هل حنّ العالم الغربي للاستبداد؟
هذا السؤال ليس ساذجاً، بل عودة إلى طبيعة السلطة، فالاستبداد سمة، وعنصر جوهري في تركيبة السيطرة، ومنع أي معارضة تنشأ بين المجاميع.
والعالم الغربي وصل إلى المرحلة المتقدمة في إنشاء أنظمة ديمقراطية تمكّن الفائز في الانتخابات من اعتلاء سدة الحكم، إلا أن هذا الانتخاب يمكن أن تشوبه مغالطات كثيرة، ومع ذلك ثمّة ارتضاء بالنتائج، وأي طرف من أطراف المتنافسين للوصول إلى السلطة يحمل في جوهره الذاتية أو جوهر دولته. فجوهر الاستبداد يظل قائماً سواء لدى الفائز أو المهزوم.
ومناقرة أي متنافسين على السلطة (في العالم الغربي) تمثّل شكلاً من أشكال الصراع الناعم المتحضّر، ومهما كانت نعومته فالمستخلص منه بحث الطرفين عن السلطة للسيطرة (الاستبداد)..
ولأن الحكم حكم الأحزاب اليمينية (في أغلب الدول الغربية) نلحظ الجانب الاستبدادي، وإن غُلِّف بغلاف الديمقراطية، فأنظمة أحزاب اليمين قامت بعسكرة دول العالم، والنظام العسكري لا يقبل بالديمقراطية، ولأن شعار الديمقراطية ترسّخ في أذهان أفراد ودول العالم الثالث أو الرابع، ظلت تلك الدول على إيمانها بأن الدول الغربية دول ديمقراطية.
تغيّر الوضع الآن، وأعتقد أن من يحكم العالم ليس له شكل ديمقراطي أو شوعي أو مختلط، الحقيقة أن من يحكم الدول هي المصلحة الوطنية (في جميع دول العالم)، فليتم مجاوزة المصطلحات السياسية القديمة، والارتهان للواقع المعاش، وإن تراءى لك أن الديمقراطية أفل نجمها فذاك هو الأمر الصائب.
إذاً، لنصل إلى قناعة بأن جوهر الاستبداد (العسكرة) ناقض للديمقراطية الغربية، فهذا هو النظام الدولي راهناً أو مرحليّاً.. ربما يكون هذا تبسيطاً مخلاً، إلا أنه يمكن التأكيد أن السلطة - في أي مكان - ما هي إلّا قوة تبحث عن السيطرة ومصالحها الوطنية، بغض النظر عن القيم والمبادئ التي تحاول جذب العالم إلى ميزان العدل.
تابع قناة عكاظ على الواتساب
Is the Western world yearning for tyranny?
This question is not naive; rather, it is a return to the nature of power. Tyranny is a characteristic and an essential element in the structure of control, preventing any opposition that may arise among groups.
The Western world has reached an advanced stage in establishing democratic systems that enable the election winner to ascend to power. However, this election can be marred by many fallacies, yet there is an acceptance of the results, and any party among the competitors seeking power inherently carries its own essence or the essence of its state. The essence of tyranny remains present whether with the winner or the loser.
The rivalry between any competitors for power (in the Western world) represents a form of civilized soft conflict, and no matter how soft it is, the essence of it is both parties' search for power to control (tyranny)..
Because the governance is dominated by right-wing parties (in most Western countries), we notice the tyrannical aspect, even if it is cloaked in the guise of democracy. Right-wing party systems have militarized the countries of the world, and the military system does not accept democracy. Since the banner of democracy has been entrenched in the minds of individuals and countries in the third or fourth world, those countries have remained convinced that Western countries are democratic.
The situation has changed now, and I believe that those who govern the world do not have a democratic, communist, or mixed form. The truth is that what governs countries is national interest (in all countries of the world). Let us surpass the old political terminologies and be beholden to the lived reality. If it seems to you that democracy has waned, then that is the correct matter.
Therefore, let us reach the conviction that the essence of tyranny (militarization) contradicts Western democracy; this is the current or transitional international system. This may be a simplistic view, yet it can be affirmed that power—anywhere—is merely a force seeking control and its national interests, regardless of the values and principles that attempt to draw the world toward the scales of justice.
This question is not naive; rather, it is a return to the nature of power. Tyranny is a characteristic and an essential element in the structure of control, preventing any opposition that may arise among groups.
The Western world has reached an advanced stage in establishing democratic systems that enable the election winner to ascend to power. However, this election can be marred by many fallacies, yet there is an acceptance of the results, and any party among the competitors seeking power inherently carries its own essence or the essence of its state. The essence of tyranny remains present whether with the winner or the loser.
The rivalry between any competitors for power (in the Western world) represents a form of civilized soft conflict, and no matter how soft it is, the essence of it is both parties' search for power to control (tyranny)..
Because the governance is dominated by right-wing parties (in most Western countries), we notice the tyrannical aspect, even if it is cloaked in the guise of democracy. Right-wing party systems have militarized the countries of the world, and the military system does not accept democracy. Since the banner of democracy has been entrenched in the minds of individuals and countries in the third or fourth world, those countries have remained convinced that Western countries are democratic.
The situation has changed now, and I believe that those who govern the world do not have a democratic, communist, or mixed form. The truth is that what governs countries is national interest (in all countries of the world). Let us surpass the old political terminologies and be beholden to the lived reality. If it seems to you that democracy has waned, then that is the correct matter.
Therefore, let us reach the conviction that the essence of tyranny (militarization) contradicts Western democracy; this is the current or transitional international system. This may be a simplistic view, yet it can be affirmed that power—anywhere—is merely a force seeking control and its national interests, regardless of the values and principles that attempt to draw the world toward the scales of justice.


