1 00:00:00,704 --> 00:00:04,040 #Revolution 2 00:00:04,040 --> 00:00:10,485 Arab Spring, Domino Effect, Twitter Revolution: That's how we see it... 3 00:00:13,564 --> 00:00:16,756 by Davide Galati and Antonella Sinopoli 4 00:00:17,202 --> 00:00:21,921 Freedom is extremely important for human beings. 5 00:00:21,921 --> 00:00:25,426 The real revolution, I think, took place in Tunisia. 6 00:00:25,580 --> 00:00:29,698 I admired the courage of these guys, 7 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:32,626 and I respect them a lot for what they did. 8 00:00:32,657 --> 00:00:35,589 In a very undemocratic country such as this 9 00:00:35,604 --> 00:00:38,310 Is difficult to find the strength to march and protest. 10 00:00:38,418 --> 00:00:43,992 In Tunisia getting rid of Ben Ali was almost impossible. 11 00:00:43,992 --> 00:00:47,753 It wasn't easy because everything had to change. 12 00:00:47,769 --> 00:00:50,831 Before, Ben Ali was untouchable. 13 00:00:51,185 --> 00:00:56,390 People were tired of a fake democracy. 14 00:00:56,390 --> 00:01:00,294 Revolution really changed everything. 15 00:01:00,294 --> 00:01:08,468 In other countries, I think, Europe pushed for changes 16 00:01:08,468 --> 00:01:14,741 because of economic interest, for instance in Libya. 17 00:01:14,741 --> 00:01:20,519 Everybody knows that oil caused the war, even if no one says it. 18 00:01:20,535 --> 00:01:24,732 Why the war? Libya was a nice place to live in. 19 00:01:24,763 --> 00:01:32,152 Not many Libyans live abroad, because Libya is nice country. 20 00:01:32,152 --> 00:01:37,025 Instead, in countries like Somalia 21 00:01:37,041 --> 00:01:40,591 people suffer hunger and poverty; there people live miserably. 22 00:01:40,606 --> 00:01:42,383 But nobody moves a finger. 23 00:02:05,260 --> 00:02:10,521 Our revolution spread in the whole Middle East, 24 00:02:10,521 --> 00:02:15,589 first in Egypt, then in Libya, a radical change took place. 25 00:02:15,604 --> 00:02:22,858 To a certain extent, the Tunisian revolution helped other countries to understand 26 00:02:22,935 --> 00:02:29,574 that protesting and marching on the streets is important. 27 00:02:30,989 --> 00:02:38,904 These revolts can help other countries, 28 00:02:38,935 --> 00:02:41,374 they can be seen as a model to imitate. 29 00:02:41,666 --> 00:02:50,974 Now, in Senegal, here and there something takes place, not a revolution, 30 00:02:51,012 --> 00:02:59,001 but still, we are fighting against changes in our constitutional law. 31 00:02:59,032 --> 00:03:04,440 Constitution cannot be changed simply with a referendum. 32 00:03:04,732 --> 00:03:09,755 It's not possible because, as I said before, our culture is different. 33 00:03:09,770 --> 00:03:13,224 Yes, we have different cultures, we don' t have the same kind of courage. 34 00:03:14,947 --> 00:03:18,211 We are not inspired like them. 35 00:03:19,350 --> 00:03:21,512 We prefer peace and quiet. We want to be left alone. 36 00:03:21,512 --> 00:03:26,428 We see what happened in Congo, 37 00:03:26,428 --> 00:03:32,966 and in other countries near Cameroon. 38 00:03:32,997 --> 00:03:38,236 And we don't want to end up like them. 39 00:03:38,236 --> 00:03:41,489 So, we prefer the status quo: it's easier. 40 00:03:41,505 --> 00:03:45,066 We survive and we get food on our tables. 41 00:03:45,097 --> 00:03:48,659 Future is hard to predict, really hard... 42 00:03:48,674 --> 00:03:53,266 ...but we can accept that. 43 00:03:53,782 --> 00:03:59,759 In Morocco there is no revolution. There was some protest, some loose movement. 