What happened after the Arab Spring? | Start Here

The Arab Spring got rid of autocrats and inspired millions. But ten years later people are wondering about the human cost. In Tunisia they managed to avoid war, bring in reforms and even find a way to heal. But is that enough to call Tunisia a success story?
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[@katerennadahelali6829]

Your translator got it all wrong! The first scene of this video showcases protesters screaming the most popular chant of our revolution which meant "We'll live on water and bread but we will not accept Ben Ali anymore". The subtitles translated that into "We need bread! We need money!" There's a big difference between the two.

[@saintsinister8597]

The "FAKE NEWS" !

[@user-pm7fv9dt6j]

it's aljajera what did you expect

[@way000]

When she gets up like shes going to go do something, then she sits back down. Gets me every time.

[@sjappiyah4071]

LOOOOOL

[@potcha]

It gets me hard every time too.

[@shayalynn]

😆

[@rahulchintapatla7097]

Yeah i always wonder why can't she just stay in that one place

[@yassernadifi8951]

Meanwhile morocco is just in the corner, watching all of this while drinking green tea

[@someguy4512]

yup lol

[@dietis13]

as always we just wanna have our thea, good life & sun, what else do we need ?

[@abdullahalbraiky5956]

@@dietis13 we all do too but our government put their straw inside our mugs and sucked all the tea

[@dietis13]

@@abdullahalbraiky5956 hahaha good one ^^ Nature is well done, thea will grow back, this time you need to protect it

[@kozmiczz]

As if Morocco was a kind of Norway place to live. LOL What a JOKE.

[@lovebl6728]

as a Tunisian person, its true that compared to the other arabic countries we got the least damage, maybe because all citizens had one goal in mind so there were not a lot of diversity at that time , but is our situation right now good? 90% of tunisians are not satisfated of life here and a lot of them trying to leave to Italy, i'd like to mention what good and bad points we got of the revolution, first we did the revolution for democracy reasons, freedom of speech that was oppressed, people get thrown in jail for simply protesting or for simply not agreeing with the president, we wanted all of that to change. what we got with the revolution is freedom and yes its the best thing i did experience, after the revolution and when i was about to vote for election i was amazed and simply teary eyed for having the experience to participate,now we protest when we want, we criticize on tv about the country matters without really living in fear of going to jail but now lets talk about the bad points which are a lot, the instability yeah thats happening, for now its less dangerous but still a bit worrying, we do get tourists its not really bad but im saying no one can confidently say "its will not happen one day" the military and police trying their best to keep terrorists out of the country and for them to not sneakily start planning of targeting us the biggest issue for tunisians is the financial problem of the country and the poverty, we are still struggling with corruption too and its hard to held them accountable as those "people have power" and they use their position to cover up their crimes its really hard. we are struggling and they keep trying to shut us down and many people are tired of struggling for many years in this country do tunisians regret the revolution? not all but few of them do, freedom is good but if you ask people they will choose their basic needs first as they need to survive hunger first ,its instincts.we want to live in a stable place and have a good financial situation, if you draw a triange to write about human satisfaction, the priority is always the basic needs ,then on top is the freedom. in the same time i feel sad for what the other arabic countries are going through, we all have the same goal anyway, which is to live in peace, in a free country where we can express ourselves, i hope the time where they live in peace come, i hope the sacrifices that are made bring good results in the end. sorry for my long message ^^

[@nice2u462]

I read that all🙏thank you Love from iran

[@nice2u462]

We have the same situation here

[@whenisdinner2137]

Basic needs clearly weren't getting met before the Revolution either, but at least you can vote now. Economic blooms are not easy to come by

[@son-of-the-moorish-empire]

As a 19 years old moroccan (fas 7akma l3alam), i'm happy for what's doing my country. Keep this up morocco ❤️🇲🇦❤️ Allah alwatan ALMALIK

[@AtheistsClaw]

I was born in the U.S. and I lived much of my adult life in Europe. It has been difficult to find media that I enjoy or trust. Media that isn't trying to sell me one propaganda message or another. I LOVE this series and I am so happy I found it. Please keep up the good work!

