There are protests in progress on four continents right now. Each one has a different reason for being, but they’re still worth exploring individually for a second. The purpose of this post isn’t to go into drastic detail on each one — I’m (a) not qualified and (b) not intelligent enough to do that — but rather, to try and parse out whether there’s some kind of similarity we could take something away from. In Kiev (Ukraine), anti-government protestors have actually seized control of portions of the city. At issue is the fact that Ukraine appeared to be ready to join the EU — post-Soviet fault-lines are still in play — but then did a quick reversal at the 11th hour. Here’s a quote from one protestor:
“We’ve just had enough. We’re sick of this,” said Alexander Yabchenko, a 33-year-old oncologist from Lviv in western Ukraine, who had travelled to Kiev to take part in the protests and was now offering medical help to those injured in the clashes at a makeshift medical centre inside the town hall. “I’m not part of any political party but I understand that only by trying to be more European can we end our troubles. Even from my own experience, I see so many problems with the medical system, and we just need to modernise.”
In Bangkok, seeing its worst violence since 2010, the issue is Prime Minster Yingluck Shinawtra, whom protestors see as a proxy for her brother, who was deposed in a 2006 military coup but is still an essential part of Thai politics. Protestors’ stated goal is to overthrow the government and replace it with an unelected council. They’re attempting to end a political dynasty accused often of abuses of power. The primary leader of the protestor is framing it as a peaceful quest for a purely democratic nation, but it hasn’t always worked that way.
In Cairo, protestors are denouncing the killing of a student (two from Cairo University have died in the past month) in a recent demonstration. The university has pinned it back on the police. It’s gotten fairly ugly, and there’s a pro-Morsi element as well.
And finally, in Honduras, the protests come down to electoral fraud. The leftist party — which lost — claims the vote was “manipulated” and intend to prove it.
Here’s a rundown of three (Cairo, Bangkok and Kiev) protests, with some amazing photos. Here’s a more politicized take on the Ukraine and Thai riots’ similarities and differences, mostly as viewed from the West.
And now, not that this holds even remote resonance to the four examples above, but …
You might want to re-think your lunch options on Thursday, fast food protests are planned in 100 cities http://t.co/7CClF9CsLG
— TIME (@TIME) December 2, 2013
Why do people protest? There’s tons of research on it, including here, here and here. There’s a 2010 study of social protest research that argues it comes down to a few basic factors: belief in a cause, belief that protesting could potentially affect the outcome, and a form of “social embeddedness” with fellow protestors who believe the same thing. The core of the entire thing is belief in a cause, and typically a cause where you feel wronged. That’s how “Arab Spring” came about, essentially. All these examples above come down to a basic issue of haves and have-nots, with the haves acting like jerks. Election fraud, corruption, turning away from the EU, etc. Inequality is a big issue these days, and sometimes you need drastic action, especially as the world appears to be becoming less free (less legitimate avenues to make your voice heard).
People are fed up. That’s what happening on a majority of continents (4 of 7) right now: protests and push-backs. It would be good if we all took notice — and instead of saying “Whoa, that’s awful,” actually thought deeply about some of the underlying issues and whether they’re at play wherever we live. People want to be free, to be respected, and to have a chance at a better life; that seems like basic human decency, but sometimes tear gas and bulldozers need to come in play en route to that outcome.
ROTHSCHILDS HIDDEN BEHIND THE PROTESTS IN UKRAINE
1) ” Delivering a speech at the German parliament Bundestag in Berlin on November 18, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that Ukraine must take «credible steps» in order to clinch a trade agreement with the EU, «We know that reforms cannot completely be carried out in a day. We also want to support Ukraine in its reforms, with offers of cooperation, with financial means from the European Neighborhood Policy. But the conditions for this must be achieved by Ukraine itself and not just sometime, but rather now», she said. With less than two weeks to go before the agreement is due to be signed at a summit in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius, the European Union has made clear that Ukraine has not done enough to meet the conditions for a signing». ”
http://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2013/12/10/ukrainian-opposition-what-do-they-mean.html
MERKEL IS A PUPPET OF DEUTSCHE BANK.
” Opposition lawmakers and German media have accused Ms. Merkel of hosting a private party at taxpayer expense for the birthday of Mr. Ackermann [FORMER CEO OF DEUTSCHE BANK], an influential but controversial figure in Germany. ”
” A German official confirmed that Mr. Ackermann proposed guests’ names to the chancellery. Guests included executives from big German companies such as BASF AG and Siemens AG, as well as media publishers and some leading academics.
The dinner highlights the fact that relations between Germany’s political and business elites have long been cozy, reflecting a tradition of trying to govern the country by building a consensus with industry, banking, unions and other interest groups. ” http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125133086245062187.html
WHO CONTROLS DEUTSCHE BANK ?
