RE: The revolution of generation Z - [ESP/ENG]
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Thanks for the post! This is a massive event, yet reporting of major news outlets is scarce. Understandably so: Probably those mostly state affirming media companies fear that reporting on such events could destabilize their home countries that often suffer from similar corruption. The population in many countries is fed up by the capitalist economy failing their needs and politicians living in wealth and disconnected from the people due to high corruption.
I've seen a bit of reporting from individuals (remind you, big news outlets barely report). They have mainly been on YouTube and here on Hive. They paint a picture of a people fed up with the elites. I've done a quick research on Germany's biggest national news platform, I would say - tagesschau. They have reported a total of 2 (two!!!) times on this matter. One report has been 3 days ago, where they basically just mention that protestors would set the entire country in flames. Which is an aspect of the conflict, yes. But this report completely disregards all other aspects like police brutality, government corruption etc. to put the people into a bad light and make the elites appear as rather positive.
The other report of the same news source focuses on the military having now taken control of the streets. It discusses the mayor of Nepal's capital as the next prime minister of Nepal. Again: The news platform is trying to portrait the states authorities (military) as a neutral and peace bringing force. I on the contrary would rather describe this as a way of silencing the voices of the upset people. Now, when the military has come into civil control, protests have died down. I think that policies in Nepal won't massively change. Another person, with a not yet bad name as the old political elite will come into power, to continue with the more or less same policies as the old elite did. New names, that's it.
I'm proud of the people of Nepal. They've shown that through united protests, they can show that it's their country and not the country of a few elites. I wish all people of Nepal the best!
I agree with what you say, and I don't want to enter into the utopia of asking, "How long will we accept things this way?" I believe that collective struggle will project new horizons for future generations, thus creating a space for struggle and a refusal to accept injustice.
I'm Argentine, and we're living nothing compared to those countries, but here too, rights are violated, and seeing how society accepts them for "a future good" infuriates me. As the great philosopher Zizek says, "If we should learn anything from history, it is that we shouldn't trust those who promise suffering now, in order to have happiness later. That never happened."