Protest Has Become a Dirty Word

At a time when Western governments fund wars of liberation, and Western media tout sometimes violent protests in the Middle East as hopeful steps towards a better future, those same institutions cannot countenance those among us who, finding themselves oppressed, and voiceless, resort to lamentably disruptive measures in the hope of spurring change. The BBC just doesn’t get it, and lowers itself to smearing a senior writer and activist.