Ahmed Benchemsi - Oslo Freedom Forum 2011 (Pour les sous-titres en français, appuyez sur CC)

Moroccan journalist Ahmed Benchemsi sets out to expose the government of Morocco, which Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has commended for taking steps toward democracy, as a "subtle dictatorship." He first presents three reasons to believe that Morocco is indeed democratic—the permission that has been given to political prisoners to speak of their abuse, the country's system of free elections, and polls that have shown high levels of satisfaction with the king. Benchemsi then returns to each of these points to reveal the truth—the political prisoners cannot utter the names of the police officers who mistreated them, freely elected politicians have little power in the monarchical government, and the magazines containing the above-mentioned polls were burned. Even though they recorded positive results, authorities destroyed them, following the reasoning that the king is sacred and above any sort of polling. These realities suggest a dictatorship, not a democracy, but a dictatorship less vulgar than others in the region. Yet the resistance is subtle, too, Benchemsi notes. Protesters have convinced the king to create a commission that will draft a new constitution, which will then be submitted for democratic editing before being voted on by the public. Benchemsi hopes that such "subtle shaking of subtle dictatorship" will continue and that his country can bring about reform without unnecessary conflict and casualties.


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[Zalamo007]

@oumaima1naji blah blah blah!!! people are fed up with your bullshit. What is Next? your gonna give us a reason to worship your king too! What part of the world are you living in. You haven't wrote a single fact that prove what the king have done helped the people in any way, Stop talking like a B*tch. show some sympathy to the people living in shanties, uneducated and living under a $1 per day while the king spend over $1 million per day.

[Zalamo007]

@nourra is part of the secret system that the reason why she is calling Benchemsi a minable. She is a piece of shit who is sucking M6 titize. How do you that the people adore their king. who give you the right to speak about me. I care less what the king is doing if what is he doing has no benefit for me and my beloved brothers.

Allah alwatane a chaab

[stargate997]

bravo benchemsi

[jamesben76]

Thnak you a lot Mr Benchemsi , you have to know there are a lto of people inside and outside Morocco that refused to be slaves and are fighting to save people from middle age time i want all the world to know that the king still has slaves in his castles and has got all power not only that but also he is the god itself amir moaminin in arabic by the way Im asking every free man every free mind to support helpless people of Morocco to get red of this dictator.negative comments are police secrets

[Mr7Crash]

you know there is a lote of things that any one should now about Morocco about it people about politics then he can oupen his shitty mouth.... I mean No more power to the king WTF ? do you want that the military get his hand on the power and fuck us like Old turkey ?? Clear your head please !!!

[othmane49]

benchemsi the biggest cunt ever !!

[othmane49]

@Zalamo007 You silly cunt ... who the hell are you to criticize our KING ... so do yourself a favour .... STOP TALKING BECAUSE YOU ARE INSANE YOU FUCKING WANKER ... AND BY THE WAY ... ALLAH ALWATTAN ALMALIIIK !!!

[MeNourovic]

Except what he said about the religion ! I Agree With Benchemsi about all he said about the situation in Morocco ! He expressed it so well : In Morocco Nothing is like it seems !

[matthias100]

go fuck ur self little head dick size

[MrTxas90]

Asshole !!...

[baxcorner]

Moroccan Kalb in USA

you make fun of the moroccan people !

Fuck you TRAITOR !

[cinemormex]

This french guy is a hater, oh yeah he's Moroccan and French... he's just jealous of morocco and the king, All he wants is unrest for morocco and let the people who pay him take power..MOROCCO is great the way it is and we love our king why don't you take a poll on the Moroccan streets and stop talking to people with agendas like this french guy.