Anyone remember the optimism around the Arab spring
I remember being in middle school learning about the Arab spring as it was happening and then in high school about the reasons for the protests yet I find it kinda sad how it didn’t change much. Egypt and Tunisia seem to be under a dictatorship more authoritarian, corrupt and as incompetent than the previous governments. Syria just ended(?) a civil war yet the country is in shambles and parts of the country are still in war, the gulf states are still under theoretical monarchy. Only nation I can think of that’s improved has been Lebanon.
Kinda sad a movement of so much optimism and hope turned into nothing but conflicts.
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I get the idea, the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s what people are responding to That’s just how it reads to me.
At first glance, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that friction is hard to ignore Time will tell. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
From a practical angle, this depends heavily on what happens next Hard to say where this lands long term. That’s the impression it gives me.
this feels more about execution than intent which is why the comments look the way they do Hard to say where this lands long term.
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Honestly, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome
Stepping back, this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s where people will push back Others will probably see it differently.
Trying to be fair, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here so the response doesn’t surprise me That’s what changes the context.
The whole world thought all of these young people in Tunisia would suddenly be on a pedestal, but it never happened. It wasn't because the leaders weren't good - there are many good politicians around the world too - but that they didn't lead to any kind of positive social or political
the follow-through is what will decide this and that friction is hard to ignore Not convinced this is settled yet. That’s just my read on it.
At this point, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that friction is hard to ignore Not convinced this is settled yet.
Honestly, the main issue seems to be how this is handled so the response doesn’t surprise me Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
I get the idea, this feels like a half-step, not a full move which turns this into more of a debate That’s what makes this interesting.
Honestly, this solves one problem while creating another which turns this into more of a debate Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
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