by Wyoming_Jackrabbit

Every successful country whether in the West or Asia has two things going for them: they have a well educated population and strong institutions. The two major things lacking in all Arab countries. There is high youth unemployment in all Arab countries however, at the same time when you visit those same countries, they have a high influx of foreign workers. Why is that so? To put it bluntly the Arabs lack the skills to perform those tasks themselves.

They claim to have an educated population yet their leaders send their kids to the West for school because they know all too well that their school systems are crap. Who drills the oil from the ground in Saudi Arabia and other oil rich Arab states? Westerners of course.

These articles might sound to some as if I am saying that it is a wrong thing to remove the likes of Gadhafi or Assad, that is not what I am saying.  What I am saying is removing those guys alone will not solve the Arab problem. It needs to be seen as a first step towards creating a 21st century society in the Arab world. It is like a person who wants to lose weight by just dieting. For sure dieting is a good first step however, it has to be followed by exercise, stress reduction etc.

For the Arab revolution, spring-awakening, or whatever they would like to call it, to succeed revolutionary leaders have to level up with their people the fact that they have to change. The first step in that process would be the separation of religion and state. Religion and state is oil and water it is a poisonous combination. The second step is education. They must admit that their current level of education is unfit to compete in a 21st century market place. Thirdly they need to build institutions that do not depend on a single charismatic leader.

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In the film: “The Way Back” there was a very interesting scene when the escaped prisoners arrive at the border crossing out of the Soviet Union. Colin Farrel changed his mind and said he was not leaving the Soviet Union any longer. Jim Sturgess’s  asked him in an attempt to convince him “What about freedom?” “Freedom” Colin Farrel repeated and asked “What would I do with freedom?” Bear in mind this guy had just risked his life escaping from a Siberian prison, fought wild animals along the way, almost froze to death in the cold and came to the brink of starvation for freedom and now he is asking what would he do with freedom.

Maybe this is a good lesson for the Arabs as they conduct their fight for freedom. What are they going to do with this freedom that they are willing to kill themselves and destroy their countries for? Liberia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Angola and many African countries killed thousands of their compatriots for freedom, what have they done with the freedom? Am I saying the Arabs should live under brutal dictatorship no that is not what I am saying all I am saying is think of the final destination before embarking on the journey.

Those in the West who are bankrolling the Arabs quest for freedom must ask themselves what do they think the Arabs are going to do with the freedom. Or what do they expect them to do with the freedom? Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, to justify intervention in the Balkans conflict, said “this generation must draw the line”. Have they drawn the line? Dead men walking Sarkozy and Berlusconi are using the Arab suffering to gain political capital and persuade their people that they are helping.

When the independent movement swept across Africa, Britain and France hastily granted Africans freedom without giving them the tools with which to navigate that freedom.  50 years after most African countries gained their independence, they still cannot feed themselves. The West is repeating the same mistake rushing to help the Arabs gain freedom without giving them the tools with which to navigate that freedom.

When I look into my crystal ball what I see is this: ten years after gaining the freedom there would be angry and disenchanted young men roaming the streets of the Arab world feeling hopeless and desperate. Where would they direct their anger? Pick your bet: at the West. You cannot give people freedom without the tools with which to navigate that freedom, that is tempting the gods.

“We have no history only the past that keeps repeating itself”. Ten years from now when those angry young men ask the question what would I do with freedom, I hope someone has an answer ready for them.

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