We’ve been monitoring the reactions to Obama’s announcement of Osama’s death on http://research.ly/.
When the link to Obama’s live announcement was published, it was rapidly shared across social media streams. In the following hours, trends began to emerge.
People were celebrating, expressing joy, anger, sorrow, hope, talking about justice and revenge. Some made jokes, others mentioned the 2012 elections, Donald Trump and Sarah Palin.
With the news spreading worldwide, we can see how trends are forming and how different countries are having different reactions to the event:
1. Indonesia
We translated some of the tweets from Indonesia and found mixed feelings: Distrust and skepticism towards the news being real, mixed to sympathy in some cases and celebration in others.
Some Indonesian tweets see the former American president as the real enemy:
@Kareltrinov "US are so happy over the death of #osama when it's not the real issue. It should be George Bush Junior & co that get wiped out. the real enemies".
Others express distrust and the fear that the announcement might be, fake or strategic:
@Why_Diputra: "Usually news from the US has a hidden agenda, let's see in a few days RT @cutadz Osama is dead?"
Others contain prayers and mourning:
@Khmnd's tweet is a prayer
@verdy_maczman: "He's still a human being with rights. I mourn for Osama Bin Laden's death. RIP Osama!! *pray*"
2.France
Tweets from France criticize the the long war that brought to Osama's death: "So many losses. Was it worth it?"
3.Egypt
Egyptian tweets are strongly against the US, they express disapproval for America celebrating the event and sympathy and sorrow for Osama:
4.Pakistan
Tweets mostly express distrust for the US, some make jokes, others share their personal stories, since Pakistan role in the war
Is this tweet @Beelal24 is stating that he knews someone who lived near the site where it all went down
5.US
Americans are making jokes, sharing facts, celebrating and describing what they see in the streets
6.UK
The UK are mostly critical, people discuss how the event is being shared in the news, humor is often present in the conversation
We’re monitoring the stream on http://research.ly/ to see how these trends evolve.
Go to http://research.ly/, select a community or a location and share what you see.
What are people saying around the world about #Osama now?
