This set off a chain reaction in Tunisia and the countries around. Many of them, Tunisia included, started revolutions. The Tunisian Revolution was successful in kicking out the oppressive leader and is now targeting his entire party. In 2011 their government stands in transition, with radio waves filled with political talk and foreign reporters being flash mobbed the moment they pull their notebook out by citizens eager to speak up. It's up to the people to decide their new government, and it seems to be heading toward becoming a multiparty democracy.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Tunisia
Tunisians have been oppressed by their government for a long time. The turning point came with a single man's actions. He was a fruit seller supporting with his family, but was using an unregistered cart to wheel his good around. A policewoman stopped him and, having been in the situation before, attempted to pay the fine of roughly $7. Instead of receiving the payment, she insulted his late father, slapped him, and spit on him. He snapped. That very day he went to the government office covered in flammable liquid and set himself alight.
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I am also doing Tunisia for my project. It is sad that thing in Tunisia got so bad, that this poor man did this to himself. Even sadder is that he did not die immidiately, he suffered for weeks in the hospital until his death. But for a man to do such a thing only shows how bad people have had it for such a long time. Hopefully this people get all thier rights and get to live as free people once again.
ReplyDeleteOh wow, that story seems really intense I like how you gave your example of how it's all starting in tunisia. It only shows how bad the situation is up in tunisia, and we could only hope that peace comes to them soon
ReplyDeleteThat's crazy, a multiparty democracy, how does that work? Tunisia really set an example on how to stand against corruption and defying authority. The different circumstances that have led many Middle East countries to riots, protest and ultimately to rebellion have one thing in common, oppression, and it will be interesting what is going to happen next after all of them achieve freedom and get to elect and choose the government they want. And I don't mean this just in a political way, but of race and religion, the notion of war and acceptance. That's going to be crazier.
ReplyDeleteWell this comment was certainly the first one which in I found myself lost. I like how you summarize. I bet its a interesting topic to do work on.
ReplyDeleteHearing stuff like that makes it that much better that I live in a wonderful country and we are not going through things like Tunisia is. This story you wrote is very intense and makes me want to get more depth into it.
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