a certain journalistic rhetoric, which in recent years have tirelessly for more, we tend to abuse of the adjective "historic" to describe events that barely exceed the gauntlet of news: There are historic elections, historical games, pageants, and so on. Despite this necessary premise, I think it only right to define what is going on in town this week in the Maghreb. The story as it evolves often surprises those who live in those same events that posterity will remember as momentous steps, critical to the history of mankind. I have also written in a "consideration" recently, always dedicated to the uprising of the south coast of the Mediterranean countries: in 89 we were surprised by the sudden collapse of communist regimes in Eastern Europe very fast, although any serious analysis indicated now the growing crisis of that model and those political structures. Again, we - let me unworthy to use this pronoun to indicate who militated then the Italian left, in particular the Communist Party - though for some time, we discussed, to put it mildly, about the end of the "thrust", leaving a sense of that passage, however, a feeling of uncertainty and surprise. This background
to say that a certain wonder, a moment of impasse , the difficulty in understanding how to move are also justified given the current riots in Arab countries, the events that follow one another so tumultuous. Enough, however. Now the surprise can not be used as a justification for myopia and the inability of the international community. Have been a few weeks now: the time has expired. Let us admit that the facts of Tunisia have caught off guard Western governments, already the surprise is less justifiable in the face of facts Egyptians, but say that it continues to be surprised even in front of what is happening in Libya to be mean or stupid or be in bad faith. I guess some foreign minister - to avoid misunderstandings always speak of true ministers, not the lackeys in Italy that use this title - it will surprise even for the next riots in Algeria.
What is happening in those countries could be expected. Just look at some numbers: the Arabs are about 350 million, more than half of them younger than 30 years, the level of youth unemployment is on average, across countries, between 30 and 40%, income per capita is among the most lowest in the world. Who soul riots in recent weeks, Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Algeria, are young people who have studied in part - despite the high rates of illiteracy, they have a higher level of education than their parents and their grandparents - I know, or at least have a glimpse - through television, network, or traveling, the riches of the Western world - an opportunity that their fathers and grandfathers did not. There are millions of young people who have no perspective in their countries, ruled by corrupt autocrats, and they realize that there is no prospect even in emigration, as the crisis has affected the whole world and that to them in Our country is a strong prejudice. The problem is not Islam, not anti-Western hatred - even though these components in the crowds, but not decisive - this huge mass of young people, simply asking to have a future: it is something that can not be stopped. It 's a powerful force, even more explosive because it has long been compressed. Perhaps unexpected was the spark, unpredictable was the first outbreak, but subsequent explosions were to be provided. And this is even worse what is happening now in Libya, with an unknown number of dead left in the streets by the angry reaction of Gaddafi and his mercenaries.
one would expect that the reaction to Gaddafi was in line with everything he has done during these long years of dictatorship. As Shakespeare said, "there is method in this madness." The Libyan dictator has literally bought by the United States and Europe, a sort of license to behave like a madman. It must have been particularly fun to see him pull in his tent Italian politicians and businessmen - and beyond. To all of them, which are usually presented with hat in hand, offered contracts, loans, equity infusions, the blockade of immigrants and so on.
What's done is done: at this point we can not continue to stay here to calculate someone who has spent more time in the tent. The United States and Europe must break down Gaddafi as they have captured and killed Saddam Hussein. If they want to reverse the order - first kill then capture it - so that the Libyan leader reveals some embarrassing secret - do well. At this point we need to save the people from a massacre and a little 'our dignity.
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