As we all watch the Middle Eastern meltdown on the news i can’t help but wonder what lays ahead and whether we’ve got the stomach for it? I’m sure the majority of us all want the revolutionaries to gain freedom from their long served oppression, when i say the majority of us i mean you and I; but i’m not sure about our leaders.
For decades our western governments have supported these despicable dictators, traded oil and arms with them and thus turned a blind eye to their brutal treatment of their people. Many of you may have been on holiday to Egypt or Tunisia, and enjoyed the sun and delights of these exotic; yet impoverished countries.
Why? Because it suited us this way! In return for cheap oil and huge defence contracts we neglected our obligations to humanity and ignored the plight of the desperately poor. This isn’t just the sole reserve of the Arab world, Africa and Asia instantly spring to mind, where Human Rights appear to be the last thing on the minds of the powerful elite.
The West has had the Arab nations in their pocket for years, that may seem odd to hear, as common sense would suggest the Arabs hold all of the aces with their vast oil reserves; but i beg to differ.
These Arab princes and despot dictators have been put in positions of power by the West or principally the US and the UK, to ensure that we get what we want from these nations at a controlled price. In return the few receive all the wealth from the West and the rest get shafted!!
But finally the people of these Arab nations have had enough and they demand an end to the tyranny that has repressed these amazing cultures for so long!! The leaders of the West of course all publically declare their support for these revolutions, but I’m sure they’re desperately worried about how they can come out of all chaos; this still holding all the aces!!
I can’t help but think that many of these spontaneous uprisings are also being co-ordinated by others alongside the demonstrators in those countries. Maybe the powers in the West felt a sense of the inevitable and stole the march on these despots, sent subversive agents there to make it happen. Remember this is a much tried and well proven tactic for bringing down regimes that have outstayed their welcome, nearly all of the recently ousted dictators came to power this way; also with alot of assistance from the UK and US secret services. It speaks volumes when you learn that Margret Thatcher was a staunch ally and considered friend (read Fiend) of General Pinochet, the ruthless and much feared Chilean dictator. This guy was pure evil and yet a welcome guest at No 10!!!
This tactic certainly goes some way in guaranteeing the outcome, or at least being in the right place when the dust settles.
So what next? Assuming that Gadhaffi has but a few days of defiance left in him before the undoubted march of Libyans to freedom, where will this all end? Saudi Arabia has seen demonstrations, this is the jewel of Arabia, if it can happen there well it’ll happen everywhere and i firmly believe it will, by hook or by crook; it’ll happen.
With the Western media reporting that we must expect to see much higher fuel prices whilst all this revolting behavior (pun intended) is taking place; this question remains. Have we in the West got the stomach for all this democracy? The West is in the middle of the worst economic depression (certainly in my lifetime), can our economies survive these huge increases in oil prices? In the UK today the news reported the possibility of a £2 per litre of petrol!!! That’s a staggering $3.2 per litre or a £10 / $16 per gallon!!!!!!!!
This will have a catastrophic effect on the worlds economy, sending many countries into an hyper-inflationary state; ruining any chance of recovery to our beleaguered countries. What can the politicians do if they want to prevent this?
That’s a big if, by the way………(but i don’t think you’re ready for all that jazz just yet lol)
Well they could greatly reduce the levy that’s placed on fuel and give it to us at a fair price that resembles what the greedy sods pay for it!! Also it’s worth re-assessing the word fair here too! What was a fair price for just a few dictators may not be deemed fair to a new democracy with a severely impoverished population.
Or
Invade, sorry liberate these fledgling democracies in an attempt to regain control of oil production and in turn oil prices.
I fancy the latter will be the most popular option amongst the elitist power brokers, that we have for leaders; but i fear they may struggle to pull this one off in time to prevent the predicted and devestating hyper-inflation!!
For a stark glimpse of what Hyper inflation might look and feel like watch this:
Respect and Peace!!
Like it! Like it! Like it! very good! I hope many read this and watch the video. and thanks for incorporating that part. I am glad to have shown it to you. You are aright in your shout outs. but I fear the world is only going to behave in the same manners…with those beneath the political realms and less supplied with money will forever be slaves to the wicked and twisted selfishness of the higher ups calling the shots….and then small handfuls such as ourselves who scream to fix it and only having power to do so much. and the hypocritcal natures of all humans turning their cheek to evil for the acquiring of a buck,…that is old news and as old as Egypt itself. it is depressing and maddening, true… but what are we to do but live through it in the best ways we can. working to do our part.
Lx Rx and huge hugs!
Rand P!
RA