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Originally Posted by Cowperson
Quote of the day:
“The street is not afraid of governments anymore,” said Shawki al-Qadi, an opposition lawmaker in Yemen, itself roiled by change. “It is the opposite. Governments and their security forces are afraid of the people now. The new generation, the generation of the Internet, is fearless. They want their full rights, and they want life, a dignified life.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/03/wo...b.html?_r=1&hp
and Fareed Zakahria in Newsweek with the headline: "How Democracy Can Work In The Middle East."
http://www.time.com/time/world/artic...045888,00.html
Cowperson |
Great quote. I don't think Internet generation is focused enough though, it's the social media revolution that's causing this, although I guess that's a product of the Internet.