44 00:03:59,759 --> 00:04:04,689 But there is no revolution because people lives comfortably. 45 00:04:04,705 --> 00:04:09,343 They feel that changes are happening all around, 46 00:04:10,220 --> 00:04:14,059 and for this reason they don't want the revolution there, 47 00:04:14,074 --> 00:04:18,466 although they ask for some constitutional changes, 48 00:04:18,493 --> 00:04:20,916 which recently have been approved by the King. 49 00:04:20,932 --> 00:04:27,016 I believe 98% of the people voted Yes. 50 00:04:27,386 --> 00:04:31,039 Whoever you meet these days, in Italy or in Morocco, 51 00:04:31,082 --> 00:04:34,105 will say for sure that in Morocco life is very good, 52 00:04:34,105 --> 00:04:36,451 that the King is astonishing, first-class, 53 00:04:36,451 --> 00:04:39,182 that the economy is improving, everything is terrific. 54 00:04:39,212 --> 00:04:41,693 So there is no need for a revolution. 55 00:04:41,709 --> 00:04:45,824 Unfortunately, it's not true. If in Morocco everything can be bought and everything can be sold as well. 56 00:04:45,855 --> 00:04:49,447 So there is no need for a Constitution, no need for women's rights 57 00:04:49,524 --> 00:04:54,593 since parents, sons, husband can buy all women's rights. 58 00:04:54,639 --> 00:04:56,232 They can buy them with their own money. 59 00:04:56,355 --> 00:05:02,239 It seems that 70% of the population voted and 99% chose Yes. 60 00:05:02,516 --> 00:05:06,709 99% is always a magic number in Arab countries. 61 00:05:06,724 --> 00:05:12,701 A search for "Movement 20 February" on YouTube, every Sunday, 62 00:05:12,716 --> 00:05:15,770 because still now, people take it to the streets on Sundays. 63 00:05:15,801 --> 00:05:21,101 The number of people protesting is incredible. 64 00:05:21,101 --> 00:05:25,555 So, you have to ask yourself about that 99%? Did it fall from the sky? 65 00:05:25,570 --> 00:05:29,824 In Morocco, the national TV ignores any protest, any hardship. 66 00:05:29,839 --> 00:05:34,764 Not even Al Jazeera mentions them. Al Jazeera is not doing a good job there. 67 00:05:35,518 --> 00:05:41,556 I think that Morocco... has been the most clever country so far. 68 00:05:42,049 --> 00:05:48,026 Elections and Constitutional changes promoted by the King, 69 00:05:48,026 --> 00:05:52,387 In fact, no substantial change took place. 70 00:05:52,426 --> 00:05:57,403 It's a joke. I am from Morocco, and I think it's a mockery. 71 00:05:57,403 --> 00:06:03,841 Morocco is not yet ready, it needs to grow to become aware of the situation. 72 00:06:03,918 --> 00:06:07,541 There is a movement that is doing something, 73 00:06:07,556 --> 00:06:09,703 but is not enough. 74 00:06:09,733 --> 00:06:14,433 Sadly, Moroccan politicians are too sharp, too clever. 75 00:06:14,464 --> 00:06:18,133 They are able to exploit tools and media (like TV) 76 00:06:18,149 --> 00:06:22,330 to convince the public opinion to support their regime. 77 00:06:23,053 --> 00:06:26,491 Also, for the older generation is almost impossible 78 00:06:26,614 --> 00:06:31,253 to imagine a Morocco without a King. 79 00:07:14,833 --> 00:07:20,641 I think that more than 50% of Tunisian revolution is due to the Internet. 80 00:07:20,795 --> 00:07:26,156 Internet was paramount as a communication tool, 81 00:07:26,187 --> 00:07:29,626 to ensure the success of this revolution. 82 00:07:29,826 --> 00:07:34,418 And this time social networks played a crucial role 83 00:07:34,418 --> 00:07:40,180 also because these revolts were promoted mostly by young people. 84 00:07:40,195 --> 00:07:46,310 I followed the events on the Net, calling my family, on Facebook... 