[@sandra.gathmann]

We're so glad you enjoy the show! thanks a lot for the support

[@karankapoor2701]

@@sandra.gathmann 😂😂 y'all work for qatar 😂

[@abseph1825]

@James only alijazeera arabic is fake news the english one is fine

[@ka0166]

Al Jazeera is completely controlled by the department of media qatar they mostly spread propaganda but this show seems honest

[@JSB-2Z-2K]

All medias are propagandas for their own country and systems and politics.

[@janyour]

There's an error in the translation at the beginning of the video. The protester doesn't say we need bread we need money. It says we accept to to live with water and bread we need Ben Ali out. It's quite the opposite of what's written. A lot of events happened in Tunisia, the process is still long.

[@dongster529]

Of course Al Jazeera adjusts the message to suit their needs to create a more positive message, they were part of the problem that created the arab spring in the first place. Don't forget that news channels always try to push their propaganda and telling people to riot against their govt and the US. I am all for rioting against the US but overthrowing your own country without a plan is pure stupidity. So many lives lost, so much instability created and the US benefited.

[@qwerty.760]

@@dongster529 so what do you suggest?

[@bursayyakzazalee7030]

All we can say is Arab spring was actually arab winter

[@AMAli-ct5df]

Sorry to the my favourite Starks winter is already here for the Arabs.

[@Wa7edmenalnass]

Winter in the arab world is the nice season, but Summer is the harsh dry season where people lose their cattle and sometimes die. So it has been a long summer season for you and for us.

[@xinminli7635]

No, it's Arab Fall!

[@islamandmotivation6992]

it is actually arab autumn

[@TruthDissident]

@Jay Lee This is actually the truth. Intelligence was pushing much of that 'Arab Spring'

[@loumop1022]

"Tunisia is a success " Well here's what we've gained from the revolution : - more corruption - crime rates skyrocketing - inflation - outlaw citizens - more police brutality - political instability - more poverty - more unemployment - terrorism ( influenced by certain political parties) - more depression - careless president - flawed democracy - incompetent politicians ( no for real, there's a smuggler that got elected as representative) - suicide rates increased - a weak educational system Btw : another revolution is coming soon, the first one took down a system, this one will take down an entire country...

[@aj3314]

What did you think that will happen Your protest leaders were getting money from Nato and Western alliances And the only thing that they care is the oil Democracy is not good system for governing a country Yes its a little bit better than having a Dictator but it is heaven for corruption

[@themercifulguard3971]

@@aj3314 Unfortunately the gullible masses don't comprehend that All they care about is what the Western governments want them to think and feel. They want their people to be stupid and rebellious to their existing governments which at least are doing their jobs, even if they have flaws. They want these Arab countries to be weak, so their economy and currency is strong. People need to wake up. The West never cares about spreading good values and democracy. They only deliver petty promises to the people in foreign countries, and then leave them in turmoil. And you know what's worse? The civilians living in their comfortable homes out there in America are probably thinking about how great their country is and how they are the forefronts of civilization, progressiveness, and spreading freedom. And now they complain to these ruined countries, "They are in the stone age. They don't accept homosexuality. Islam is backwards".

[@a.g1985]

@@themercifulguard3971 Hope those ignorant youth knew this before they destroy their country!

[@defencebangladesh4068]

@@aj3314 true

[@abdelazizhamidabdelgadir4543]

Lou Mop: Very easy to clean up all these problems under democracy if and only if you maintain it and exercise patience. It is a long road!

[@alandragon7388]

Well I don't think Arab Spring was good for its people Now they don't have a peaceful Place to live

[@shuchenli5753]

“They have nothing, but they’re free”

[@gonzalos4379]

@@shuchenli5753 If given another chance, would they choose the same path?

