Joniversity | The Arab Spring (Pt1) - Allah, Leftists, Economy and Lessons from History @Joniversity | Uploaded July 2012 | Updated October 2024, 10 minutes ago.
A rational analysis and commentary with an historical perspective of the Arab Spring without regurgitating everything you have already heard in the media. Including snippets from professors, Arab media, current new segments and data gathered in opinion polls. Trying to figure out who won and who lost in the long and short term, will the power of Islam or tyranny prevail over democracy, a little about the hurdles facing the new Islamist regimes and the Muslim Brotherhood, including the role of the west and some good old bashing of diehard lefties and right-wingers.
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=== Stuff Used for Research ===
Arab spring: an interactive timeline of Middle East protests: guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2011/mar/22/middle-east-protest-interactive-timeline
Pew Global Attitudes Arab Spring: pewglobal.org/2011/05/17/arab-spring-fails-to-improve-us-image
PDF: pewglobal.org/files/2011/05/Pew-Global-Attitudes-Arab-Spring-FINAL-May-17-2011.pdf
Common Concerns About Islamic Extremism. Muslim-Western Tensions Persist: pewglobal.org/2011/07/21/muslim-western-tensions-persist
Egyptians', Tunisians' Wellbeing Plummets Despite GDP Gains: gallup.com/poll/145883/Egyptians-Tunisians-Wellbeing-Plummets-Despite-GDP-Gains.aspx
=== Videos Used ===
After the Revolution - Tunisia: youtube.com/watch?v=sMts0Cz5hco
Inside HAMAS (part 2): youtube.com/watch?v=xbII_LTzURc
Ben Stein: The Arab Spring Is a Fraud: youtube.com/watch?v=Ss1ZaKf45oY
TV Host Hala Sirhan to Egyptian President Mursi: We Are Afraid of You: youtube.com/watch?v=837qZX3OiqY
UCLA Modern Civilization 1750-Present: youtube.com/watch?v=Le9K3FsHfV4
Arab Spring - Professor James Piscatori: youtube.com/watch?v=g3fpK5TEVP4
Egyptian Commentators Debate Islamist Proposal of United States of Arabs with Jerusalem as Capital: youtube.com/watch?v=_9MnLbsGPtg
Morsi during Elections Campaign: Jihad Is Our Path, Death for the Sake of Allah Is Our Aspiration: youtube.com/watch?v=reLigeHGKzE
Noam Chomsky - The U.S. and Its Allies Will Do Anything to Prevent Democracy in the Arab World: youtube.com/watch?v=eD0lf-TugxY
N. Finkelstein Gaddafi Destroyed Arab Spring: youtube.com/watch?v=CWPqB7bL39g
=== Clarification Regarding Reasons for Popular Revolutions===
Yes, the anti-western undertone was there, but it was there for over 50 years. And it's no coincidence that the Arab Revolt erupted during the worst economic recession the world has ever seen since the 30's, as well as droughts, failing crops, etc. So as I've said reason number one is money, or rather prosperity, food, etc. However there are two other common denominators of historical revolutions:
1) Hope: Which usually starts when tyrants loosen their grip and promise reforms, which sparks hope in people... and with hope comes disillusion, and with disillusion comes trouble... And if you'll read back then you'll see that in the past ten years (mainly under pressure from the west), Arab regimes have embarked on political reforms... at least in appearance.
2) Information: Once you let information roam free, that's when the powers at be are in real trouble! In the European spring of nations it was literacy and the telegraph, in 1968 Prague revolt against communists it was western TV and radio broadcasts, and today, in the Arab Spring and elsewhere it's satellite dishes and the internet.
A rational analysis and commentary with an historical perspective of the Arab Spring without regurgitating everything you have already heard in the media. Including snippets from professors, Arab media, current new segments and data gathered in opinion polls. Trying to figure out who won and who lost in the long and short term, will the power of Islam or tyranny prevail over democracy, a little about the hurdles facing the new Islamist regimes and the Muslim Brotherhood, including the role of the west and some good old bashing of diehard lefties and right-wingers.
Like me on FaceBook: facebook.com/Joniversity and/or befriend me facebook.com/joniversity.youyube
=== Stuff Used for Research ===
Arab spring: an interactive timeline of Middle East protests: guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2011/mar/22/middle-east-protest-interactive-timeline
Pew Global Attitudes Arab Spring: pewglobal.org/2011/05/17/arab-spring-fails-to-improve-us-image
PDF: pewglobal.org/files/2011/05/Pew-Global-Attitudes-Arab-Spring-FINAL-May-17-2011.pdf
Common Concerns About Islamic Extremism. Muslim-Western Tensions Persist: pewglobal.org/2011/07/21/muslim-western-tensions-persist
Egyptians', Tunisians' Wellbeing Plummets Despite GDP Gains: gallup.com/poll/145883/Egyptians-Tunisians-Wellbeing-Plummets-Despite-GDP-Gains.aspx
=== Videos Used ===
After the Revolution - Tunisia: youtube.com/watch?v=sMts0Cz5hco
Inside HAMAS (part 2): youtube.com/watch?v=xbII_LTzURc
Ben Stein: The Arab Spring Is a Fraud: youtube.com/watch?v=Ss1ZaKf45oY
TV Host Hala Sirhan to Egyptian President Mursi: We Are Afraid of You: youtube.com/watch?v=837qZX3OiqY
UCLA Modern Civilization 1750-Present: youtube.com/watch?v=Le9K3FsHfV4
Arab Spring - Professor James Piscatori: youtube.com/watch?v=g3fpK5TEVP4
Egyptian Commentators Debate Islamist Proposal of United States of Arabs with Jerusalem as Capital: youtube.com/watch?v=_9MnLbsGPtg
Morsi during Elections Campaign: Jihad Is Our Path, Death for the Sake of Allah Is Our Aspiration: youtube.com/watch?v=reLigeHGKzE
Noam Chomsky - The U.S. and Its Allies Will Do Anything to Prevent Democracy in the Arab World: youtube.com/watch?v=eD0lf-TugxY
N. Finkelstein Gaddafi Destroyed Arab Spring: youtube.com/watch?v=CWPqB7bL39g
=== Clarification Regarding Reasons for Popular Revolutions===
Yes, the anti-western undertone was there, but it was there for over 50 years. And it's no coincidence that the Arab Revolt erupted during the worst economic recession the world has ever seen since the 30's, as well as droughts, failing crops, etc. So as I've said reason number one is money, or rather prosperity, food, etc. However there are two other common denominators of historical revolutions:
1) Hope: Which usually starts when tyrants loosen their grip and promise reforms, which sparks hope in people... and with hope comes disillusion, and with disillusion comes trouble... And if you'll read back then you'll see that in the past ten years (mainly under pressure from the west), Arab regimes have embarked on political reforms... at least in appearance.
2) Information: Once you let information roam free, that's when the powers at be are in real trouble! In the European spring of nations it was literacy and the telegraph, in 1968 Prague revolt against communists it was western TV and radio broadcasts, and today, in the Arab Spring and elsewhere it's satellite dishes and the internet.
