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RE: Confused About the Arab Spring? Read my review of Jelloun's "By Fire"

in #esteem6 years ago

We’re there any lasting positive changes that came from all those people’s sacrifices? I remember watching Tunisia and thinking, “History is happening right now” and then... not much.

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Huge question... My feeling is that a point of no return was crossed, where people said enough is too much and overcame fear of their dictators. (Who knows, if they did it once, they can do it, again). Are they better off, now? Long, windy sigh Hugely debatable, and every country is different, of course...