“Hernando de Soto, a Peruvian economist, travelled to Egypt to investigate the causes of the Arab Spring. His team of researchers found that Bouazizi had inspired 60 similar cases of self-immolation, including five in Egypt, almost all of which had been overlooked by the press. The narrative of a 1989-style revolution in hope of regime change seemed so compelling to foreigners that there was little appetite for further explanation. But de Soto’s team tracked down those who survived their suicide attempts, and the bereaved families. Time and again, they found the same story: this was a protest for the basic freedom to own and acquire ras el mel, or capital.”
Did you like this?
Tip Freedomwat.ch Staff with Bitcoin
Tip Freedomwat.ch Staff with Bitcoin
Related posts:
Ron Paul Speaks His Mind On The Fed, Fiscal Cliff, And Romney
Southwest flight diverted to Phoenix due to bomb threat
The perils of overseas tax disclosure: An immigrant's story
Seven killed, 261 wounded in Cairo clashes over military coup
Gun Bill in Missouri Would Test Limits in Nullifying U.S. Law
Pentagon puts 650,000 workers on unpaid leave due to cuts
U.S. complains about ‘excessive’ business class travel by UN staff
Prison warden that botched Arizona execution hired by OK D.O.C.
China signs its second-biggest yuan swap line with European Central Bank
China ousts police chief ‘who owns hundreds of houses’
China's rich fleeing the country—with their fortunes
NYPD: Empire State Victims Hit by Police Gunfire
Foreign investment in the U.S. plunged 32% in 2017 amid global decline
Patent Claims Causing Firms to Exit Business Lines: Study
Cops Use YOUR Children As Props For Homeland Security “School Shooter Drills”