The woman in the world of social media revolutions... The Tunisia, the Egypt now? By Mark Kobayashi-Hillary on January 28, 2011 9: 02 pm | No comment | No trackbacks | More "Common sense" (anonymously published) brochure on the creation of the Government and society, Thomas Paine describes how a group dilapidated people may form a Government:
"Some practical trees provide a State House under the branches, whose whole colony may meet to deliberate on public affairs." It is more than probable that their first laws will be only under regulation and be performed by any other sentence that public disesteem. In this first Parliament every man by natural law will have a seat. »
Paine it is published in 1776, in the middle of the American Revolution. It was intended to remind the people of American Government, such that they should be creating - representative and democratic - with every heard voices. An organization who remembers it is representative of the people and not that people are subjagated by it.
Today, Governments are often not like that. Politicians are power hungry and fly in private jets worldwide benefit from limousines to transport the meeting to another, and far from representing the citizens of their countries, they often become an untouchable elite meet only themselves.
Not every politician is like this. It always pleases me see political representatives in "normal" situations, such as on the bus or subway. I met (until recently shadow Chancellor) Alan Johnson on the tube once and he explained to me that this is the best way to get around London. This is the kind of pragmatic "normal" behaviour that keeps elected officials responsible for more about the people they are supposed to represent.
But far from England and America, there are many more weaken, where leaders suck the wealth of their people and enjoying life, most can only dream about. Often the people in the streets are not even a real chance to elect or choose leaders, and if they receive an election, it is anyway rigged.
Revolution has been the historical response, scanning a corrupt regime and by introducing a fairer society. However the revolution is difficult to control and even more difficult to create - it can't just because people are tired.But look at what is now happening in North Africa. People of the Tunisia rose up and removed their corrupt government.
It is exaggeration to the power of the Internet suggests that it was a revolution of social media, but the fact is that the Tunisians from 1 to 5 is on Facebook - and this has been a major factor in the dissemination of news from the initial suicide which sparked protests.Tunisian leaders did a not blocking the Internet time.
The Egypt saw protests now throughout the week and demonstrators have used the Internet (# j25) to promote the idea of a manifestation of mass by any nation today after the prayer. Police chiefs already warned the Government that if the crowds protesting swell to something more than 70 000 people then police will be exceeded and cannot offer the Government no protection.
Naturally, the Government banned access to the Internet.
Whatever happens today in Egypt, revolution or step, it will be reported on and distributed worldwide. It is a light in the minds of anyone dissatisfied with the way their leaders fail to represent the people - especially those leaders who sit in power since tens of years, only hand the riches of the Office in their own children. Since when a head of Government could believe that they have the right to be able to hand their child?
It is surprising any many leaders still behaves this way.PAS for a long time.
Julian Assange was vilified by the United States for its site of Wikileaks, but what he has shown the world, it is that any Government - even one who proclaims to be democratic - must meet the people who have elected their.And Internet is now given power and freedom, returning to the people.
This blog has been published on my personal blog. Once I released it, I thought he would be suitable for swapping because social media comment and the relevance of history - apologies if you already saw on my other blog. Tags: # j25, # ukpolitics, alan johnson, common sense, Egypt, facebook, information, julian assange, protest, revolution, riot, social media, social networks, thomas paine, Tunisia, twitter, wikileaks
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