Comments on: Morocco at the crossroads of traditions, modernity and press freedom http://www.talkmorocco.net/articles/2009/11/morocco-at-the-crossroads-of-traditions-modernity-and-press-freedom/ Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:26:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: fly http://www.talkmorocco.net/articles/2009/11/morocco-at-the-crossroads-of-traditions-modernity-and-press-freedom/#comment-933 fly Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:29:48 +0000 http://www.talkmorocco.net/?p=45#comment-933 "Some press like Tel Quel seek to “revolutionise” Moroccan society by bringing what they see as provocative news and articles, especially about the monarchy. But the fact that its sale is still one of the lowest compared with the “weight” they put in it proves that the majority of the Moroccans are interested in their daily matters." One does not need to look at sales figures to conclude that the majority of people (be they Moroccan or otherwise) are interested in their "daily matters". The real question is if Moroccans consider the way public affairs are conducted to be part of their "daily matters". I speculate that it is a resounding "Yes!", but that decades of state-terror is making them afraid of ropes (li 3adou le7nech...) Let's face it, verdicts in cases around the monarchy are mostly arbitrary, and as long as we don't even know what is (il)legal to say about the king, most people just stay clear of it. P.S: The writing (translation) is simply awful. The author is evidently not familiar with English. Mods? Do your job, please. “Some press like Tel Quel seek to “revolutionise” Moroccan society by bringing what they see as provocative news and articles, especially about the monarchy. But the fact that its sale is still one of the lowest compared with the “weight” they put in it proves that the majority of the Moroccans are interested in their daily matters.”

One does not need to look at sales figures to conclude that the majority of people (be they Moroccan or otherwise) are interested in their “daily matters”.

The real question is if Moroccans consider the way public affairs are conducted to be part of their “daily matters”. I speculate that it is a resounding “Yes!”, but that decades of state-terror is making them afraid of ropes (li 3adou le7nech…)

Let’s face it, verdicts in cases around the monarchy are mostly arbitrary, and as long as we don’t even know what is (il)legal to say about the king, most people just stay clear of it.

P.S: The writing (translation) is simply awful. The author is evidently not familiar with English. Mods? Do your job, please.

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