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Blogging a Way to Express Feelings About Madagascar Crisis

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09/09/2009 | Tony     410 Times Read

The Malagasy Political Crisis has been raging on in Madagascar for about six months now, and Marc Ravalomanana does not show signs of stepping down. This has been a time of incredible stress and fear for all of Madagascar’s citizens, especially when protests have turned violent. At least 130 people have been killed, and many more have been seriously injured.

When it has become dangerous to even walk outside of a house, many people have turned to blogging to express their feelings and organize protests. The relative anonymity of the Internet has shielded many cyber-protestors from harm, as long as they do not publish personal information such as where they live. This method of exercising free speech is much safer for these dissidents and other people alike, as opponents will be less likely to retribute forcefully and keeps conflicts to fighting with words. It also removes the fear against speaking out, as there is not an army of threatening police to stand in front of when making a statement.

This use of blogging in the Madagascar Crisis also reflects one its use of such technology in the United States as a place for debate and free speech. It is typical for one person to post a blog entry expressing his views and for others to comment and provide their opinions on the issue as well. This system is also useful for news media companies, as they can look at such blogs to gauge the public’s true opinion on such issues.

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steve on 10/25/2009
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The Malagasy political crisis that is dramatically affecting the country began in December 2008
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cindy on 10/25/2009
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“It’s absurd. What happened to us? Where are our values? Can’t we talk to one another instead of killing.”stop thinking the same .
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stven on 10/25/2009
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a TV channel owned by Andry Rajoelina(2) – was ordered to stop broadcasting by the Malagasy authorities. Such decision was naturally interpreted as a blatant break away from fundamental liberties.
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lisa on 10/25/2009
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Now that power has shifted hands, the remaining and “staged” victims of the political unrest are “encore” the Malagasy people in general and the inhabitants of Antananarivo, the capital city, in particular
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george on 10/25/2009
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Street demonstrators for the return of Ravalomanana are repeatedly met with tear gas and dispersed unhurt, if lucky, by shooting in the air
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jeff on 10/25/2009
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The Malagasy people have become aggressive and all fraternity has gone, along with all the development efforts” and “The youth’s perception of the crisis pointed to a weakening of the law enforcement and justice structure, opening the door to even greater dangers: easy available drugs, trafficking of children, prostitution, child abuse and the creation of criminal youth gangs, are all finding fertile ground in this volatile situation.”
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becky on 10/25/2009
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leader of Madagascar would choose to celebrate his birthday in France rather than his own country, knowing how that might look to the people of Madagascar
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mindy on 10/25/2009
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think the HAT propaganda machine is firing up once again to try and convince people that Ravalomanana is bad for Madagascar
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nicole on 10/25/2009
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It would make sense for them I guess because in order for them to maintain their illegitimate power, they will have to demonize and criminalize Ravalomanana as much as possible so that the people will see that there is no one else but the HAT. This is why they had this bogus charge for spending money on Force one
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tina on 10/25/2009
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This use of blogging in the Madagascar Crisis also reflects one its use of such technology in the United States as a place for debate and free speech.
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