[@alandragon7388]

@@gonzalos4379 no they won't

[@alandragon7388]

@@shuchenli5753 free from what this world

[@fh-cn5io]

The cage remains a cage even it's made of gold.

[@Mery-meriem]

Tunisia is the BEST example for ending corruption. And it's a success regarding what we're able to do, say, and have nowadays. The video didn't mention that one of reasons that led to Tunisia success is that our army were and still by our side. We started and we will continue. 🇹🇳

[@son-of-the-moorish-empire]

Hahahahahahahahahaahhahahahaaahhaahahahahahahahahahahahh. That's a nice joke... Good luck with this présidént ,m🤣👏👏🤣

[@Mery-meriem]

@@son-of-the-moorish-empire good luck with that "king".

[@son-of-the-moorish-empire]

@@Mery-meriem still better than your République 🤣🤣

[@MrSupernova111]

This year I decided that it was time to learn about current and historical events that shape our world today. Al Jazeera was one of the first channels that I subscribed to and I have learned so much from videos like this one. Even though I only started my quest for knowledge this year my views, as an American, have already changed and expanded greatly. I watch many news networks on a daily basis and often cross reference with other sources online. Al Jazeera never disappoints. Thank you!

[@d.c.monday4153]

The Arab Spring might have had more chance of success if foreign powers had not interfered for their own political and financial gain and made the situation worse than it was. There will be no peace anywhere on earth until the people are left to decide their future themselves and not be dictated to by foreign powers, the military or the priesthood. I really do wish them well.

[@sanaullahalom2253]

Right the western countries should not interfere in our country's ... They almost destroy iraq lybia afghanistan

[@sanaullahalom2253]

Right the western countries should not interfere in our country's ... They almost destroy iraq lybia afghanistan

[@tnasr3254]

Foreign powers cannot influence large masses easily, would you agree with that? Furthermore it should be noted that there is an ebb and flow to political transitions, we don't know what Egypt will look like in 5 years for example but the deep state did return with a vengeance and this was probably planned from the start of the revolution

[@BucephalusHume]

Yes, its all foreign powers fault. Not the horrendous dictatorships that run the countries. Use your brain. Explain how foreign powers made these protests fail? Use google and get back to me - or don't cause you'll find out you're wrong and talking from feelings - not facts. More involvement, could arguably be what's needed.

[@BucephalusHume]

@@sanaullahalom2253 they were destroying themselves. These countries are full of intolerance - racism, sexism and inequality - the middle east has more wealth inequality than anywhere- how is that the wests fault? No doubt the certain countries in the west get involved when they shouldn't for the wrong reasons rather than when it should for the right reasons. Corruption is everywhere.

[@nefariousnoob3880]

I'm upset this episode was short lol

[@abseph1825]

cause the arab spring was a very recent event

[@rafiqulislamkabbo2015]

@@abseph1825 10 years isn't a little time.. Ig

[@henrysmith1464]

Me too. Pershaps it is sensitive and may be disturbing to lots of nerves

[@100HAPPINESS]

Love and peace from japanese happy youtuber🇯🇵

[@ahmedjebali7065]

definetly gonna check your channel

[@menzithesonofhopehlope7201]

Are we going to ignore the role played by the CIA?

[@darkmatter5424]

I can still remember David Cameron's "democracy" speech in Libya when they toppled the previous regime. What a hypocrite.

[@TruthDissident]

Democracy is trash.

[@Haythem93465]

I'm Tunisian and I can say that yes the democratic transition was successful, and yes we held multiple fair elections but the reality is the people is still ignorant and politically immature to the point where the politicians we elected can not put together a solid economic policy to save our economy. It will take alot of time, effort and sacrifices to truly embrace the global capitalist economic model and let go of the socialist and bureaucratic system but hope we'll get there one day.

