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The German Betrayal

The Liberal Wall  

Germany and the rest of Europe have had a long standing policy of appeasement to Dictators and Tyrants all over the world. One would think that a country that has suffered so much from tyranny and that saw the results of dictatorship would have learned the lesson, but no such lesson was obviously been learnt.

While the US has had its own share of support for tyranny and while a lot of its actions does not follow its rhetoric, the Europeans have been the masters in this field.

I was getting a bit optimistic on that after the recent European Parliament resolution condemning Human Rights violations by the Egyptian government, but the Europeans reactions afterwards left no room for optimism. No clearer example can be found than the
recent statement by the German Ambassador in Egypt. During a recent meeting of the Egyptian European Council the German Ambassador stated the following: “Egypt is a country that enjoys enough freedom and democracy to overcome any negatives that take place in the Egyptian Society”. He then went on to argue that a clear indication of the freedom atmosphere in Egypt is Egyptian art and gave an example of two recent movies that were critical of the government. He also added that the European community respects Egypt’s special states in dealing with its internal problems as a strong country that aces its challenges in a constructive manner and on the highest level.

The Finnish ambassador was quick to add his endorsement to his colleagues statement.

To add insult to stupidity the German Chairman of the Egyptian German Chamber of Commerce said in an
interview with El Masry El Yoom newspaper when asked about Gamal Mubarak inheriting the Presidency from his father that: “There is a Pharaohnic tradition that the son assumes power after his father”. He added that there are many countries that speak a lot about democracy and elections and have now disastrous conditions like Kenya and Brazil.

I suggest that Freedom House changes its category for identifying democratic countries to suit the new European standards. It is not free elections, it is not respect for Human Rights, it is not Religious Freedom, it is ………. Movies.