Tuesday, July 5, 2011
The Revolution of War
The recently Arab Spring showed the thirst of democracy in the middle east countries. The people were sick about how their country remain so outdated, being still stuck to autocratic government. De facto was that there were hereditary monarchy, the ruler refused to step down and slowly devour all the country's revenues. The younger generations of Middle East, which makes up a staggering percentage of the area's population. The technology- savvy ytouth began to plot up their protest. The news spreads like wildfire through social media websites and newspapers. With the trigger of an ill treated fruit vendor and his death due to self immolation , Tunisia citizens could no longer conrol the burning hatred inside. The first gunshot was sounded. Egypt heard it and thousands gathered in Tahrir Square, wanting to overturn Mubarak. Both were of victorious success. The Jasmine Revolution finally bore its fruits as it made the world's headlines. Mubarak eventually flees from his reign as the angry mops increased in number. Compared to the Vietnam War, American Civil War what do we see? The YOUTHS TODAY have changed. Decades ago, they were insignificant in the world for the adults. They were uncertain of the bleak future as they have their parents to fix everything up for them. But TARRY A LITTLE, the youths are becoming more and more well informed and they are changing. The WAR is also undergoing a revolution, something to be looked for to as I would speculate.
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True anaylsis, The saying goes that the youths are the leader of tommorow. so i guess that Mubarak have no choice but to relent. However i am very worried on the extend these youngsters would go just to express their point. Is there really no other way other than self-immolation?
ReplyDeleteI would like to commend your point that youths have changed in their status. I did not think of that for a start. In the past, sons were just treated as heir and continuation of the family line. Daughters were just married off. There was no say in the youths. As a Chinese saying goes, "Children are only to be seen but not heard." It contrasts the youths of today. We tend to be more outspoken, more up-to-date with the latest news and technologies, and more eager to make changes to the country as compared to the older generation.
ReplyDeleteJust so questions Chun Yi? Do you believe that war has become slightly more peaceful? Have reasons for uprisings and wars have always been the same throughout the ages?
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Hi Chun Yi , I agree with your views that the Arab Spring was caused by the immolation of an oppressed fruit vendor. Also , I agree with the fact that mass media has in fact spread awareness of the people revolting and fighting for their own rights .
ReplyDeleteHowever , you have not really compared that to wars of the past . I would like to point out to you that in the American Civil War , the African-American children came out to defend their rights as well . A better candidate for comparison would probably be French Revolution . Since the Arab Spring is a revolution , it would have been better to compare it to another revolution which happened in earlier times .
Also , a couple of questions for you . What do you mean by " something to be looked for to as I would speculate" , are you suggesting that you would want wars to happen in the future just for your purpose of studying ? I would also like to ask you what is your intention in emphasising "TARRY A LITTLE" and "YOUTHS TODAY" . On a side note , why would we need to "TARRY A LITTLE" before carrying on to read. Also , what do you mean by "De facto was that there was hereditary monarchy .... " , maybe you would like to clarify this sentence as it sounds a little confusing. You might want to take all these into consideration .
Lastly , I would like to comment on your grammar and language usage. Many words are used in the wrong context here , it would do well for you to relook upon them to enhance the fluency and clarity of your post .
Overall, I think you put in quite a bit of effort in doing this piece . Well done ! :)
Hi, this is Darrel. Good analysis on the change of Youths, the future leader of tomorrow. However, maybe you can touch on technology and possibly the most prominent thing in war- torture and how it has envolved. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI would like to share one of my views. I think that the revolutions in the Middle East is the sign of a new generation of people who dare, which might have some brave and bold leaders hiding in the mass of people. It is the sign of a more educated generation in the Middle East, and perhaps a brighter future and better governments would sprout after this revolutions.
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