[@abcdmefgh2843]

Out of curiosity, (I'm quite ignorant when it comes to lives of ppl in Africa and Middle East) how would you rate the quality of education an avarage Tunisian gets? Are there any differences between teaching ppl STEM and humanities? Do they emphasize on the importance of civic involevement in healthy democracy?

[@Haythem93465]

@@abcdmefgh2843 That's a very good question and a difficult one to answer. I will answer from my personal experience. I'm an engineer, I studied all of my life in Tunisia and I work and live here as well. From a technical point of view, our STEM education is decent. Not the best, but very decent nonetheless. Tunisia exports thousands of engineers and technicians every year to first world countries which is understandable because they are well educated and they are trying to make a good living for themselves. We also have one of the best medical schooling in the middle east and that is reflected by the big medical tourism industry here in Tunisia. We get patients from Africa and even some europeans seeking cheaper healthcare. We also export alot of doctors and nurses as well for the same reasons. keep in mind that education is free for everyone. However, as you have stated, there's few to non existant emphasis on civic engagement and democracy in our education. Maybe because this whole new democracy thing is new to us since we have been a democracy for just over 10 years now.

[@thesolo8]

@@Haythem93465 Would you tell more about how the dictator gov. faced with the protests? was the complete suppression their primary tactic to encounter the people? in your perspective, What was the turning point of the protest ( I mean when did people believe now it is a revolution and let's all join.)?

[@analyzeit4682]

Wow 2 years after you posted this comment. This comment really hasn’t aged well, the president has done a huge power grab and is pretty much a dictator at this point.

[@rafiqulislamkabbo2015]

Arab springs is a completely disaster for that region......... Specially for (Yemen / Syria and Libya) From my point of view 🥱🥱

[@carljohnson2194]

Same here

[@NaViAgain-ts9lj]

@@carljohnson2194 it was better before

[@carljohnson2194]

@@NaViAgain-ts9lj yeah. Arab spring ruined it all

[@sheikhsstudent4148]

Very correct , look at there...Now... People paying..now..

[@nerfwalid9568]

And lebanon

[@esashaik1372]

The Arabs spring in Egypt was successful but then Saudi Arabia and UAE sponsored a counter revolution to bring back autocratic regimes in the Middle East which Turkey then responded by sending its troops to save Middle East democracy.

[@hnys7976]

Turkey and Qatar supported the toppling of Gaddafi and look how that turned out...

[@jaif7327]

turkey funds islamist groups terror

[@siralexferguson4640]

If these arabs could go back 10years they would never revolt.

[@lahengsiri4686]

If one wants to understand why Tunisia is unlike the other arab countries, just compare Kadafi and Bourguiba. From the get go Bourguiba, who is unique in the whole arab world, invested in education, health and the well being of his people. Kadafi took the wealth of his country to do "Bunga Bunga" with his freind in Italy. In the arab world once a leader get hold of the power, he never quits. When he fianaly die, his son will replace him...and the poor people got trapped in the same evil.

[@jazung]

It's your turn, America! ;)

[@aaabbb-hf1zg]

@Naveed Sheriff yes ofcourse

[@muhammadwajdankhan]

They haven't talked about Qatar.

[@techtalks4964]

Yeah I came to observe this only 🤪

[@habib6499]

They had protests there?

[@Boodhernandez]

There wasn’t a revolution or spring in Qatar lol. Country is doing great

[@zetajolyne3689]

When you feel pain and chained, just carefully watch the string catching you and pay attention to what's below: soft grass? cold water? or bottomless cliff?

[@SerenityM54L2SAM5L5N1]

Removing authoritarianism is incredibly unlikely. Mainly because it works, can benefit the people, and is an extremely powerful force.

