The Middle East is in turmoil, economically, politically and socially.

And you know what that means—it’s time for the media to freak out.

Amid a sea of commentators crying out that the spread of revolution is imminent throughout that region of the world, there seems to be a distinct lack of reasoning going into claims of world disorder and grand social upheavals.

Indeed, some claims are getting out of hand and some have become iconic for this situation already, such as Glenn Beck’s famous description of the “domino effect” that these upheavals will have.

Beck said, “Here’s Libya, that’s on fire. This is on fire. This is on fire. We know from the left that Iraq, of course, is on fire.”

It has gotten to the point that the coverage of the impending changes in countries such as Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Yemen has become the central focus of all eyes.

However, upheavals and reestablishments of governments, dictatorships, regimes and democracies are fairly common in the eyes of time. Political realignments happen almost as often as critical elections, even as elections in general.

It’s not the upheaval that the world should fear, that the media should cover, that the government should watch. It’s the violence.

Of course, these upheavals have become increasingly violent and as of now we are facing a truly scary situation as a leader clings to his last bit of power in Libya, the army.

Firing upon his own people has become a last resort for Muammar Gaddafi, who has begun his final campaign, his battle of the bulge, in an effort to reclaim order.

This situation has spiraled out of control, and now, half of the country is claiming independence from the man.

This militaristic situation arising in Libya is truly the concern of our nation for now, as this is the notion that could spread, not the notion of independence.

Independence from dictatorships and illiberal democracies as well as from regimes should be celebrated and should be marked.

We are watching history.

It is the militaristic fights that should be reviled.

Our nation needs to support these citizens in their quest for autonomy and forcefully condemn the attacks upon those revolutionaries.

As a world, we must stay strong, we must notice the importance of the current situation, and yet we must also monitor the situation as it arises, carefully watching, waiting, looking for harmful and threatening items to arise, such as mobilizing forces and cruel exterminations.

It’s time to take a stance on these subjects fully and provide a firm, democratic stance upon the illiberal.

We must provide a united front.

We must become the real United Nations.