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Wef demos in New York 2002 |
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Written by Said Samir
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Sunday, 15 May 2005 |
For a first-timer visitor to New York city coming from a country of an
authoritative regime like Egypt and thinking of the U.S. as the country
of freedom and democracy, the anti-WEF demonstrations was some kind of
a reality-check. Talking with an angry demonstrator telling him that he
should appreciate the fact that they have the right to peaceful
demonstration, he seemed not to understand how may not he has such a
basic right.
Telling him that demonstrations are prohibited in many
countries of the world and police in those countries are much harsher
with any collective criticisms to the ruling regime. "But those
countries are dictatorship and their people one day will strongly
revolt and most of all, they don't claim to be the prime guard of
freedom and democracy in the whole world" he answered. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 16 May 2005 )
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