[@dustywaxhead]

Democracy moves to slow. Bukele is fairly Authoritarian but is popular in El Salvador. Democracy can be overrated honestly

[@itistrueitisafact5432]

Arab Spring lost its GOAL. Thanks to the west and their army in the region. May Allah shower his mercy on to everyone who lost their lives. May Allah heal to everyone who get injured. The Arab world should wait the appearance of MAHDI patiently and that is the only hope. # Brothers and sisters across the world, please RETURN to your DEEN if you want a CHANGE in our situation and there is no another HOPE. ❤️❤️❤️❤️🌹🌹🌹

[@MohitJain-pe5yq]

Rare to see Al Jazeera praising democracy.. 😳🤔

[@xenkariaaliya4943]

Stfu

[@xenkariaaliya4943]

Al Jazeera never praised democracy

[@MohitJain-pe5yq]

@@xenkariaaliya4943 hope u r ok?

[@waynenorris5711]

Democracy might be a bad word for some. How about a government by the people for the people. A unity of equals for equality to the masses.

[@MohitJain-pe5yq]

@@waynenorris5711 sounds good, but not practical in this geopolitical world!!

[@abdelazizhamidabdelgadir4543]

What happened after Sudan Spring in 2019? Despite armed conflicts have subsided, country rich natural resources, top-notched, western-trained economists, Sudan economy continues to decline after the public revolution: Unemployment estimated at 15%! Debt estimated at about $60 billion! Inflation jumped to > 60% in 2020! Parallel exchange rate reached 250 pounds per dollar in 2020, compared to 45 in 2019! Help investigate/resolve the real causes of this conundrum.

[@naymulhouk7418]

thanks al jazeera, for showing us Real story..

[@lopsideduser-lz1bg2oc7r]

The arab spring was the most fruitless movement in history every country is worse of now!

[@wolverine9655]

Except Tunisia

[@someguy4512]

@@wolverine9655 nope it made Tunisia shittier

[@esashaik1372]

Tunisia is purchasing Turkey drones to keep their country safe.

[@carljohnson2194]

I think it’s arab revolt against ottomans

[@someguy4512]

@@carljohnson2194 whut

[@terrancecloverfield6791]

I get it now. I was wondering why Hamas attack on Israel music festival felt so unprovoked. It wasnt. This is decades of Israel oppression. Palestine deserves justice. Absolutely.

[@shonasen4061]

Thank you for such a beautiful video🤗🤗

[@motariq9557]

May God help these Arab nations to unite

[@iamaformerhistorystudent]

Arabian nights?Aladdin and jasmine?Alibaba and 40 thieves?I have heard the story

[@JSB-2Z-2K]

moron

[@shonasen4061]

She's so pretty💕💕

[@adityashinde471]

Arab Spring Starts Arab Peoples : Hurrah Hurrah 🤨🤨 Arab Spring Ends Arab Peoples : 😕😕

[@ivanbarbosa81]

Poor kid.he was a mártir but Changed history

[@Ismael_jagne]

The stating "Lets talk about "

[@jeancaux7140]

in Arab Spring, i heard the words Algeira, Egypt, Syria, and so on, but not Qatar or UAE, or Saudi, or Jordan XD

[@Elpistolero9]

Because they’re monarchies Monarchies = Stability

[@arsyapermana1]

@@Elpistolero9 not only that actually, economy are more stable in those countries too because of oil, except jordan(their currency stacked to dollar)

[@tobiaskavanagh1127]

I wish the best for Tunisia

[@joshuavladimir1462]

To be honest.. I am very much amazed with your presentation.... As a student of International relations it has become one of the best video reference and explanation.Keep the good work!!!!!

[@RAJVILLE]

Merry Christmas everyone , i hope you become successful in everything you dream of and accomplish more than you had imagined. My dream is to become a successful artiste 🙏🏽

[@salahsoltani4025]

As a tunisian iam so proud of our revolution in know is tough and is gonna take some time but is gonna ride up

[@sohaibn.]

Appreciate you always take up the burning matter and put them forth when it is needed.

