The Muslim countries of the Mediterranean are in revolt, and all their squares explode in flames two beautiful words "freedom and democracy." All of Europe welcomes and condemns those who oppose by force the right to this claim. But no one has asked if the meaning of this magic word is the same that we give ourselves. Unfortunately, these countries over the last thousand years have never known the freedom I and even democracy. Until the end of World War some of these countries were part of the Ottoman empire or caliphate autonomous subject, however, where there was no one and the other was unknown. Then they became colonies of European states always very careful not to meet the first and not to grant the second. After the Second World War passed from person colonialist regime in the name of freedom and democracy at the local military dictatorships obviously undemocratic and not very interested in the freedom of its citizens. Well I hope this time is different, however, a bit 'of concern is a must.
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