Monday, February 21, 2011

"Everyone's Doing It..."

The new craze that seems to be sweeping the North African and Middle Eastern areas of the world is none other than peaceful protest. With Morocco, Libya, Yemen, Algeria, Jordan, Bahrain, and even Iran now joining the likes of Egypt and Tunisia, whether these determined citizens are demanding a regime change or just to be taken more seriously as citizens, there is definitely an air of change. Almost as surprising as these unlikely countries is the lack of power held by the United States to issue opinions or calls to action to the current heads of state. As seen in Egypt, and now in the laundry list of other nations, the citizens do not need or want the support of the United States, who, has in many cases aided in these very citizens oppression. If these new seven nations can have their demands met, who knows what the next country will be to fall to the will of their people.


megan smith

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