Mission “Options” by Angry Guys

 

8 minutes and approx 40 sec of my life taken away by a wonderful free program GIMP to create this picture for people who are lazy/busy/not in a mood (optional) to read my comment. For the rest of you, I start to translate my Russian thoughts and put them onto “cyber-paper” below...

Once upon a time people had books, press, radio and TV. All of this was one and only Ministry of Truth for many-many years.  However the industrial revolution of the last decade as a brave knight with internet instead of a sharp and shiny sword burst to our life. The internet totally and forever (well, at least till the 21^st December 2012 according to some pessimistically inclined fortune-tellers) changed our consciousness, recognition, perception of quality and honesty of the information from the Ministry of Truth. The internet became an affordable tribune and effective weapon (or Magic Wand - optional) for Angry Guys as, say for instance, online activists in the black suits on my picture. They don’t have just loud words but they already have a couple loud facts of changes that they have made for society with a weapon named “INTERNET”. To start with, they demonstrated that people are not a sad and silent group of dumb puppets in the box. They demonstrated that people can see and show others the examples of unfairness, that people can  be Angry Guys if they struggle and suffer because of frequent abusive practice from the Ministry of Truth. Citizen journalists and online activist groups are not a department of this Ministry. This new breed of journalist is independent and influential “5th Estate”. They are a global team who creates new rules and effective methods against unfairness or the breach of justice by the people with power. I believe, that citizen journalism is a caring parent of our life with options. I will explain my point of view.

I love OPTIONS! It is so good to have them! How much do you appreciate that you have options? When you open a fridge you can choose what jam will go onto you morning toast- strawberry or peach. When you open a wardrobe you can choose what color of jumper you will put on – red or black, when you ... Millions people around the world have no options even with these little everyday things...Sometimes their options are even scary for the citizens of developed countries with prosperity. Believe me, I saw it...The sad reality shows that in the poor countries people cannot be heard by world’s justice and by others who can really help. All they can afford is just waiting for changes...

Usually, if we are not happy with something that is coming from the Ministry of Truth, we ask: “How long do we need to wait for bloody changes?” Well, if you gonna WAIT, dear reader, it will be long indeed. Besides different jams in your fridge and colourful jumpers in your wardrobe, you have heaps other useful options: blogs, sites, social network, at the end of the day you have a mobile phone with video/audio recording. Just remember about these options if one day you will decide to be a citizen journalist and to write the history of your country by yourself before somebody will write it the way you don’t want it. How cool is that - to have options, isn’t it?

P.S. Who are the green creatures on the picture depends on the circumstances, your point of view, wishes and fantasy. It is optional, of course...