Arab Spring

[Yerda]

I really didn't see it coming. Wasn't it a nice surprise?

 

[sandandfoam]

Yes it was.
I'd like to have an Irish spring next

 

[Flankerl]

Depends.
We have yet to see a free society to emerge out of it.

 

[Bismillah]

There sure as hell has been progress however, no matter how much the Israelis don't like it ):

 

[Rakhel]

No one said it was disliked. what is being said is can a free democracy emerge from it?

 

[gnomon]

I'll wait to see how it works out for women in these nations. Some of them look promising and hopefully the efforts, many of which are spearheaded by women, will not go unnoticed.

 

[kai]

The situation is very much work in progress and i am very hesitant in expecting western style democracies to emerge. Theres still a lot of repression going on.

 

[TashaN]

The situation is very much work in progress and i am very hesitant in expecting western style democracies to emerge. Theres still a lot of repression going on.

Is the western style democracy the only way to go?

 

[kai]

Is the western style democracy the only way to go?

No, but i think thats what westerners are somehow expecting.

 

[Marble]

Yes it was.
I'd like to have an Irish spring next

I'd like to have an all-EU spring that removes this monster and gives countries back their old currencies.

 

[Flankerl]

So that there would be two countries of the eurozone with good currencies and the rest got... nothing good.

Well i live in germany, i would get the DMark... i wouldnt suffer.

 

[Marble]

What's going on?
Any progress in sight?
I admit I'm not up to date, last thing I heard was that Mubarak had to go (Egypt).