Prof Orsini: Western democracies violate international law

NIn the video, Professor Orsini talks about his exchange with the Serracchiani, talks about his pedagogical and cultural project, underlining the importance of understanding the pedagogical and cultural goals he pursues. He exposes his criticism of Western democracies, motivated by his membership of a network of activists and human rights defenders who fight against processes of radicalization towards political violence, including war.

Orsini highlights how, when a civilization convinces itself that it is morally superior to others, it tends to commit exterminations justifying them with its own presumed moral superiority. He criticizes Western democracies for having waged illegal wars and violated international law, arguing that these actions were justified under the argument of exporting democracy. Through his work, he seeks to reduce the West’s collective glorification and work towards a more peaceful world by questioning the supposed moral superiority of Western democracies over other nations.

In the video, Professor Orsini discusses the US intervention in Syria, specifically referring to Operation Timber Sycamore.

He describes this operation as a covert CIA program aimed at supplying weapons to Syrian rebels to fuel the civil war from outside, with the aim of overthrowing the government of Bashar al-Assad and replacing it with a pro-American regime. Orsini criticizes the operation for its violation of international law and for its contribution to prolonged suffering and instability in Syria. He highlights how these actions are examples of the tendency of Western democracies to intervene in the internal affairs of other countries in ways that often aggravate conflicts rather than resolve them, calling into question their supposed moral superiority and commitment to the promotion of democracy and rights humans.

Professor Orsini criticizes censorship and the lack of open debate in Italy regarding the economic and political consequences of the war in Ukraine.

He claims that in Italy there is not enough talk about the negative repercussions that the conflict has on the country, such as the loss of jobs and the economic difficulties for Italian companies. According to Orsini, there is a sort of media and political silence on the true consequences of the war, which prevents the population from fully understanding the impact that the conflict is having on the Italian economy and society. He criticizes the Italian ruling class for not addressing these problems in a transparent manner and for not seeking solutions that can mitigate the negative effects of the war on Italyunderlining how this silence contributes to maintaining the status quo and avoiding a necessary confrontation with the reality of foreign policies and their domestic implications.

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