Protestors set an armed truck on fire. April 2011
Photo Courtesy: Jonathan Rashad
Having no experience, but only demanding peers, leaders of nations after a revolution are likely to gain negative responses.
While some people can be satisfied with a result, some others may not. One solution cannot meet all of the needs of two sides. The people have just underwent a revolution. Confidence in getting what they want was the main thing they have received, not good government officials. When they are unhappy with changes,it will not be a difficult task for them to stand up again.
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The term ‘Arab Spring’ was coined due to the rise of democracy in corrupt Arab nations. However, these newly formed and rushed governments are not meeting the satisfaction of the people’s needs and wants. Leaders appointed in haste are bound to receive pressure from the public.
However, if this continues, it will only become a vicious torture cycle the entire country will go through as a whole. If this Arab spring is supposed to be a ‘spring of hope’, the people there will certainly refuse to call it the same way. Maybe one day, they will, when patience is upon them. It may be a while for such a thing to happen.
"An area that was a byword for political stagnation is witnessing a rapid transformation that has caught the attention of the world."
- Rashid Khalidi,