Facebook, MySpace & Belgian politics.

Is Belgium going to be saved from the "big split up" by online advocacy through the use of MySpace & Facebook ?

Yesterday I found a group on Facebook called Belgians United and today I read in an online news item from Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch) that a Brussels band called Joshua is calling all Belgian MySpace users to change their profile picture into the Belgian flag as a protest to the separatist movement of some political parties.

A look at Belgian MySpace profiles show a lot of flags and some very positive reactions toward the initiative. The "Belgians United" group on Facebook has already 1500 members.

After I left a message on the homepage of the group 3 people (with the Belgian flag instead of their profile picture) added comments pointing to yet another "Belgo/Belge" initiative; an online petition for the unity of the country.

The organizers of the petition are calling all Belgians to raise the flag in front of their homes on the 11th of September, the birthday of Queen Paola.

What's next ? A demonstration organized and coordinated through blogs in combination with Meetup ?

Disclaimer: I am against the split up of the country and signed the petition.

Technorati : activism, belgian politics, belgium, facebook, meetup, myspace, petition, politics

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