# The Arab Uprisings Have Gone Too Far

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [February 23, 2011, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-arab-uprisings-have-gone-too-far/572373 "2011-02-23T19:48:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-arab-uprisings-have-gone-too-far/572373/11 "2011-02-23T20:27:55Z")

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> [@Commissar](#):
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> Instead of a glorious uprising against the parasitical monarchical oligarchs of Saudi Arabia, we got… bloody protests against Colonel Gaddafi?!? Am I the only one that finds this entirely revolting and unacceptable?

Yes, you are.

What happened to,

> [@Why does the West have such a hardon for democracy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-west-have-such-a-hardon-for-democracy/568601/75):
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> Nothing is more just than a battle in the streets; no matter what happens, the outcome will reflect the true will of the majority of the people.

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