I’d hardly had time to catch my breath after millions of courageous Egyptians ran the Mubarak regime out of the country before the scene shifted to Algeria, where they’re getting revved up to fight the Second Battle Of Algiers! Get out there and rock it, Algerians!
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LATE UPDATE, 02.15.11 at 08:15 EST:
Stop the metaphorical presses! This cartoon’s just been picked up by Al Jazeera’s “Eye On Algeria” live blog!
As most of you of a certain age will recall, a boatload of American right-wing triumphalists declared “the end of history” around 1989 or ‘90, right about the time the old Soviet “satellite states” were overthrown by vast popular movements and took the xUSSR down with them. Along with Dr. Fukuyama’s famous screed, there were a whole host of others who also declared the era of revolution to be over.
Uh, ohhhhhhh.
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