book and the new, green flag, his family members owned important political functions. He must be totally insane and he won’t relinguish the power until his death. He ordered military to fired at the peaceful demonstrators, paid for foreign mercenaries, wanted to use the air force against the libyan people, who refused the order and deserted to Malta. Obviously he has been using mass violence against his own people and thousands of people are reported to have died. Demonstrators occupied the east part and also most of the west part of Libya, it seems just the capital Tripoli is ruled by Gaddafi.
The world leaders have turned against Gaddafi: governments evacuated their citizenships from Libya, the biggest countries closed their embassies in Libya, lots of ambassadors resigned and the world’s leading politicians (e.g. Obama) called for Gaddafi to step down immediately and his diplomatic immunity has been withdrawn. The whole world, even the League of Arab States stood next to the protectors (there is just one exception: Hugo Chavez, the leader of Venezuela – he is also a dictator for sure).
Besides, Gaddafi wants to regard everybody as a fool: he claims constantly nothing has been happening in Libya, everything was fine. It could have worked in the middle of the 20. Century, but not in the days of the information revolution, when news spreads within 1 minute thanks to the internet.
It’s really difficult to summarize my opinion about what is happening.
On one hand I respect the demonstrators very much. Each person on this earth has to have a right to live in freedom. I am a Hungarian and we also had our own revolutions for freedom and I am really grateful that I had never had to live under oppression. We can’t understand these people’s feelings and mind, because we have never felt the lack of freedom. Just those people can appreciate the freedom, those who have lived without it.
These men and women, actually boys and girls, sacrifice their own lives for a better future for the following generations. How could we understand this, if we are afraid of cutting our fingers in the kitchen?
I can’t imagine how could a human being getting used to constant gunfire. I was in a shooting-gallery once and even the clicking sound of an empty gun freaked me out.
On the other hand I’m a pacifist. I believe in what Gandhi said: ’’ An eye for an eye will make us all blind.”
I think that violence can’t solve anything. Unfortunately there were a lot of revolution and takeovers in the Middle-East or Africa during last years, and the situation hasn’t improved. There is no good-working example of what will happen after that. It could be the fault of the loss-developed countries and the western countries, too. Interests and money run the world…
It must have a bad effect on the world economy, e.g. rising of the prizes of oil, food (cacao, etc). Some companies will make profit, some others will incure loss from the situation, but the citizens will pay more. Furthermore there is a danger of Gaddafi’s chemical weapons.
I hope sometime will come the world John Lennon is singing about in the song Imagine…..you may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one….
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