[@theprofessor4299]

After spring comes autumn 🍂

[@dopla9341]

"Thats what muhhamed what easy wanted to be heard" Thats deep.

[@naztar4323]

I am from tunisa and the arab spring was a mistake

[@mochalo4912]

الديمقراطية ديما أحسن

[@BSPBuilder]

​@@mochalo4912 Not really. Democracy+ uneducated mass + Populism = 100% failed country. Democracy must be supported by highly educated population and powerful industries high up in the value chain, and there is no exception. If you think just adopting democracy will automatically make your country better, reality will teach you a lesson. Ask your self or your history teacher, how many countries emerge from developing country status to developed country status after WWII? How many of them did it via "democracy"?

[@kenimiller3896]

If it hasn't been done yet: An episode on the IMF.

[@shahzeb4938]

Wow impressed the why she explains

[@fatimanuhumuhamn8444]

Thanks👌

[@deznuces9342]

Poor Gaddafi man, that man gave so much for Lybia and how they killed him as a dog it's sad...

[@thespatulaa]

Even though he was kinda brutal but at least Lybia was stable

[@noobdoggo]

He also became a multi millionaire with lybian oil but we don't tanl about that here

[@TruthDissident]

@@noobdoggo and rejected the central banks but yeah let's not talk about that either.

[@AhmadHassan-wb3dw]

The best show on the Internet. Gives you ample authentic stuff in just 10 odd minutes to start with. Extraordinary stuff. But it is painful to see that female journalists have to bear this much harassment as evidenced by sexist slurs hurled at the most elegant and exalted female journalist I ever had the good fortune to come across. I request the staff to please remove derogatory comments. Keep up the good work.

[@giankarlo2011]

I love this women!!

[@bittersweet1940]

If those people could have known the upcoming war beforehand, they would have never done the protest. There's no way for the event to be a 'spring'. Wish the best for people in Yemen, Syria, and Libya

[@abdulfatahmohamoud1146]

This sounds fueling war .

[@mistieblue9]

Peace for all of them!🙏🏻🌹 Great Report! Thank you!🌹

[@js_guyman]

Notes for myself: 2:39 Recap of each Arab Spring country and the aftermath of it 5:40 Tunisia security issues, and economy totally failed

[@adityashinde471]

Anchor : Let's talk about something huge My mind : 😒😏😏

[@ASA-tb4do]

I really enjoy the way u expose the truth,love u

[@les-fauxmonnayeurs9887]

Thank you for the reportage

[@greatpeople7032]

Come on lets start saudi arabia 2021

[@arsuable]

Very brief and comprehensive knowledge has been provided by this documentary. Thank you for sharing!

[@nevinkgeorge]

GOOSEBUMPS

[@schoolextraaa427]

Thanks aljazeera

[@harryloo8544]

How much had CIA and NED contributed to this?

[@vikassughand5652]

Beautiful reporter

[@theahmedshow4794]

The arab spring is not its just the beginning the change is just starting

[@ovvsterancebaileysr3221]

Accept the fact its over lol

[@sohailafridi66]

Amazing. Fresh.

[@muslimah6163]

Very Good job👍

[@sanaullahalom2253]

Tunisia birth place of modern education ❤️❤️❤️

[@Krishnanand2008]

Sandra Gathmann! You look fabulous & your programme too. Though it is short but throws lots and lots of light on the issue you are talking of. Keep up the good work. Eager to see you again!

[@pekachhakchhuak7943]

I wish the episode is longer

[@chidambaranathans1975]

Qatar doesn't 😂😂 . As they have perfect propaganda machine Al jazeera

[@epicroyalegamer3272]

Abbe Tay Nikalna

[@shonasen4061]

They have such good communicational skills

[@samusande6461]

Mam one episode on Military Industrial Complex and it's role in current situations..

