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There's a kind of hidden sense of superiority in this statement. Plus, it's wrong.
by petervandijck 16y ago
There's a kind of hidden sense of superiority in this statement. Plus, it's wrong.
- allenp 16y agoThe opening paragraph of the article (since you just read the headline on hackernews apparently): "Each revolution must be assessed in its own context, each had a distinctive impact. The revolutions spread from one point to another. They interacted to a limited extent. … The drama of each revolution unfolded separately. Each had its own heroes, its own crises. Each therefore demands its own narrative …"
- petervandijck 16y agoI was referring to the statement in the title, yes - it makes it seem as if those countries are now finally having the revolutions we had a long time ago, which is not what's going on (clearly).