It has been a while since my latest post... so many things are happening around the world and espescially in the middle-east, that I was (and still am) kind of paralyzed. I have difficulties to put in words, all the thoughts that go around in my mind. Still, I will try, I will write, I want to awake new discussions and thoughts. There are no limits for what the human mind can achieve, measured in amount of thoughts and feelings...
The arabic spring has grown into summer, autumn and winter. Democracy has reached northern africa and it is working its way up to Asia and the middle-east. Syria is still struggling, fighting on the edge of civil-war. Some say the Syrian people want democracy, some say Syrian people are yearning for a shift of the presidency. Others say that all of the fights, the pictures we see every day in media are just an illusion, shown by western governments to destable the country and its strong leadership.
Yes, I do agree, that many arabic cities are looking alike. there is no evidence assuring that the pictures we see really are taken in Syria. I do agree, taht I get news from Syria, saying that everything is as usual: schools are open, shops and coffeeshops are full with visitors and everyday life just goes on as normal. At the other hand I hear stories of refugees, people who foten have been hurt by the Syrian regim for the greater purpose of having everything as usual.... The country and its people seem to be schizophrenic, fighting in one town, when everything is as usual just a couple of miles from the very same place. And I wonder.... who is interested in implementing democracy? Who is interested in destabilizing the middle-east? What is on stake?
Could it be that the wrong questions are asked? Should we not ask what democracy is all about? In the west we always propagate for the greatness of democracy, democracy meaning be able to elect our own leaders. By definition the word democracy in its purest or most ideal form would be a society in which all adult citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives. This of course is impossible as it would stop all kind of action in a countries politics and economics. Still, this should mean that democracy should be present not only for the once who want to elect their leards but even for those who want to hold on to their old ways of being led.
Please do not mnisunderstand me, in my opinion democracy stands for so much more as i.e. for equality of gender, race and sexuality, freedom of speech and right to make my own choices. But this is also the problem of the Syrian situation: a democracy as by western standards is most likely leading to an islamization of the government and the society. An islamization in a multi-religious country as Syria can subsequent lead to many different problems as the opression of other religions and the tyrannisation of other cultural groups and dissidents. I can see no good in blending religion and politics! And I can not see that there will be any poisitve outcome from democratical elections. Sorry...
Syrian interest should stand upfront, as should the right of the woman and dissidents. If an election only leads to new terms of oppression, one should look for new ways, own ways of implementing democray. Hopefully it is not too late to find an agreement throughout the Syrian people that will protect Alawits (president's religion) from being slaughtered, Christians and Jews from being oppressed and the poor and illiterate to reach enlightenment. For the sake of freedom and equality!
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