With a minimal amount of tension, and without giving way to a polarization that would split up society, the Moroccans are tolerating the experience of the Islamists in power with a political logic that surrenders to the verdict of the ballot boxes, a verdict that changes according to times and places. Even if it seems that there is a tendency to refrain from engaging with this change, and to wager on some errors that would undo this experience, no one can actually openly reject the desire of the voters. Some difficult exercises were needed in order to tame the political figures into accepting the idea that no single party or bloc can claim monopoly over the truth. This belief was further reinforced by the fact that all the Moroccan parties defined and committed to a ceiling that bans religious, racial, or tribal tendencies in political practices. Because this process went through different phases that were not all satisfactory relative to the legitimate aspirations, the experience was able to institute some traditions in seeking out consensus and arbitration, sparing the country from the risks of division, intolerance and monopolization. When controversy erupted regarding questions such as women's issues, the personal status law, or some secular proposals and the freedom of belief, dialogue proved to be a safe haven where different kinds of ideas converged. Indeed, a state that enjoys flexibility and rationality can always overcome its crises with the least possible amount of losses. The reason for asking how far this can experience go is that the road to democracy and peaceful rotation of power based on political and intellectual pluralism and freedom of the press, remains difficult, unless it is based on accepting and embracing the existence of differences. Even if this or that party's convictions are not met, the expression of differences cannot be achieved through the use of force; threatening with weapons; turning the street into an arena of confrontation and clashes; or championing a rigid version of religion. The differences are rather expressed through the mechanisms guaranteed by the State of Institutions, which is based on the separation of powers and the values of freedom, equality, and the rejection of all sorts of discrimination. Although the Moroccan spring was different, its Islamists' dealing with the arising phenomena including the security chaos, and the emergence of more radical movements and groups, as is the case in Libya, and Egypt, was different. Thus, the Islamic Justice and Development party abandoned the robe of the party and put on the suit of the state, which assesses the positions and the measures based on the joint interests of all factions and constituents. This party seemed open to political adversaries and businessmen, and it preferred to rule alongside the various other parties including the Progressive and Socialist party, which is an offshoot of the Communist party, instead of sitting on the side benches. This was facilitated by the fact that the party's allies in the current coalition refrained from prejudging its ideas. In Morocco as well, there are Salafists, Leftists, and Islamists who all belong to the Justice and Charity group, which is still hesitant concerning the choice of participation or change from within the system. However, this diversity is not new. Thus, this group would not mind taking part in the transitional track provided that this will lead to a deeper and more balance that moves things forward. One of the advantages of the present political phenomenon in the country is that the Socialist Party, a historic party with a leftist background, has willingly opted for taking the side of the opposition although it was called on to take part in the government through a very generous offer. This indicates that the political crisis is not the only factor that creates an opposition or pushes in its direction. The political path, with its different dimensions, is rather what defines the choice. No one had imagined in the past that the Moroccan opposition will reach an agreement with the monarchy. The same goes presently for the experience of the moderate Islamists in the Justice and Development party. It won't be a surprising matter if the Justice and Charity party was to take a different direction in the future as well. One must recall that the opposition factions in Morocco raised their weapons in the face of the regime regardless of whether this opposition is as fierce as the Palace's hawks or whether it is kind of exaggerated. One must stress that the option of participation was the strongest of calculations. We cannot comprehend how the people of some countries that classify themselves as being part of the Arab Spring are still brandishing the choice of violence and eradication. Revolutions do not only eat their children; the children also destroy the revolutions.
