Do you think that the Arab Spring had any role in stirring or nudging the OWS movement
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Sun Oct-09-11 12:42 PM
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Do you think that the Arab Spring had any role in stirring or nudging the OWS movement
Edited on Sun Oct-09-11 12:43 PM by UndertheOcean
towards action. This is what 1848 must have felt like I am beginning to suspect.
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Sun Oct-09-11 12:51 PM
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1. Absolutely. Arab Spring led directly to American Autumn....
We saw the courage and resilience in the middle-east. I think it both shamed and inspired us. But whatever the cause or conditions, it's here. People are rising. The only important question is "Which side are you on"?
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Sun Oct-09-11 12:53 PM
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3. We heard our government telling Egyptians to "be patient"
and we saw Egyptians refuse that instruction.
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Sun Oct-09-11 12:52 PM
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2. Remember there had been large scale protests in France
Before the Spring. I think this unrest is pretty global.
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Sun Oct-09-11 12:55 PM
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4. And it's been going on for years. We're a little late to the party.
But it really took off in the last couple of years, like it did in the late 60s.
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Sun Oct-09-11 12:58 PM
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5. Yes, but it's all the same thing just in different places. It's time...
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Sun Oct-09-11 01:27 PM
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6. and way past time. /nt
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Sun Oct-09-11 01:32 PM
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7. Yes. The world watched as peaceful protests brought down corrupt governments and their cronies.
Edited on Sun Oct-09-11 01:33 PM by monicamonix32
If it can happen there why not here?
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