Comment by Tainnor
5 days ago
> The Arab spring was a populist uprising. It's not clear that there were actually positive outcomes
Tunisia is now arguably better off, but even beyond that: the longterm effects of such things aren't always immediately apparent. The French Revolution led to terror, then to an Empire and devastating wars and finally back to the old monarchy, but it cast a very long shadow on the 19th century and beyond.
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This is gratuitously snarky and adds little to the discussion.
It would be a bigger problem if there was a productive discussion.
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