هناك أسطورة منتشرة في أوساط الكثير من العرب مفادها أن قدرتهم على تسمية عدد كبير من القادة العالميين تجعلهم أكثر معرفة بالقضايا الدولية من الشعب الأميركي مثلاً، والذي بالكاد يعرف أسماء قادته. لكن المعرفة الحقيقية تتطلّب أكثر من القدرة على التعرّف على بعض الشخصيات، وفي الحقيقة لايقلّ جهلنا فيما يتعلّق بالقضايا والتطورات والصيرورات العالمية عن جهل غيرنا، لكننا ندفع ثمناً أكبر في هذا الصدد، لأننا نحن الحلقة الأضعف.
Author: Ammar
A Syrian dreamer & dissident, not necessarily in that order.
Of Real Politick and Resistance Ideology!
Comment 1: Michael McFaul’s interest in human rights is quite genuine I am sure. But the Obama’s Administration rather cynical sense of realpolitik has made a mockery of any talk of human rights. The Russian activists are right: this is political theater, and it is badly directed at that. Since the commitment is obviously not real, as the Freedom Agenda is no longer on the table, Obama might as well shy away from any show of hypocrisy in this regard. No amount of political theater can undo the damage done to America’s standing or the cause of freedom. Spare us. Continue reading “Of Real Politick and Resistance Ideology!”
Unblessed Stand the Meek!
Comment 1: That’s how Middle Eastern dictators love their American presidents: weak, clueless and irrelevant. Furthermore, and the Cairo Speech which appeased the regional officialdom notwithstanding, Obama’s “street creds” in the region have always been low due to his abandonment of the Freedom Agenda. The rhetoric of the Bush Administration might have offended the sensibilities of our peoples at times, but they did love it when their rulers squirmed. Obama’s policies, on the other hand, have painted too many smiles of contentment and ridicule on the faces of our autocrats. The meek are not always blessed. Continue reading “Unblessed Stand the Meek!”
Clash of Affirmations!
Comment 1: If you want to build something then what you affirm counts more than what you reject, and the more specific your project is, the more viable it could be.
Comment 2: Global power alignments in absence of credible global leaders and in the midst of rising and clashing populisms and a nuclear arms-race is no ground for optimism and does not augur well for the immediate future.
