If you thought the Arab Spring was only for springtime, then you haven't been watching the news all through 2011. It seems that the Arab Spring is now perpetual, and for that reason, I have dubbed it the Arab Perennial. It appears one thing that the protesters appreciate to do, regardless of whether it is the occupy protesters in the United States, Greek citizens difficult austerity programs, or Arab populations - is to get on Television. The protesters in the Middle East play to Al Jazeera, those in Europe wish to make their national Tv stations, and the BBC.
Of course, right here the United States we have an abundance of news outlets CNN, CBS, NBC, ABC, and FoxNews to name a couple of. The occupy protesters rely on the media to help keep this power going, aid with their recruitment, and stay in the news. By employing the media they are able to project themselves as being bigger than they actually are, while the media gets superior ratings for broadcasting the sound and fury of the masses. Okay so, let's speak a tiny bit about Syria, since in Syria it's finding quite significant.
Syrians Protesting for Publicity - Is That What It is All About?
There was a pretty telling write-up in the New York Instances on the last day of the year in 2011 titled "Thousands Rally in Syria to Prove Their Discontent to Arab Monitors," by Kareem Fahim and Hwaida Saad. The article stated:
"Tens, and possibly hundreds, of thousands of folks defied a continuing government crackdown to fill the streets of several Syrian cities on Friday, intent on showing visiting monitors from the Arab League the extent of opposition to President Bashar al-Assad." And "A protester in Dara'a, who reported enormous demonstrations, said: "We want to show the Arabs and the globe that we are peaceful protesters, not criminals, or armed gangs. The coming days and weeks will prove our statements, not the regime's story."
Now then, I am positive that 1 individual demonstrating does not speak for all Syrian protesters, but he likely does speak for a huge quantity of participants in the protests. But consider this, if you wanted to prove that you are having a peaceful protest, then it certainly does not make sense to do it out in the street by throwing rocks at police, or shooting at them. In truth, either side could lead to a quick escalation at any time. Of course to finish it all the police could merely not show up for the protests, or the protesters could cease protesting, soon after all springtime is more than.
It seems that without the media coverage, the protesters would come across no reason to continue, or pretty small purpose to threat their lives in protest. Perhaps we need to rethink how the media participates and increases the chaos and controversy, which in the end could spell the end of a government and nation-state, or throw it into complete disarray. Please look at all this and believe on it.
