Tun. events broke psychological barrier for other opposition movements
Shadi Hamid, a Doha-based Egypt analyst for the Brookings Institution, said events in Tunisia had broken a psychological barrier for the region's opposition movements."The opposition has always been unable to envision what the fall of a dictator would look like.That has now become a real thing."
Fahmy Howeidy, an Egyptian political expert and newspaper columnist, said that while he does not believe conditions are ripe for a similar uprising in Egypt, the government is keenly aware that “what happened in Tunisia has definitely created a different atmosphere. It convinced people that they can revolt in the streets, and that these regimes are not as strong or as mighty as they appear.”
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