short enough i could paste it all here where you can consider the evidence that it presents: there are good revolutions and bad, in the eyes of 'our free press' when presented by them;
When violent protests shook Kiev in 2013, Western analysts and
leaders quickly threw their support behind the anti-government
‘revolution’ — but after weeks of Yellow Vest protests in France, the
reaction has been very different.
While Western governments and commentators denounced the Ukrainian
government of Viktor Yanukovych and urged that he give in to protesters’
demands five years ago, this time around, they are denouncing the
French protesters and urging President Emmanuel Macron, whose popularity
stands at about 25 percent, to stand firm against dissatisfied
citizens.
Western media coverage has also differed drastically with reports
describing French protesters as rioters, while Ukrainian protesters were
described as revolutionaries. The contrasting reaction has prompted
many to ask the question: If a so-called revolution is allowed to happen
(and even applauded) in Ukraine, why not in France?
French police have cracked down
on the ‘Yellow Vest’ protesters in bloody clashes, during which water
cannons and tear gas were deployed to disperse huge crowds, who
responded by throwing stones at officers. The extent of the chaos has
even caused officials to mull imposing
a state of emergency and prompted concerns that protest movement could
spread to countries like Germany and the Netherlands. Worried government
officials and French and European political commentators have eagerly
called for the “rule of law” to be respected and for violent protesters
to respect French institutions.
In Kiev, however, when protesters set fire to cars, defaced public
property and attacked police officers, they were held up as heroes. Law
and order was of little concern to Western media which wholeheartedly
supported the Maidan movement. Similarly, when anti-government protests
kicked off in Syria in 2011, Western leaders and commentators advocated
the swift overthrow of the government and provided moral (and material)
support to anti-government rebels during the subsequent civil war that
ripped the country apart.
During a visit to Argentina for the G20 Summit last weekend, Macron
vowed that he would “not concede anything” to the “thugs” who want
“destruction and disorder.” His unwillingness to cave in the face of a
mass protest movement, however, has not prompted any calls for him to
step down and respect the will of the people, as happened in Ukraine and
Syria.
On Twitter, well-known French political commentator and media
personality Bernard-Henri Lévy, lashed out at the Yellow Vest
protesters, accusing them of “playing with fire” and saying that all
that matters is respect for French institutions and the democratically
-elected president.
Lévy’s followers, however, were quick to remind him that his reaction
to protests in Ukraine were quite different. Lévy, who was in Ukraine
during the Euromaidan movement, actively promoted it, giving speeches
and tweeting enthusiastically about the protests. When Yanukovych was
overthrown, he described it as a “a historic defeat of tyranny.”
As the protests raged on for the third week, other Twitter users
mocked the patronizing Western reaction to anti-government movements in
other regions, with one suggesting that perhaps hundreds of Arab experts
could get together at fancy conferences to attempt to decipher the
causes of this fascinating ‘European Winter’ movement.
Another said it was about time that Iranian President Hassan Rouhani
called on Macron to exercise “restraint” and ensure that the “freedom of
expression and demonstration” are respected in France.
Sarcasm aside, it looks very much like violent revolutions and regime
change are only a good enough solution to crises in countries far away
from the centres of Western power and influence and led by uncooperative
governments. When the rumblings of revolution are felt in Paris, where
Macron remains committed to upholding a neoliberal and West-centric
world order, it’s a different story entirely...........https://alethonews.com/2018/12/03/revolution-in-ukraine-yes-please-revolution-in-france-rule-of-law/
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