WE CAN NOTICE RELATIONS AMONG LORD JACOB ROTHSCHILD AND DEUTSCHE BANK. https://wikispooks.com/ISGP/organisations/introduction/PEHI_Jacob_de_Rothschild_bio.htm
DAVID HAYSEY ” HEAD OF PUBLIC EQUITIES AT RIT CAPITAL PARTNERS ” AND IN THE PAST ” DIRECTOR AT J ROTHSCHILD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, BOTH OWNED BY JACOB ROTHSCHILD, ” HAS BEEN ” MANAGING DIRECTOR AT DEUTSCHE BANK ” http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/david-haysey/1b/470/bb3
THERE ARE ALSO LINKS AMONG EVELYN DE ROTHSCHILD AND DEUTSCHE BANK. https://wikispooks.com/ISGP/organisations/introduction/PEHI_Evelyn_de_Rothschild_bio.htm
LYNN FORESTER DE ROTHSCHILD, THE WIFE OF EVELYN DE ROTHSCHILD, IS A DIRECTOR OF DEUTSCHE BANK.
” In addition, she serves as a Trustee of the ERANDA Foundation (a Rothschild family foundation), the Outward Bound Trust, the Alfred Herrhausen Society of International Dialogue of Deutsche Bank and the Global Commercial Microfinance Consortium Advisory Board of Deutsche Bank. ”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Forester_de_Rothschild
DEUTSCHE BANK IS CONNECTED ALSO WITH THE EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD OWNED BY BENJAMIN DE ROTHSCHILD
( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_de_Rothschild ) AND BY HIS WIFE ARIANE DE ROTHSCHILD ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariane_de_Rothschild ). http://in.linkedin.com/pub/nicolas-hindi/31/912/265
http://www.lejdd.fr/Economie/Images/Les-plus-grosses-fortunes-de-France/Benjamin-de-Rothschild-206941
” Benjamin de Rothschild, only son of the late Edmond de Rothschild, was a classic case of great expectations gone astray. Despite being groomed for greatness from a young age, as a teenager he skipped university and instead headed for Los Angeles with dreams of being a film producer. In LA he started taking drugs, and ended up on heroin. Meanwhile, he failed to make it into Hollywood’s charmed circle and bombed as a film-maker. ”
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/poor-little-rich-boys-1097744.html
2) ” Indeed, an estimated 2,200 EU- and U.S.-funded NGOs are operating in Ukraine, some of them no doubt serving as channels of support for the rapid organization of these protests. In December 2004, NGOs in the George Soros/Gene Sharp/Oxford University/Project Democracy networks were instrumental in the Orange Revolution that overturned the first election of Yanukovych as President. ” http://larouchepac.com/node/29060
GEORGE SOROS IS CONNECTED WITH CARLYLE AND BLACKSTONE. http://www.culturechange.org/CarlyleEmpire.html
http://transmissionsmedia.com/the-911-illusion-part-ii-deutsche-bank-blackstone/
WHO CONTROLS SOROS, CARLYLE AND BLACKSTONE ?
” Henry Kissinger’s good friend Lord JACOB ROTHSCHILD sat on Bioport owner Blackstone’s International Advisory Board. (See Corexit Linked to the Blackstone Group and Lord Jacob Rothschild) ”
http://transmissionsmedia.com/the-911-illusion-part-ii-deutsche-bank-blackstone/
http://beforeitsnews.com/gulf-oil-spill/2010/06/corexit-linked-to-the-blackstone-group-and-lord-jacob-rothschild-76363.html
” Blackstone was founded in 1985 as a mergers and acquisitions boutique by Peter G. Peterson and Stephen A. Schwarzman, who had previously worked together at Lehman Brothers, Kuhn, Loeb Inc. ” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackstone_Group
Peter G. Peterson ” is founding Chairman of the Peterson Institute for International Economics ” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_George_Peterson http://larouchepac.com/node/28610
Lynn Forester de Rothschild, the wife of EVELYN DE ROTHSCHILD, is a director of the Peterson Institute for International Economics. http://www.petersoninstitute.org/institute/board.cfm
Blackstone is also related with the LCF EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD, for example, through the person of Daniel Costa Lindo that is a M&A Analyst at Blackstone and was Private Equity Analyst at LCF Edmond de Rothschild. http://www.linkedin.com/pub/daniel-costa-lindo/32/255/543 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_de_Rothschild https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariane_de_Rothschild
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waddesdon – http://www.waddesdon.org.uk/ http://www.thefullwiki.org/Waddesdon_Manor http://www.thefullwiki.org/Ascott_House http://www.breathingenglishair.blogspot.fr/2012/04/ascott-house-buckinghamshire.html http://wikimapia.org/6825620/fr/Chateau-de-Pregny http://www.panoramio.com/photo/77169200