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		paganel on Nov 22, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Thinking About Thinking (1999) Not the OP, but they probably genuinely thought that it would lead to a democratization of the Middle East and North Africa the same as it had happened to Eastern Europe after 1989. Instead we got ISIS and the cluster-f*ck of war-lords that is current Lybia.

Lkjhmnbv on Nov 22, 2018 [–]

Ever think that has to do with how it was handled politically? What assistance did these people get from the west?

paganel on Nov 23, 2018 | [–]

> What assistance did these people get from the west?

The West has created a power vacuum that has allowed these entities to impose their control.

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