That said, this week's offering from Vice Magazine and VBS.tv is one that has some bearing on today's events in the Middle East and was filmed just a few months ago. Shane and the Vice crew are invited to a "youth conference" in Libya hosted by Muammar Gaddafi with the intention of selling the world on the idea of a "United States of Africa" with him as it's eternal president. No, he's not crazy at all...
And just like their expose on North Korea, they test the boundaries of what an indy journalist is allowed to do in an oppressive country. But unlike their trip to North Korea, they get into actual serious trouble. I for one hope the Libyan people are able to overthrow this fruit cake because he someone who stopped being a fit leader many decades ago....
I personally wish they could have filmed more while there, but I guess alot of film was confiscated by the authorities. It befuddles me how people can willingly submit themselves for totalitarian rule like this, but recent events tell us that human beings as a whole are getting tired of this sorry nonesense be it from governments or corporations.
And THAT is a good thing...
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beach hammock with rum sounds good. north korea situation sucks
Enjoy time with your mom! I bet you're really stoked to see her!
yay mom time!!!
Shame there was a distinct lack of footage alright.
Enjoy having the mother visiting.
Not too many people could say they look forward to spending time with their mom, especially the sons! It's great that you two have a close relationship. Hope you have the time of your life! :)
thanks for the vid, and have a good visit!
LOVE RUM! Booking my flight now...
bad situation there
Really good observations! I agree. The world is becoming too small for those kinds of leaders to get away with it anymore. Oh, and as for the rum drinks--you'd have to see if there are decency laws there because rum tends to make my clothes come off. It's not a pretty sight! Have a blast with your mom! She will be relieved to see you are doing well.
a rum drink served out of a coconut sounds amazing!
Have a nice visit with your mom!
Wow, that video coverage was very limited indeed. What an odd situation they found themselves in.
On a brighter note, I'd love to be in a hammock for a spell, sipping a rum drink out of a coconut. Man, now THAT would be relaxing I'm sure! Maybe I can have some doctor foot the bill! hahaha
It's interesting to see how the internet is making more and more of these regimes twitchy
It's interesting to see how the internet is making more and more of these regimes twitchy
What an eye opener! cool post
sounds good! thanks for the article.
enjoy your visit with your mom :)
Enjoy the time with your family!
The thing is, people get tired of totalitarian governments when they fail to provide for the needs which were previously sufficient. It's easy enough to allow yourself to be consumed by the hatred a demagogue is charismatically speaking. Of course! Why not channel the hatred latent in others in a time of crisis? I think the Romans understood this the best, implementing a 6 month period for the dictator in a state of emergency.
Enjoy your mother's visit by the way. She's very lucky!
and to think that there are people stupid enough to support someone who bombs their own citizens... so yeah, i'm talking about Hugo Chavez.
Enjoy your time with your mom!
Aaron enjoy your time with your Mom, xxgloria
You are right, at the end, people will rise.
hi aaron, i'm a follower living in PR, so technically the US, but we have different copyright laws re watching any US program or movie on TV. you posted links for expats - i'm in limbo here. i can't watch shows from the network sites or from netflix or any of the sites that direct you the network site. i can't afford tivo. what can i do?! there are a few shows i'd really like to watch a full episode of. i know you're in costa rico, but being the computer wiz you are, i was hoping you'd have a suggestion. i'm posting here since you don't have a contact link.
hope you had a great visit with your mom. your writing is very good, so keep up the good work! wish i'd stumbled into such a situation even with the back story you had to go through.
you've been gone for a while...been expecting something lately.....
I agree with everything I just read, from spending some time on a beach hammock to governement and corporations sucking.
Enjoy your time with her!
weird country this Libya
i hope you have a nice visit with your mom.
I want to know how are you my friend! gloria
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