Analysis of International Politic - Article Example

The Arab Spring: Forces of Oppression Staging A Come Back. The most important political event of the year 2011 that has caught the imagination of the people of the world is the legendry struggle of the people of North Africa and Middle East referred to as “The Arab Spring”: an epic struggle of the unemployed and restless youth in particular and the oppressed and poor populace unsuccessful to earn a single wholesome mean for their families, in general, of these countries against their corrupt dictators, who sucked the resources of (most of these oil rich regions) like leeches and usurped the rights of the common man, in most cases, for over three to four decades in power and still had no inclination to leave office unless they were over thrown from their lofty pedestals which they inevitably were eventually.

The sacrifices of these brave people bore fruit yet gradually but surely the euphoria of getting rid of these corrupt regimes is slowly giving way to a feeling of hopelessness and helplessness. Why? The answer to this simple question is also simple. These dictators ruled their countries with such a strong iron fist that once they are gone they have left behind a huge vacuum which cannot be filled soon. Such was their hold on power that after their removal the whole governmental machinery has come to a halt.

Writer 2Another alarming aspect of this whole scenario is that these rulers were able to extend their illegal governments with the help of the military-mullah nexus. So once they have been booted out of power the only logical substitute are the men in uniform or the Islamic fantasists, an even gloomier prospectus indeed. In fact if we seriously consider the issue these new forces now vying for power in these countries are an extension of the old regimes, as once a scholar wrote: “New Wine In Old Bottles” (Thompson, 1962: 125).

It is fully justified to add that the West, especially the successive United States governments, in order to promote their own interests have been instrumental in safeguarding and prolonging these corrupt regimes and the individuals at their helm and are equal to blame for the misery these rulers have perpetuated on their people, by silencing dissent of any kind though the Constitution of the United States guarantees freedoms (like that of speech) for its own citizens. If conclusion if the regressive forces in favor of status quo are once again successful in occupying the echelons of power in these countries America and the West would be solely responsible for all these sacrifices to have been in vain and a black blotch on Western history, culture and character __ which is proud of its democratic norms and traditions.

Writer 3Work CitedThompson, David. Europe Since Napoleon. (NY: Knopf ) 1962. Print