List of places where we have had uprisings going

[nadinbrzezinski]

and I am not counting whether they are successful or not. Please add the ones I will inevitably forget.

Tunisia
Egypt
Lybia
Syria
Jordan
Bahrain
Greece
Italy
Spain
Portugal
England
Wisconsin
Michigan

There is something in the air... and yes I am sure I forget a few... please feel free to add.

Oh and to wisconsin GO.

[KeepItReal]

1. London, UK

They ain't trying to change the government, but there are a lot of pissed off kids and adults tearing stuff up.

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. Alas they are, they had many a demo

on the austerity measures.

:hi:



This is not about just the riots. While they are connected, very connected.

[KeepItReal]

5. I agree.

Austerity is gonna bite all these conservative governments in the ass.

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. The reasons behind each of those countries

is different. for some it is austerity... for some it is 40 years of hell. And I fear this will come here (it is in some places already)

[zappaman]

13. this "And I fear this will come here" is par for the course

so glad I don't live in constant fear

[villager]

16. And we're so glad you're sharing that with us! One might not "fear," it, but simply note

...the likelihood of such events, under such conditions...

[Spider Jerusalem]

12. Not really connected, no

the government's austerity measures and cuts are not connected at all to the present riots; those are more the result of decades of heavy-handed policing of monority communities including perceived abuse of stop and search powers by the police and perceived lack of police accountability in instances where suspects have died in police custody (388 instances since 1998, apparently, and not a single policeman convicted of wrongdoing in any of them).

[nadinbrzezinski]

15. And as hartman pointed out this morning

the closing of the youth centers, that is where the connection comes. They are more complex than just police brutality, or austerity. Neither is a compete answer.

[zappaman]

2. My stomach is in an uprising right now

damn Indian food!

[villager]

4. How interesting this is unrecc'd -- denial and fear are thick here in the "underground"

n/t

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[pintobean]

18. denial and fear?

about what?

[zappaman]

24. fear about everything and anything

judging by the constant posts that contain the words "I fear..."

[pintobean]

26. Kind of scary, isn't it.

:)

[MineralMan]

7. Somalia?

Or has that been going on too long to count?

[nadinbrzezinski]

10. Somalia is a failed state

how do you revolt against a failed government that controls half a city? with the help of international troops? Completely different dynamic, by far.

That said what is happening right now there is a real tragedy.

[MineralMan]

19. It is also an uprising. Several uprisings, in fact.

You didn't specify what kind of uprising. You just said uprising. Somalia qualifies.

[nadinbrzezinski]

21. Ok add somalia to the list

[Fool Count]

9. Israel

[nadinbrzezinski]

11. And the West Bank true

I forgot about those two...

:hi: thanks

[Mojorabbit]

14. a little move in the right direction

a different approach in Kashmir
Last summer, young people led street protests against India’s presence here that prompted deadly police crackdowns, which in turn fueled more protests. This summer, in contrast, the valley has been mostly calm.

Why the calm? Young Kashmiris were not happy with the police. So Mr. Ramesh tried a new tactic: The Central Reserve Police Force in Kashmir (CRPF) began organizing sports teams for young men, hired discontented youth from 70 villages, gave away computers, and set up medical camps to offer free health care.

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2011/0802/Why-Kashmir-is-so-quiet-for-now

[nadinbrzezinski]

17. Yep that works

thanks. I could share a couple stories on that by the way.

[leftstreet]

20. You're comparing WI and MI to Egypt? Tunisia?

:shrug:

[nadinbrzezinski]

22. I am not the only one doing that

It's been done at Democracy Now...

And yes they are the leading edge of how change happens in the US.

[Tx4obama]

23. Also add: Yemen and Morocco and Algeria - and others below

Edited to add, here's an excerpt from Wikipedia:

Since 18 December 2010 there have been revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt; a civil war in Libya; civil uprisings in Bahrain, Syria, and Yemen; major protests in Algeria, Iraq, Jordan, Morocco, and Oman, as well as on the borders of Israel, and minor protests in Kuwait, Lebanon, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Western Sahara.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_Spring

[nadinbrzezinski]

25. As I said I was proof positive I was missing a few

Thanks.

:hi: