Confused questions are rising in regard to the “tragic” situation in Syria. A “paper” government is banning the media outlets, selling illusions and killing the people in the name of security and the “deferred” reform, and is being faced with modest international sanctions and condemnation. Arab countries are “silent” before the massacres and slaughters targeting civilians. The regime is assassinating the women and the elderly and killing the children. “Sadistic” security elements and an army are supporting Al-Assad's regime solely, without anyone hearing the voice of the free and proud people. Thugs are responding to monstrous orders and forcing people to flee and weep. Unfortunately, the brutality of the regime is being backed by journalists who are shameful to the media profession, considering they still shamelessly support a regime that is killing the people and setting their clothes on fire. In an article headlined “Syria's Allies in Lebanon, outstanding colleague Hazem Sahgiyeh criticized the latter by saying: The task of these Lebanese “allies” is to mediate between the master and its slaves. They are racing to television screens to deliver the message of the master to the slaves and convince the latter that the best option they must seek is to remain slaves.” Alongside its successful change of the authoritarian ideas and ousting of the dictatorships, the spring of the Arab revolutions was able to remove the flourishes that concealed some of the positions of media, political and artistic figures who called themselves “stars,” thus exposing their lowly stands which were covered by false masks. These “opportunists” do not support human rights and the demands of the people, but rather support dictatorial regimes, while describing them as being “great.” The Arab spring constituted a test to the claims and allegations of these “fake” people, as well as a test of the revolutionary expressions they used to reiterate on Arab television channels, as it revealed their reality, their weakness, hypocrisy and their humoring of the murderers. The Syrian revolution youth established a page on Facebook headlined: “The Syrian List of Shame.” The page aims at detecting the positions and statements of Syrian and Arab artists and journalists who are praising the regime, while completely disregarding the military machine that is killing the people on a daily basis. Many names are featured on this list of shame, including journalists and artists who “fabricated” and falsified the truth to serve Al-Assad's regime, to the point where some faces became bleak and others grim. Among these names is that of a Lebanese anchorman who works for a major Gulf television group and who bluntly humored the Syrian regime in a clear defiance of the feelings of the afflicted Syrians. Indeed, he recently appeared on the Syrian television, stressing that what was currently happening in Syria was an exposed conspiracy being weaved against its security, stability and growth, and accusing some Arab satellite channels of intentionally blowing the situation out of proportion. And apparently, the satellite channel in which he works is among the latter. This “opportunist” said that these channels were falsifying reality and carrying untruthful and fabricated reports, adding that Syria was “envied” for the stability it enjoys, for the rejectionism and dignity it represents and for the growth witnessed in all its provinces. Is this not opportunistic talk?! What does this anchorman who never leaves the presence of the big investors in Gulf countries know about the “tragic” situation of the Syrian people? What does he know as he is a guest of all the celebrations of the heads of the regime, while ignoring the fact that one third of the population is living below the poverty line and lacking freedom? He even went as far as accusing the demonstrators of carrying out a foreign conspiracy and of betraying their country. The shame lists, the distasteful positions and the collapse of the masks are not exclusive to Syria, as we all saw the same happening in Tunisia and Egypt where the positions of journalists and artists quickly changed. Indeed, the latter went from being loyal to the regimes to casting accusations against them as soon as the revolution succeeded, justifying their previous positions by saying they did not like to deal in politics since their message was merely artistic and journalistic. They used to cheer and give thanks to these regimes, and as soon as they collapsed, they started cursing them and became engaged in an outbidding with the reformists. In reality, they not only failed the political test alone, but also miserably failed the test of humanity, dignity and manhood. Those who do not adopt a clear position toward a regime that is arresting and killing the people, venting out its anger by severing the organs of children as it happened to Hamza al-Khatib, besieging villages and cities and cutting off power and communications, deserve to be exposed and held accountable for their support of such a regime. Do these opportunists think that people's memories are short and that they will embrace those who danced on the corpses of the dead?! The scenes are being repeated in several Arab countries, where as soon as the regime collapses, those whose names are featured on the lists of shame try to recant their positions with new lies and hypocrisy of another kind. I support the revolution youth who are following and documenting the statements of the latter, so that their lies and positions in favor of oppressive and corrupt regimes and brutal security apparatuses can pursue them. The Syrian people who are facing the tanks, the armored vehicles and the helicopters with bare chests and “peaceful” slogans, who are finding no sympathy or support from their artists and journalists and are insisting on their defiance and steadfastness, are unique people who will settle for no less than their freedom, dignity and the accomplishment of their demands regardless of how long this were to take. What is right will prevail and the armies and mouthpieces of the dictatorships will be vanquished, while the testimonies of the hypocrites and the opportunists who are in fact mere “failed” actors and cheerers on the black market of shame will not affect the “purity” of revolutions whose men are yearning for freedom and dignity!
