Dictators everywhere are living in fear of Tunisian example

[Joanne98]

The Tunisian revolution has given confidence to people everywhere to resist:

Egypt: A nationwide day of protests took place on Tuesday of this week as Socialist Worker went to press. Several groups came together to demand the dismissal of the hardline minister of the interior, a fair minimum wage, the end of the state of emergency, and the limitation of the presidency to two terms.

Opposition activists dubbed it “Revolution Day”.

Despite heavy police repression, tens of thousands demonstrated in Cairo, and similar protests took place in other cities and towns.

People chanted “Tunis” as they marched through the streets of Cairo. They demonstrated outside the ruling party’s HQ and even destroyed a police water cannon. The scale of the fury rocked the dictatorial regime.

http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=23704

[deutsey]

1. But the oligarchs here in America are sleeping quite restfully, I imagine

I doubt many people here even know what's happening over there.

[Citizen Worker]

2. I doubt there are many people here who could find over there on a map.

[immoderate]

3. I doubt many people here even know what's happening under their nose.

Discouraging.

--imm

[irislake]

5. Don't bet on it

Your country is ready to explode. How can you not see that?

[MedicalAdmin]

6. Because it's not.

Tv is still on. The playoffs are soon. All is good in the empire.

There ain't gonna be a revolution here. Why? Because a revolution in the USA would be devastating to TPTB. If some peasants want to prattle on in the Mideast who cares?

[GiveMeFreedom]

4. I have a nose? n/t