quarta-feira, 9 de fevereiro de 2011

Revolução no Egipto (V)


Num dia em que se manteve o impasse no braço de força entre os manifestantes e o regime de Mubarak (ver aqui) gostaria de recomendar este post do Pedro Correia no Albergue Espanhol. As situações não são a preto e branco e os receios aqui expressos por João Carlos Barradas são obviamente fundados, mas uma reacção dos países ocidentais exclusivamente baseada na "real politik" seria catastrófica para a imagem do Ocidente na "rua árabe" e fragilizaria sobretudo os muitos progressistas e moderados que felizmente existem no mundo árabe. Inviabilizando, provavelmente durante décadas, as esperanças numa nova relação de confiança que Obama anunciou no célebre discurso proferido em Junho de 2009 precisamente no Cairo, em que reafirmou a universalidade dos direitos humanos e da democrácia :
I know -- I know there has been controversy about the promotion of democracy in recent years, and much of this controversy is connected to the war in Iraq. So let me be clear: No system of government can or should be imposed by one nation by any other.
 That does not lessen my commitment, however, to governments that reflect the will of the people. Each nation gives life to this principle in its own way, grounded in the traditions of its own people. America does not presume to know what is best for everyone, just as we would not presume to pick the outcome of a peaceful election. But I do have an unyielding belief that all people yearn for certain things: the ability to speak your mind and have a say in how you are governed; confidence in the rule of law and the equal administration of justice; government that is transparent and doesn't steal from the people; the freedom to live as you choose. These are not just American ideas; they are human rights. And that is why we will support them everywhere.

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