The Global village

This world of ours has become a global village not a huge world. You can get instant updates of what is going on around the world the minute it happens. Sometimes it takes longer but not days but hours or even minutes. With social media networks and other instant media available worldwide, you can gain access to a lot of news in real time. The current events taking place in Egypt has also included a bit of how it spread through social media networks. Although the government did shut down the internet for a while, but still could not contain the protest since people found other ways to stay in touch and spread the protest.

Even without the protest, we can instantly log onto the internet and get stuff from anywhere in the world (although we have to be careful that we don’t get duped by some fake websites). Generally the world is shrinking ever faster with huge advances in technology and only an isolated person living deep inside some forest of high up in the mountains would remain aloof of what is happening in the outside world. Otherwise, if people have their way, their rights would not be trampled by dictators since they can organize protest or anything common among them easily through the internet.

The turmoil in Egypt

It has now been the seventh day since the Egyptian protestors have been demanding the resignation of their President who has been ruling them since 1981 under emergency decree. The United States here is being careful not to antagonize either side of the protest for fear of more unrest. Foreigners have been trying to flee Egypt as the situation continues to deteriorate. It all started with Tunisia and now it has spread to the largest Arab Country with no letting up. The United States is as usual trying to buy time in Egypt amid fears that anything new will not be as accommodating to the U.S. in terms of relationship with Israel and crucial support among other Arab countries.

My question here is that if that same situation happens in the U.S. for example like the current of former President is ruling the country for the last 20 to 25 years, would the American public get fed up with the same rulers or not. I believe that now the Arab people are really fed up with all the corruption and lack of jobs and high prices for their staple goods and they real want change and want somebody who can listen to their problems. Even getting more than a billion dollars a year for the last 30 or so years have not improved the lives of the Egyptian people and it won’t be for the next 30 years if the same old policies are followed. Now is the time for people to elect their own people without fear and intimidation who can listen to their problems and try to solve them.

On the lighter side-Movies-Legion (2010)

Legion is an end of the world apocalyptic movie with enough action scenes which are mostly in the dark. It stars Paul Bettany as Angel Michael who comes to earth to protect an unborn baby at an isolated diner. Its premise states that God has somehow got fed up with humanity and send a horde of angels to destroy it with Angel Michael defying and standing with humanity. Silly story concept to say the least. But if you have 90 or so extra minutes in your life, watch it otherwise you would not miss that much. Also Stars Dennis Quaid as owner of the diner and Charles Dutton as his employee.

On the lighter side-Movies-The Box

I can’t define this movie because it seems to me a little horror, a little suspense, a little drama, a little moral story. Anyways it stars Cameron Diaz and James Marsden as a couple who are living pay check to pay check who receive a box from a disfigured stranger ( played by Frank Langella) who offer them one million dollars if they push the button on the box but one person whom they don’t know will die. Cameron pushes the button and it sets of chain of events which are unpredictable for their family. Good intriguing movie and Recommended.