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At one point, this type of desperate act might have far reaching consequences in the US, it's a matter of how desperate society is as a whole. The Arab Spring
by nickserv 8y ago
At one point, this type of desperate act might have far reaching consequences in the US, it's a matter of how desperate society is as a whole.
The Arab Spring revolutions were started by a suicide brought about by severe injustice and poverty.
- DmenshunlAnlsis 8y agoIn particular drought and subsequent famine, leading to not only poverty (which already existed), but food thst was priced beyond what most could afford in the necessary quantities and qualities. It’s a scary preview of what global climate change has in store for us all as people in marginal situations are suddenly thrust below the metaphorical (and occasionally real) water line. Political and social instability, war, mass migration, all are in the cards and here today. The suicide was the spark, the tinder was almost literally brought about by a lack of water.