Tyrann Gaddafi und andere Tyrannen
Übernommen von Leonor en Libia http://leonorenlibia.blogspot.com/:
Hi medialens
Re your article:
'Our point - an obvious one, we would hope - is not at all to suggest that we support Gaddafi's tyranny or his atrocities. Our point is that, time and again, our ostensibly independent mass media fall into line when the state declares war. When the official enemy attacks civilians our media howl with righteous outrage. But when our own governments, the people we elected, do the same or much worse - when they reduce a major city to utter ruins - our media applaud the tough choices made by a 'warrior president', or celebrate the clever, high-tech tools that make the task that bit easier.'
Those words: dictator, tryant and despot are pressed into service against enemy govts, that you think there may be some substance to it…after all, the media and the EU/US would never lie , would they? But what do these words mean? Is gadafi a ruthless tyrant? Lets take a look:
What exactly is a tyrant?
Here are three definitions on the internet:
1. An absolute ruler who governs without restrictions.
2. A ruler who exercises power in a harsh, cruel manner.
3. An oppressive, harsh, arbitrary person.
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1. Is Gadafi an absolute ruler, who governs without restrictions? Not according to the following:
'On February 16, 2009, Gaddafi took a step further and called on Libyans to back his proposal to dismantle the government and to distribute the oil wealth directly to the 5 million inhabitants of the country.
However, his plan to deliver oil revenues directly to the Libyan people met opposition by senior officials who could lose their jobs due to a parallel plan by Gaddafi to rid the state of corruption.
Some officials, including Prime Minister Al-Baghdadi, Ali Al-Mahmoudi and Farhat Omar Bin Guida, of the Central Bank, told Gaddafi that the measure could harm the country’s economy in the long term due to “capital flight.”
“Do not be afraid to directly redistribute the oil money and create fairer governance structures that respond to people’s interests,” Gaddafi said in a Popular Committee.
The Popular Committees are the backbone of Libya. Through them citizens are represented at the district level.
“The Administration has failed and the state’s economy has failed. Enough is enough. The solution is for the Libyan people to directly receive oil revenues and decide what to do with them,” Gaddafi said in a speech broadcast on state television. To this end, the Libyan leader urged a radical reform of government bureaucracy.
Despite this, senior Libyan government officials voted to delay Gaddafi’s plans. Only 64 ministers from a total of 468 Popular Committee members voted for the measure. There were 251 who saw the measures as positive, but chose to delay their implementation.
Given the rejection of the Committee, Gaddafi affirmed before a public meeting: “My dream during all these years was to give the power and wealth directly to the people.”
http://redantliberationarmy.wordpress.com/2011/03/27/reason-for-war-gaddafi-wanted-to-nationalise-oil/
As Bush memorably reminded us: If this were a dictatorship, it would be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as
I'm the dictator,"
As you can see, its not easy helping the people..an absolute ruler would have an easier time..
2. Does Gadaffi exercise power in a harsh and cruel manner?
If he was. How come the uprising began in Benghazi, and not Tripoli? The egyptian uprising began in cairo...How is it the majority of libya tribes have come together to offer their support..
http://mathaba.net/news/?x=626767
Here is a snapshot of the crowds in Tripoli..supporting Gadaffi:
http://www.internationalist.org/tripoliqaddafirally110304.jpg
What evidence is there of his harsh and cruel manner? How come the people come out to support him enmass? Is this why:
'How was Libya doing under the rule of Gadaffi? How bad did the people have it? Were they oppressed as we now commonly accept as fact? Let us look at the facts for a moment.
Before the chaos erupted, Libya had a lower incarceration rate than the Czech republic. It ranked 61st. Libya had the lowest infant mortality rate of all of Africa. Libya had the highest life expectancy of all of Africa. Less than 5% of the population was undernourished. In response to the rising food prices around the world, the government of Libya abolished ALL taxes on food.'
etc
http://davidrothscum.blogspot.com/2011/02/world-cheers-as-cia-plunges-libya-into.html
3. An oppressive, harsh and arbitrary person….
Same issue here: if he was these things, hed not have such massive support:
http://www.internationalist.org/tripoliqaddafirally110304.jpg
This girl is just one of thousands who finds this sort of characterisation of Gadafi as baseless, harsh cruel and arbitary
http://redantliberationarmy.wordpress.com/2011/04/17/message-to-nato-from-a-free-libyan-girl/
http://english.pravda.ru/world/africa/25-02-2011/117017-Gaddafi_receives_support_in_Tripoli-0/
So what do western people really know about Gadaffi,. The 'rebels ' or Libya? ..
Meet the man few westererns know:
http://blackagendareport.com/content/libya-getting-it-right-revolutionary-pan-african-perspective
'This man (Gaddafi) helped us at a time when we were all alone, when those (Britain and the US) who say we should not come here (Libya) were helping the enemy."
Nelson Mandela, 1997
...Precious little
Those who now charge Gadafi with tyranny are the same cast of characters who refused to aid South africa. Or the palestinians. Tyranny in the west is institutionalised and has evolved to work thru an ersatz democracy. That alone should raise doubts about this character assassination: demonisation works best when its echoed in the media.
Now let me ask…what would Cameron and the UK govt do if the scots, angered by Camerons harsh cruel and arbitary behavior decided : Enough! And engaged in armed rebellion taking town after town as they swept south toward London? Would the govt…roll over?
Regards
Brian