Saturday, February 19, 2011

Philosophy Wire: Libya, Gadhafi - A reminder of the power of peoples

Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2011-02-19]: At least 84 people have been killed by the security forces in Libya, while the country's government has cut-off acces to the Internet in an attempt to stop its people from getting self-organized via social networking sites [source: web news 1, web news 1]. It is remarkable how "mightly" rulers become simple spectators to their own fall, when people realize their true power. It is sad that people in democratic western countries have forgotten they have such power...

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