Thursday, July 30, 2009

On Western misperceptions of civil unrest in Iran and elsewhere

This is just such a good post I have to put up the link.

Friend, pollster and caustic commentator Christine Quirk wrote this excellent post on failed revolutions on her company blog, Asking Tough Questions in Tough Places. This is one of the best pieces I've seen on political struggles and the laregly useless euphoria that erupts thanks to international press and the desire of bored Europeans and Americans to become armchair activists, far removed from the realities of state brutality.

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