Certainly, the president of Yemen into pieces and gracious host to Al-Qaeda sees Israel and the U.S. behind the powerful events affecting it, and the poet Libyan the dark designs Bin Laden's movements in that hope, at least in part, that Western nations will limit their massacre. But basically, these people trained in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, have so far retained - "policy of restraint" memorable phrase in the first Gulf War - to denounce the evil out of their own societies. It is, in every sense of the term, which makes these major events. Lucidity is not on them suddenly fell from the sky, but these movements are so conscious of their fragility (even if their power amazes point) they can not afford anything that would render all possible support or alienate the , nothing that would distract their energies into dead ends. Vital need for the benevolent neutrality of powers, allies or adversaries, frowning their immediate interests, their tranquility to the short week, their historical power real or imagined; vital need for their communications networks, their media relays, their compassion and their active support, their help interested, otherwise nothing will be for them to imagine. And the immense merit of truth, simple and naked: their worst enemies are their own leaders. We know at least since Hitler, before committing suicide, ordered to bomb Germany: the principle of the dictator is to destroy this people which is not his time to the inevitable collapse.
A revolution is yet to measure it then passes, long and hard to build on the scorched earth of tyranny. Even though it would mobilizing a time, the utopia of a just and free society then would quickly suicidal, "strike breaker" was said long ago. In the best case, the real revolution will be to lay the foundations for the rule of law, with the participation essential, chilly or conquering the local bourgeoisie, where citizens can at least formally recognize themselves as such and hope to exercise rights concrete expression, of association and political will to register and place their conflicts and class struggles. Already Tunisians new face to their policy and , Egypt The army could not shoot people, took power more directly and not let go so easily she promises. We measure also increasingly the exception of the April 25, 1974, the happier the second half of the twentieth century e when, for the only time in history and without any bloodshed, the army took power after forty-three years of terrible dictatorship, to return it immediately to civil society: in the Alfama and Bairro Alto , it is still celebrated. And whence comes this enthusiasm blind us too soon to believe in the fall of Libyan poet who had clearly promised a bloodbath? Always believe the dictators, those are the only politicians to announce what they will do and achieve what they promised faithfully. In preferring the liars and merchants of illusion, fortunately for us, we are not lacking.
Above market - this is the case to say - this political process must be accompanied by the creation or strengthening of an economy of Law: Employment Development, trade and industry more regulated, here as elsewhere no pre-established harmony, but at best the raw violence of money power, social conflict measure their power relations and solidarity forged in the peasant and worker. Change basis, as the old song says: economic life that attempts to limit the bribe, nepotism and family politics, corruption and mafia ownership: what know not only the famous Arab countries, but the heart their systems, Italy, Iran or countries the former Soviet bloc . Without this political and economic revolution, old tricks come back very quickly fanned time: divert the anger of a people poor and resubmitted on traditional scapegoats, big demons Zionist, imperialist, Western neo-colonialists. In a word, the negative outside itself will quickly regroove hole in his harangues guides and scholarly indignation of distant political scientists. While we are Democrats, does not he had recently a lady, almost forgotten already to save our honor? And will we maintain and develop a clear policy requirement face Roma, immigrants, youth, fascists, the bastards, they peeled, these mangy where would all the evil? And since we
just pass those savings as a temporary silence: I'd been the head of the Israeli state, I would have enjoyed that moment so fragile, so particular and especially if ephemeral, to challenge my opponent by offering signing an immediate peace treaty on the basis of all known since at least ten years. In circumstances which are already sinking into the past, I was almost certain to get for my country and theirs, well beyond anything I could have hoped. A similar situation will not come anytime soon, that alone would have inspired the boldness of the major decision. Ah, what a fetish folly to believe that the historical development is mechanically great men emerge needed! Only the appointment of the initiative with the event is likely to take the time to jump.
At least we live in the happiness of those moments flickering light - three or four in a lifetime, we were told in August 1944, 1968, 1989, 2011 perhaps - which, more surely than the abstract invocation the future, chant our reasons to exist.
Image: Hodja Nasreddine , XVII th century, the Topkapi Museum Library.
