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LIR for hyde: I have read that the riots in Tunisia are largely about unemployment. The riots in Algeria (which no one is reporting right now) have

Posted by loosilu (aka loosilu2) Jan 14 '11, 11:43

have been about food prices.

Of course, I am sure there is general unrest in both places for both reasons. Those are just the main explanations that have been given in the news.

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i'm sure there are multiple reasons. but i'll note that one of the first things ben ali did to try and stem the riots was slash food prices....nm - x Jan 14, 11:56 3
- oh, I think it's too little too late. -- nm - loosilu Jan 14, 12:01
- don't they have club cards over there? that alone could save them a lot of money in the checkout line -- nm - hell comes to pittsburgh Jan 14, 11:57 1
  - and they have nothing to do so they could spend 70 hours a week clipping coupons! -- nm - zork Jan 14, 12:03

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LIR for hyde: I have read that the riots in Tunisia are largely about unemployment. The riots in Algeria (which no one is reporting right now) have

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