Rome, March 2 2005 18;56
The global economy is bringing togheter many different interests.
The Western civilization appears to be confused and afraid. Confused about collective goals, such as "spreading democracy" and enlarging the global market. Afraid of old ghosts, represented by any different ideology or religion.
It is natural, a man is afraid of what he doesn't know, a dark path.
Ignorance is the place where these fears grown and unfortunately, this happens to be a very large spot.
Since the fall of the U.s.s.r. in 1991 when the end of the "cold war" seemed the beggining a new era, the entire world is "dominated" by one, widely accepted, ideology: the capitalism.
Many people think that democracy is another way to represent the same concept, this form of government clearly was succesful in advertising a goodness implied in itself.
Islam is considered by many people a part of an evil society that still does not want to recognize the simple reality of our Western "superiority".
This war of ideologies does not have to confuse the reality, it is once again all about money and power as it's always been, since the first animal appeared on this planet.
Countries are not alive by themselves, they don't have opinions, they don't take decisions.
An oligarchy of politicians and men of power is the core of any social system (Michel, "The Iron law of oligarchy").
The same rule could be applied to any international "coalition of intents", like the one that is deciding about the future of the Arab World.
This coalition is now facing a war against the oligarchy already present in this region.
Europe (or should I say Great Britain, France and Germany?) and America are united again to fight the opposition, the only ideology remained alive after the death of communism: the Islam.
When the USA invaded Iraq in March 2003, it was difficult to pay attention on what happened here in Europe, a drammatic split, already witnessed before, between the three major powers of the continent, G.b, France and Germany and the rest of the countries inlvoved in this union.
The leading countries immediately decided to support president Bush without asking anyone else in Europe.
This decision was not appreciated by the other members of the European Parliament.
Reading the Newspapers from around the world about the situation in the Middle East is strangely claryfing about this split.
When talking about the nuclear issue, every source of news makes clear that Europe is represented by Great Britain, France and Germany and no one seems to complain about it.
Other countries are supposed to be directly involved in their decisions. No one disagree in anything, no one even dare to simply comment the situation.
As a European citizen ( I am Italian) I do not feel so happy about this especially because I am paying in very expensive Euro.
It feels like not being involved and represented in your own country.
How would an American feel if Texas, Lousiana and Michigan were deciding about the USA by themselves?
How would it feel, for a citizen of the United States if every official source of media was referring to the USA as Texas, Lousiana and Michigan?
Would you still feel American? I doubt it.
Il Romanaccio at 6:56 PM
