Originally Posted by
Prince Rai
Interesting scenes in that region.
Most people are glad to see people rise up to the evil regimes etc..
Ask yourself, what drives people over the edge?
I mean, many of these folks lives under similar dictatorships and governments for decades, but only now do they stand up like we have seen on TV?
Coincidentally, the price of very specific commodities, i.e. wheat, have been shooting up to record levels. Egypt is the worlds largest wheat importer, and with high wheat prices, ALL the problems that the people there have been facing for decades just combine and explode.
The problem was not Mubarak, it is rising food prices.
People need to meet their basic requirements and when basics are substantially taken away, people will crack and want any change... desperation.
Remember the Tortilla Wars in Mexico?
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