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sabrina 1

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2. Thanks eridani. It's eerie how similar the beginnings of all these 'revolutions' have been.

Reply to eridani (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 11, 2014, 08:59 AM

Mar 2014

In Libya, Syria, Venezuela, Ukraine, all starting out with peaceful protests then somehow morphing into violence, with, often, armed right wing groups taking over.

Almost as if there is a playbook somewhere, first exploiting genuine issues that are a real concern to the people, but after the people, in countries like Venezuela and Unkraine, have spoken.

The similarities are striking ....

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Thanks eridani. It's eerie how similar the beginnings of all these 'revolutions' have been. sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #2

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