[@WhompingWalrus]

If I tell you that you have to give me 80% of the money you make or I'll torture you in a cell until you do it anyway, is the right thing to do to just give me your money in the first place? If you resist me, things might end up even worse for you. If you capitulate, they'll be better, relatively. The fact that the outcomes have been ruined (in large part by the intervention of other countries) doesn't mean they didn't do the right thing or that they wouldn't/shouldn't do it again. There's always a good reason to resist. People are going to keep swinging for the fences so long as someone's got their foot on their heads, because the people standing on the common folk are going to press harder and harder to squeeze more and more out of them if they think they can get away with it.

[@AdnanKhan-gd9gx]

Amazing work

[@jfalk35]

Arab Spring didn't get rid of President-for-Life Bashar Assad of Syria. That's because Russia, Iran and Hezbollah need him. After a half-million dead, Assad is still there. Thank Iran and Russia.

[@AMAli-ct5df]

less known fact the dollar the dollar the dollar

[@theshadowrhythm902]

We want Arab Springs in Qatar😂😂🥺

[@saaakill]

This is the first thing came into my mind that they went backward from where they were. In Economics it is mentioned several times in many theories " Maximization of individual interests don't maximize collective interest". I don’t know when the muslim community learn their lesson.

[@EffortfortheEffort]

Real talk

[@waquarulislam5198]

After Arab spring ... the west is enjoying the warmth by oiling there lamps and the arabs living in shelters suffering from cold due to lack of clothes and the rest pushed back into the Aegean sea to drown. .... What a success story.

[@BruceBruce423]

👹Thanks for sharing. We must be the change we want to see.

[@SmilingBassetHound-pz6oi]

Best i found presently

[@JSB-2Z-2K]

so basically nothing changed. in fact it got worse. And wars popped out everywhere. lmao

[@mehranbaloch2173]

We need another Pakhtun spring in. Balochistan

[@mubashirali7829]

nice work

[@a.g1985]

True change comes from bottom up!

[@kitgumayegang2562]

The Arab spring in Syria, Libya & Yemen hit a snag

[@genghiskhanthegreat2986]

I love Arab spring!!!!!

[@shonasen4061]

Dude the arab spring makea me so sad😭😭

[@tnasr3254]

Remember what was stated in the middle of minute 6: 10 years is not a long time to transform a country. In the 1800s there were several European autocracies that transitioned to democracy but it was a bumpy road then just as it is now, you can move backwards before you move forward

[@RS-gi9hu]

Well, one day I hope Lebanon rids itself of its foreign Terrorist militias and warlord politicians. Alas, the population, whilst well educated, is asleep and allow themselves to get screwed over.

[@soimoi535]

Arab spring was a total disaster if we consider everything

[@talktokunal]

What happened after the Arab Spring? Arab Summer. Too hot!

[@yadhurajar5590]

Arab spring might have worked. But surrounding countries tried to make influence on these countries. So it failed

[@naztar4323]

No Mohamed wanted food and till this day we are still straving

[@cyberrasputen1718]

Unfortunately the military leaders and soldiers and the police are the ones to blame in these countries for the oppression because without them, the dictators have absolutely no power. And who makes up the military and the police? The people do! The people is what gives any leader power. Take away all the people and they have nothing but an idea that they cannot act on. Those in the military or the police still must effectively function in that society. They must buy food at local stores, they must have schools that their children go to, most have family in the country that they serve, etc… The people in society must make it known what it is the people want and they must be shunned. They must know that society doesn’t approve. Back in the days of Rome, the Caesar sent his soldiers off to fight a war, and finding their leader on the wrong side of history, they turned around and marched right back to Rome and rallied others to their cause and the Caesar fell. People need to wake up and see that they have more power than they think they do. If you want to win the war you must win the military and the law enforcement. Trust me, they aren’t getting paid that well. They are trained to obey their leaders. That’s all. Their minds can be changed with the right kind of influence.

[@muhammadjerusalem4506]

Arab spring winter summer and autuumm hehe😄

[@nkululekomfono4739]

The spring won🤩