Death and destruction; the result of Libya's trust in the West/ A look at X users' posts
Pars Today- Since the 2011 popular revolution, Libya has been plagued by violence and political instability, following the intervention of the US and some European countries.
In this article, we will review 9 selected tweets on this topic, selected by Pars Today:
Why do Libyans hate the West?
Kevin Scott, a user on the social network X, has written about the reasons for Libyans' hatred and mistrust of the West.
He wrote:
Well over a decade after the ill-fated Western intervention, Libya is still struggling with political instability and division. No wonder the West and its proxies are distrusted and hated in the region.
The scenario of the West in Libya
Kudzai Mutisi, a political analyst and X user, has pointed out the Western scenario in using their puppets in Libya:
Western puppets in Libya requested for NATO intervention to oust Colonel Gaddafi...
It's a script repeated across Africa: A group of Western puppets is used to justify sanctioning or bombing an African country.
Now Gaddafi is gone, they are saying it was a huge mistake
The rise of slave markets in Libya after Western intervention
An X user Sudan HODL has criticized the rise of slave markets in Libya after Western intervention.
He wrote sarcastically:
Libya now has so much democracy that they even have open-air slave markets. Western intervention in Africa always brings us more freedom and prosperity
Thousands of civilians killed in Libya
Andrew Brophy, an X user, has blamed Western intervention in Libya for the killing of thousands of civilians.
He wrote:
If we're looking for disastrous man-made interaction with the climate, look at Libya right now. The insane western intervention in the civil war there has led, directly, to thousands of deaths of totally innocent civilians.
Shameful and shocking.
Libya has not progressed with Western intervention
An X user, ivan_8848, has pointed out that Libya and other countries where the West has intervened have not progressed.
He wrote:
Look at Libya now, there is not ONE country that has progressed after Western intervention NOT ONE!!!
The need for vigilance against Western media's false narratives
Karim Wafa-Al Hussaini, a historian, writer, and X user, has emphasized the need for vigilance against Western media's false narratives about Libya's developments.
He wrote:
I wonder how that happened. Western military intervention maybe? Is Libya not another example of the catastrophic consequences of NATO interference? Imperialism anyone? Let's not forget the role of the news in building the narratives that paved the way for this to happen.
Death and destruction: The result of Western powers' intervention in Libya
Hussein Muslim, a political activist and X user, has blamed the Western powers' intervention in Libya over the past 12 years for the death and destruction in the country.
He wrote:
In 2011, the US and the EU set Libya on fire. Today, the current calamity them a chance for a reset. They are now mobilizing a humanitarian response. The fact however is that Western powers intervention in Libya has in the last 12 years brought death and destruction...
The West's lies about the African Continent
An X user named T'challa.eth has exposed the West's lies about African countries, including Libya.
He wrote:
Just thinking out loud.
The West claims they send Aid to Africa to help us grow and develop.
Someone should also talk about how much they steal but they use Aid as a cover up.
Look at South Sudan, Congo, Libya all products of Western intervention in
African politics.
The US has harmed world peace and stability more than any other country
An X user named Engr. Prince has introduced the United States as a country that has caused more harm to world peace and stability than any other country.
He wrote:
America & its allies should stay off African issues. Africa is matured enough to settle its crises without western intervention. We saw what America did in Libya, Syria, Iraq, Sudan & now Ukraine. America has done more damage to the world’s peace &stability than any country on earth.
Key phrases: What did Western countries do in Libya? Who is Muammar Gaddafi? What is happening in Libya?
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