tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post2097770473860756795..comments2024-03-28T00:11:33.489-04:00Comments on bensozia: In Tunisia, the Power of Civil SocietyJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-72757151272497691962015-10-09T11:57:49.420-04:002015-10-09T11:57:49.420-04:00The same sort of sentiment is present in Burma, al...The same sort of sentiment is present in Burma, although we in the West don't often hear much about the struggles going on there.<br /><br />They have a general election coming up very soon on November 8th, but it remains to be seen if the military regime will once again fix the vote in their favor.G. Verlorennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-8069349991969375622015-10-09T10:32:35.553-04:002015-10-09T10:32:35.553-04:00It was a powerful force in Eastern Europe in 1989,...It was a powerful force in Eastern Europe in 1989, and I think this longing for normality was one of the key ingredients in the successful transitions to democracy in Poland and the Czech Republic at least.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-46551748911443972952015-10-09T09:44:04.586-04:002015-10-09T09:44:04.586-04:00I think that "we want to be a normal country&...I think that "we want to be a normal country" slogan is very interesting. I remember hearing it also at the time of the overthrow of Milosevic in Serbia. It seems to me the dream that society should have some higher purpose is one of the key ingredients in much social misery.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08993570411881726772noreply@blogger.com