Almost two years that the Arab Spring started, it is interesting to do an overview of what it brought to the region and to the world. First some Arab countries got rid of their presidents-heads of state who were ruling with an iron fist and no democracy for the people. Obviously everyone will name Tunisia, Egypt and Lybia. Those three countries are now free to elect new presidents and members of their parliaments and governments. It is, whatever some people might think, a great step ahead as it showed that Arabs were and are searching for democracies to live in. The former stance that some western countries were saying about the lack of maturity of Arab people, although completely false, is no more valid. Goverments interests were above what the Arab people were really looking forward to: living in peace and in a "normal" regime that would take their interests, their needs and their opinions in account.
However, a lot of other Arab countries are still living in tough dictatorships or at least regimes that don't give the people a lot of freedom to express themselves. Corruption and favoritism are still very much in use in those countries that d oone speaks about Algeria, Bahrein, Mauritania and to a lesser extent, Morocco.
Syria's situation is the most difficult one in the Middle East with, for the moment, no hope for any peaceful solution.
So what could the other Arab people do in order to stop the bloodshed in Syria and try to help the other countries to change their regimes, peacefully if possible?
First they have to understand that not one single country, western mainly, will help them. They have to start their revolution themselves.
Second they must unite in their country to show only one opposition to the regimes.
But no solution will be found if the people don't start speaking loud against their regimes and showing that they only want fairness, equality and responsibility from their leaders.
Is it a dream? Probably as the worst political dictators have been overthrown. But one thing remains: corruption. It seems that it still is the cancer that eats a lot of Arab countries and their leaders and regimes. So maybe the best solution would be to fight against corruption first before looking for democratic regimes. The only danger would be that other Arab people would stop fighting for their rights thinking that their leaders will never give up power. And they should think of the famous song by the late Freddy Mercury and the Queen: "The Show Must Go On".
However, a lot of other Arab countries are still living in tough dictatorships or at least regimes that don't give the people a lot of freedom to express themselves. Corruption and favoritism are still very much in use in those countries that d oone speaks about Algeria, Bahrein, Mauritania and to a lesser extent, Morocco.
Syria's situation is the most difficult one in the Middle East with, for the moment, no hope for any peaceful solution.
So what could the other Arab people do in order to stop the bloodshed in Syria and try to help the other countries to change their regimes, peacefully if possible?
First they have to understand that not one single country, western mainly, will help them. They have to start their revolution themselves.
Second they must unite in their country to show only one opposition to the regimes.
But no solution will be found if the people don't start speaking loud against their regimes and showing that they only want fairness, equality and responsibility from their leaders.
Is it a dream? Probably as the worst political dictators have been overthrown. But one thing remains: corruption. It seems that it still is the cancer that eats a lot of Arab countries and their leaders and regimes. So maybe the best solution would be to fight against corruption first before looking for democratic regimes. The only danger would be that other Arab people would stop fighting for their rights thinking that their leaders will never give up power. And they should think of the famous song by the late Freddy Mercury and the Queen: "The Show Must Go On".
