In response to
"These protests... Yemen, Bahrain, Libya, etc... are they really so extraordinarily abnormal?"
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Hotkiss
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Since this has never happened before, i would say yes. And this is a perfect time for you to learn a little about the area, don't you think?
Posted by
loosilu (aka loosilu2)
Feb 16 '11, 06:29
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Those countries have gone through tribal governments, monarchies, colonization, independence, and dictatorships, not necessarily in that order. True democracy, and particularly public uprisings, are absolutely unprecedented.
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