Suriname :: Informationen und Bilder
Living in Germany this problem and all discussions in Suriname and the Netherlands about it is a white spot in the news and media landscape. I am surprised to read in Surinamese newspapers and to hear Surinamese polititians talk that the whole world is looking on Suriname and the recent decision of the Surinamese parliament in the amnesty question. This "Surinamese" sight on the world outside is maybe Suriname´s general problem. It´s characterized by a strange overestimation of it´s own importance.
The world outside for Surinamers in first place are the Netherlands. A state with a great history but nowadays -a view on the map shows it- a small European state. Even in the Netherlands the interest in Suriname is limited. Suriname´s economical importance for the Netherlands tends towards zero. In other states, even in neighbour countries like Germany most people never have heard of "Suriname" in their whole life.
I don´t mention this to degrade or humiliate Suriname. It´s a "great" country in the sense of beautiful. But it´s not important for the world if Bouterse is establishing a dictatorship there or not. This unimportance is setting the country in a kind of isolation and gives wide space for undemocratic systems based on the power of the big money, violence and suppression. The conclusion of this analysis is that the Surinamese people can hardly count on help from outside against despotism and dictatorship. To get rid of these ulcers the initiative must come from the own community. If not, Suriname will lapse to a "Wild West" state plundered by the new colonizers inside the own country.
Living in Germany this problem and all discussions in Suriname and the Netherlands about it is a white spot in the news and media landscape. I am surprised to read in Surinamese newspapers and to hear Surinamese polititians talk that the whole world is looking on Suriname and the recent decision of the Surinamese parliament in the amnesty question. This "Surinamese" sight on the world outside is maybe Suriname´s general problem. It´s characterized by a strange overestimation of it´s own importance.
The world outside for Surinamers in first place are the Netherlands. A state with a great history but nowadays -a view on the map shows it- a small European state. Even in the Netherlands the interest in Suriname is limited. Suriname´s economical importance for the Netherlands tends towards zero. In other states, even in neighbour countries like Germany most people never have heard of "Suriname" in their whole life.
I don´t mention this to degrade or humiliate Suriname. It´s a "great" country in the sense of beautiful. But it´s not important for the world if Bouterse is establishing a dictatorship there or not. This unimportance is setting the country in a kind of isolation and gives wide space for undemocratic systems based on the power of the big money, violence and suppression. The conclusion of this analysis is that the Surinamese people can hardly count on help from outside against despotism and dictatorship. To get rid of these ulcers the initiative must come from the own community. If not, Suriname will lapse to a "Wild West" state plundered by the new colonizers inside the own country.
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