THE protests that France has been witnessing in
the last two months due to the demand for better living standards are not
strange in the community. These protests are part of the history and heritage
of France, starting with the protests in the 18th century which changed the
society and the face of Europe at the time. Those protests have had
implications and value up to this day.
Therefore, President Emmanuel Macron rescinded
his decisions under pressure from participants of recent protests because of
the firm concept of State institutions despite falling short in standard
compared to the students’ protests in 1968 which compelled the then French
President Charles de Gaulle to resign, marking the birth of the fifth republic.
In fact, calls for President Macron to step down
together with his government seem to be below the demands made half a century
ago in spite of talks among some observers on the importance of moving to the
sixth republic.
Historically, France had influence over some
Arabic communities; thus, we saw protestors in Arab countries wearing ‘yellow
vests’ similar to the French. The difference is that the French slogans were in
solidarity with the ordinary workers on the streets.
Due to the direct impact of the media on modern
societies, this movement has moved to some Arab countries like the case in
Lebanon which is in deep crisis. This crisis has affected various aspects of
life because the Mullah regime hijacked their rule through ‘Hezbollah’.
There are
indications of revolting against the de facto authority considering the
protests witnessed in Beirut and some other Lebanese areas, especially in the
South.
In the Arab
world, particularly the Middle East, the difficult living conditions are not
different between countries. If the French protests were sparked by the fuel
price hike, the hunger and poverty that several Middle Eastern countries are
enduring will undoubtedly play a role in effecting change.
This is similar to the situation in Iran whose
people are enduring the worst form of starvation and deprivation due to the
clerical regime’s expenditure on foreign terrorist groups and organizations.
The regime did not even turn its face towards the internal suffering which has
sparked protests several times due to international sanctions that it brought
to itself, especially the recent protests. In the end, the recent protests
could lead to the ouster of the regime.
It is also happening in Turkey in terms of the
economic and living conditions due to the political practices of the ruling
regime in Ankara. Public wrath has started to emerge like the one in France,
but in Turkey, such a scenario will be crushed due to the nature of its social
politics where the military has the final say.
If the French Revolution in the 18th century
changed Europe, the ‘Arab Spring’ revolution led to civil wars and livelihood
crises. In Tunisia, the ‘Arab Spring’ started toward the end of 2010. This had
negative implications on the country and the people because it failed to
achieve its objectives. Consequently, poverty and the economic crisis worsened.
Today, Sudan is drowning in protests.
Apparently, the government will not be able to avoid the repercussions of these
protests because of its failure to meet the demands of the people. This failure
is attributed to political practices since the independence and civil war which
led to division and impoverishment of the people.
It is clear that in the Middle East, starvation
is not due to lack of resources. Instead, it is due to regimes which opted to
starve their people in order to spend national wealth on the evil external
scheme, similar to Colonel Gaddafi’s Libya which ended in civil war.
The same applies to the Mullahs’ Iran that is
determined to reestablish the Persian Empire through the terrorism scheme and
to impose its culture on others. The Turkey of Erdogan is the same as it
continues to oppress its people and disrupt the economy to serve the scheme of
the ‘Muslim Brotherhood’ global organization.
Until when the adventures of these regimes that
rule their people and intensify the latter’s poverty and starvation will
continue?
