In European states, governments are falling without bloodshed, while in Arab countries the bloodbaths are coming first. The Arab populations do not care about the problems and crises that are unfolding there, and when they learn about the humanitarian situation and financial predicaments affecting the people in those countries, they are completely indifferent and even say “they deserve it.” On the other hand, the Westerners' humanity prompts them to ask about, follow, and investigate what is happening in our countries among others, but also to look into the size of the human rights violations. This could clearly be seen in the Western stance to relieve the starving in Somalia. The Westerners are following the Arab Spring with admiration, announcing courageous humanitarian positions in favor of its demands and rejecting all the violations and horrific acts committed by the tyrants and the murderers against the civilians who are demanding their rights. The Western demonstrators are moving in support of the “crushed” people and supporting their legitimate rights, by interacting and exerting pressures to save “the human being” from the “criminality” of the unjust rule and the tyranny of the sultan. The Arab peoples are always taken with themselves, uncaring about the others except in rare cases. And whenever they do show interest, their slogans remain soiled with the conspiracy complex “nested” in their heads and in those of the “choir” of intelligence and security men, and the thugs of the regimes. So far in Europe, the debt has toppled the governments of ten countries and it seems that others will follow during the next stage, especially after the repercussions of this crisis reached the shores of various capitals. In this context, Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi announced his resignation following the ratification of the amendments that were requested on the European level and that will be introduced to the Italian budget. By doing so, he became the tenth politician to collapse – along with his government – due to the debt crisis in Europe, after the leaders of Greece, Portugal, Ireland, Britain, Hungary, Denmark, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain. It also seems that the “rope” is growing closer to French President Sarkozy and is about to roll around his neck following the exposure of the massive size of the debt of his two neighbors (Italy and Spain). There is no doubt that the financial crises which swept the European countries forced these governments to resign and respond to the popular pressures. These governments did not show arrogance, bowed before their responsibility and succumbed to the democratic system, at a time when the Arab countries are going through one crisis after the other without their leaders reacting or thinking about anything but their chairs and their stay in power forever. In the Arab states, the regimes are refusing to respect the demands of the people, although they have been in place for numerous decades and have violated everything. For their part, the Arab peoples did not rise until these regimes' practices subjected them to oppression and to the frustration of seeing the spread of corruption, nepotism, endless lies and alleged reforms without any value. They thus had to choose between poverty and the grave, both of which mean “death.” In Libya alone, over 50,000 were killed, while in Syria, the number of dead has so far exceeded 4,500 including women and children. In Yemen, the president suffered serious injuries but is still maneuvering and insisting on staying despite the fall of hundreds of dead and wounded in the country. In Egypt and Tunisia, around 600 were killed, while other figures emerged in Bahrain. In the Arab countries, the innocent collapse without the governments apologizing or feeling sorry, while in the Western countries, the governments collapse and the presidents are kicked back home on the first train. The difference is that in the West, ten governments resigned calmly and the leaders left their chairs without holding on to them, unlike what is currently being done by the Yemeni and Syrian presidents and was done by others before them. These Europeans thus went back home to write their memoirs, their success stories, their failure and disappointments, in the hope that the next generations will draw the lessons. But in our countries, they are “buried” with their non-regretted memories. For the most part, the Western “democratic” models are worthy of respect, while in some Arab countries, there are only “states of fear” erected over oppression, the bars of the cells and the “crushing of the skulls.” Look at the difference between the ruling Arab mentality and the responsible Western mentality to learn about the size of the discrepancy. There are countries whose leaders resign quickly, without corpses or blood, while in the Arab countries, conspiracies are set up and the people are described as being “drug users,” “infiltrators” and “armed elements” because they are demanding their rights and want to live in freedom and dignity! Is the answer not crystal clear? We must not rejoice over what was achieved by our Arab revolutions, although these accomplishments do deserve rejoicing and singing. Indeed, when we compare our concomitant revolutions to what is happening in Europe in terms of the collapse of ten governments without any carnage or blood, silence prevails and the major mosaic painting falls and loses its value in the eyes that have not witnessed the other scenes. Seek the lessons of democracy over there, where it is original and not stolen and where the crowds did not take to the squares to “hallucinate” with slogans and banners featuring lies and hypocrisy, due to the fear of change or due to panic and terror.
