Are the Arabs unfit for democracy? Kristof asks in the NY Times... I'd agree with his overall message: that no, they're not. Sure, there are some real worries about all these revolutions going on- but our policymakers need to remember. 2011 is NOT 1979. And it's worth noting that the same people protesting Mubarak in Egypt were organizing via Facebook and Twitter- just as the same as the young people in Iran.
Facebook, Twitter and the Internet are not Islamist friendly tools. And I think if anyone attempts to impose Islamist regimes in some of these countries, they'll be right back to square one...
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