And yet in every country in the region, all of the revolutions - TopicsExpress



          

And yet in every country in the region, all of the revolutions began with economics, or rather with political economy. Mohammed Bouazizi, the man whose self-immolation sparked the original revolution in Tunisia, was protesting against his inability to make a living in a repressive state which bore down hard on entrepreneurs without connections. Aged 27, Bouazizi had been rejected from every job he tried to get, including the army. At the time of his death he was supporting himself, his mother, and a sister at university by selling fruit from a pushcart in the street. He was doing well enough, had bought some electric scales and was saving up for a truck. Then he came into conflict with local police, who wanted bribes. He couldnt, or wouldnt, pay. A policewoman confiscated his scales, tipped over his cart and slapped him in the face. In protest – against corruption, against his helplessness, against his familys and his societys frustration – he set himself on fire.
Posted on: Sun, 02 Feb 2014 05:40:43 +0000

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