Was Gaddafi's Libya a Police State or a Popular Democracy?

“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” ― Malcolm X

The reporter tries his best to push Libya to the negative side, but the video speaks for itself.

Libya will forever look back at this man and feel regret for what they did to him libya lost in 2011

He is so biased, yet he said something so right “here’s a man who’s is charged of nothing “ true freedom! RIP general Gaddafi.

The bias of this reporter is crude & unfortunately says more about his agenda than it does about Libyan society at that time. Journalism used to be about asking questions & seeking understanding rather than pushing a preconceived narrative.

A Peoples Congress sounds to me, a true Democracy and the perfect way to govern a country. Here in the UK as in so many other countries we elect our MP's but once they are at Westminster they generally follow their "party line" and "we the people" have no say whatsoever in what they do and how they ultimately govern our country !

I lived in Tripoli, Libya, during the early 80's. I was paid well and punctually. I understood that the local people received good salaries, paid no rent, or services bills. A newly married couple received free housing. Travel and education was permitted to the Soviet bloc countries, though not so easily to Western countries. Women seemed less oppressed than in other Arab states. There seemed to be little private enterprise, though my impression was that in the city, no one went hungry. The people were summoned to local committees where votes were taken on issues ranging from the colour of Ahmed's front door to the proposed attack of a USA carrier offshore. Decisions were taken by a show of hands, counted by the organisers. I noticed that discussions were heated and long regarding Ahmed's front door , less so on attacking the USA. I have to admit to living nervously, and watched my tongue carefully, especially where politices were concerned. I think the same was true of my "minder" and Libyan friends, who may have been assigned to me. I think anyone trying to organise an overthrow or serious political opposition would be risking their lives or at least their liberty. And it is true that rumours of punishments or oppression tended to make me feel a little paranoid, even though I had no ill intentions and was not politically critical. I agree with the TV crew that I was also relieved to leave the country, but would maintain that there are at least two sides to every story, and a documentary of the Libyan people prior to the Gadaffi period would be even more shocking.

Viva Gaddafi!

They tried so hard to make this man to appear like a oppressor

It shows the type of person when he’s bored with the steel mill, they are showing their modern industry as stability in face of the sanctions and he wants to see a party.

Seeing Libya and Qaddafi through westernized lenses gives a skewed vision of the truth.

Looked pretty awesome. Now it's a fucking hellhole since it's "liberation".

He went there with a narrative and was determined to make events fit his narrative. When that was became tough he resorted to outright lies Like making out the reps were taking them here there and everywhere as not to let them see the truth when it was quite obviously a trade delegation, hence they were shown industry. Looking for investment. And for all the talk of being banned from film, you never once said out heard anyone say you're not allowed to film. In these type of things you normally see that every two minutes.

Lybia was soo beautiful with this man

When Gaddafi died, he said he would take Libya's greatness with him. He did!

It was a popular democracy not a police state

If his role was so wrong ,look at britain with the queen and family who are 10x worse

He was killed brutally because America and Europe at that very specific time is/was in a mood to set an example so no other oil rich Arab ruler may dare to challenge the authority of the west. So Qaddifi was most inhumanly, brutally rather barbarically killed. He was an enlightened dictator and he greately contributed for the well being of the Libyans. Libyans started remembering him with good name. He was in fact, the guardian of Libyian oil and his decision of selling oil in gold standar was right. The root cause of world poverty is Europe and America. Every year millions of ton food is wasted by the Christian western. The west is not ready to provide food and eatables to the poor, destitute and deprived people, the world over. World Bank, IMF and other IFIs are the tools of exploitation of the West. The west consider and portray itself the champion of human rights and democracy, in fact, west is the staunchest enemy of human rights and democracy. They are exploiting the world under the guise of democracy and human rights. Condolizza Rice former US Secretary of State in one of her articles which was published in 'Washington Post' categoriclly admitted this fact that wherever and wherever the American interests (economic or political etc.) will be in jeopardy, US at once will discard and ignore 'democracy and human rights'. Democracy and human rights have no place in American foreign policy.

it still makes my blood boil to see clintons smug face with her we came we saw speech followed by laughing in glee at the public lynching. any other comment i could make about the situation in libya has been put much better in the comment section already, rip brother

You call this documentary? I call this whining.