85 00:07:46,326 --> 00:07:50,041 ... then on newspapers and Al Jazeera. 86 00:07:50,118 --> 00:07:55,449 There is a feeling that they are speaking the truth, and indeed people trust Al Jazeera. 87 00:07:55,510 --> 00:08:01,780 TV in general is manipulated, being owned by private groups, 88 00:08:01,795 --> 00:08:08,649 that have profit in mind and inform only about what they like. 89 00:08:08,695 --> 00:08:12,564 As for National TV, as we know, the government has its own agenda 90 00:08:12,564 --> 00:08:16,249 regarding its own internal and foreign policy, 91 00:08:16,280 --> 00:08:23,256 so State media are affected by this approach. 92 00:08:23,807 --> 00:08:27,461 Instead, on the Net news sources are diversified. 93 00:08:27,476 --> 00:08:29,776 For instance, on social networks young people in particular, 94 00:08:30,930 --> 00:08:38,369 but also the general public, can share first-hand information. 95 00:08:38,431 --> 00:08:41,762 Internet now is a communication medium 96 00:08:42,192 --> 00:08:48,523 ...that can immediately reach millions of people. 97 00:08:48,592 --> 00:08:54,924 It can be a useful means, but we cannot give up the streets, 98 00:08:55,016 --> 00:08:58,208 because the streets are the real thing, 99 00:08:58,639 --> 00:09:03,970 where all the events organized online will eventually take place. 100 00:09:04,031 --> 00:09:05,762 Today we interact mainly online. 101 00:09:05,762 --> 00:09:09,524 It's inevitable, then, that if a revolution had to take place 102 00:09:09,547 --> 00:09:12,585 that was the way to conjure up people, especially youngsters. 103 00:09:12,585 --> 00:09:15,485 Because this movement included not only Tunisia or Egypt 104 00:09:15,577 --> 00:09:19,462 but the whole Mediterranean and the Middle East are bound together. 105 00:09:19,508 --> 00:09:23,254 We speak the same language, so we are all connected. 106 00:09:23,262 --> 00:09:28,485 Facebook, Twitter, are the fastest and better way to exchange information. 107 00:09:28,485 --> 00:09:33,847 The social unrest was shared, so the media had to be shared as well. 108 00:09:34,216 --> 00:09:40,500 But I don't think that Facebook itself widened the revolt. 109 00:09:40,777 --> 00:09:44,847 People must have been extremely distressed for something like this to happen. 110 00:09:44,862 --> 00:09:50,270 The spark that ignited everything was the situation in Tunisia. 111 00:09:50,362 --> 00:09:54,247 No one, nobody could have imagined what actually happened. 112 00:09:55,154 --> 00:09:58,624 Everyone has the right to internet access, 113 00:09:58,731 --> 00:10:02,731 and governments needs to understand this. 114 00:10:03,847 --> 00:10:05,953 I went and I said that I would not be returned, 115 00:10:05,977 --> 00:10:08,246 and wrote on all walls, that I would not be returned. 116 00:10:08,269 --> 00:10:10,277 All barriers have collapsed, 117 00:10:10,292 --> 00:10:12,316 our dreams were our weapons, 118 00:10:12,316 --> 00:10:14,428 our future is clear, we waited a long time. 119 00:10:14,490 --> 00:10:16,692 We are still looking for our place 120 00:10:16,692 --> 00:10:19,169 We continue to look for the site to which we belong, 121 00:10:19,169 --> 00:10:20,238 in every corner, in every country. 122 00:10:20,285 --> 00:10:22,185 The call of freedom there is calling 123 00:10:22,185 --> 00:10:23,885 from every street corner of our country 124 00:10:23,885 --> 00:10:25,646 the call of freedom there is calling 125 00:10:25,692 --> 00:10:27,264 Rewrite history 126 00:10:27,264 --> 00:10:28,949 If you're one of us, join us 127 00:10:33,766 --> 00:10:34,266 and does not prevent us from achieving our dreams.