Always happy to show his imperialist colours, #TonyBlair, in an interview with #PiersMorgan on #ThisDayInHistory in 2011, called Egyptian dictator #HosniMubarak a "courageous... force for good", and warned against letting the #ArabSpring create a real, actual democracy in #Egypt.

Never underestimate the power of urban camping. #protest #Tahrir #Egypt #Cairo #ArabSpring #Maidan #Ukraine #Kyiv #Euromaidan

Saudi Arabia's Double-Edged Sword: Wealth, Reform, and Oppression

https://peertube.gravitywell.xyz/w/5TcbPXnJXuY62rBfmvVgsm

The Square: Egypt At War (Oscar-Nominated Documentary) | Real Stories

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The #MovementForADemocraticSociety was founded #ThisDayInHistory in 2011, following the first success in the "#ArabSpring", by #Syrian #Kurds hoping to see a transition to decentralized #DemocraticConfederalism. It is largely #Kurdish though its goals are pan-ethnic & #socialist.

@subzeroblue.bsky.social, 15 years ago today: "Ok Arabs you've seen how it's done in Tunisia; Tag you're it!" #arabspring

Former president/dictator #BenAli of #Tunisia fled the country on #ThisDayInHistory in 2011, taking refuge in #SaudiArabia when #France refused him (bad press). Success in the #JasmineRevolution inspired other #Arab publics in the widespread #2011ArabUprisings, aka #ArabSpring.

Anyone else fascinated and absorbed with the unexpected conflict between Saudi’s MBS and MBZ in Abu Dhabi? The backstory speaks to the entire power structure in the #MiddleEast - After the Jamal Khashoggi murder in Turkey, carried out in the Saudi embassy, MBS turned to the #UAE for support. MBZ paid for the public relations needed to rehabilitate the Saudi prince’s image; and the UAE lobbied in support of the Kingdom & the young prince. But then, the Emirates made a deal with Israel; & began building militias of successionist proxies in Sudan, Libya & Yemen. Their goal? To confront political #Islam - whether it was the will of the people (the Ummah) or not. After the #ArabSpring political Islam became a monarch or dictator’s greatest threat. But the UAE has underestimated Bin Salman’s resolve when red lines are crossed - so 10 years of their investments in #Yemen have been undone in 5 days. Breathtaking. This may realign the region, w/Saudis aligning w/Türkiye & Doha to isolate the UAE. #KSA #AbuDhabi

Where do you start your rebellion? "Do you think it's better to order it through Temu or Amazon?" www.reddit.com/r/Panama/com... #arabspring #MugiwaraJollyRoger #Mugiwara #JollyRoger

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