While news agencies, papers and on-line media are burning with the last news coming from the live ‘revolution’ in Tunis, some of the most recalcitrant socialist ‘activists’ started to point their fingers to Hosni Mubarak, the kelptocrat President of Egypt, and start counting the seconds remaining for his overthrow. What they seem to avoid is that Mr Mubarak, as the very same Ben Ali, the kleptocrat ex-President of Tunis, are True Socialists, members of the local Democratic Party, and both parties have full membership in the Socialist International. Anyway, despite this complete lack of noticing the reality, or the incredible willingness of ignoring it, this is sure to happen: Ben Ali is out, and will negotiate his future with some delegate from the Socialist International. His heir Ghannouchi is already commanding the country, preparing to reap what he has been sowing these years. Mubarak will keep on with his business, pumping money out of Egypt to his accounts. And, finally, the Useful Idiots will keep their pointing to nowhere… as True Idiots. More
2011-01-22