The West clearly tends to support dictators more than democracy
Despite the popular/propagandist notion, widely spread over the Western population, that the West wants to defend democracy, many Arabs feel that the West is really after the "stability" provided by strong regimes, which facilitates access to the wealth these regimes control.

"One cannot take seriously the United States or any other Western government that funds political activism by young Arabs while it simultaneously provides funds and guns that help cement the power of the very same Arab governments the young social and political activists target for change."
Rami G. Khouri, The New York Times


The following video gives Noam Chomsky's analysis of the Tunisian events:

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Technology: Oppressor or liberator? »Technology: Oppressor or liberator?
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U.S. policy on Internet Freedom »U.S. policy on Internet Freedom
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Some inconsistencies remain in the U.S. Internet Freedom policy »Some inconsistencies remain in the U.S. Internet Freedom policy
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Internet freedom conflicts with realpolitik foundations of U.S. policy »Internet freedom conflicts with realpolitik foundations of U.S. policy
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The West clearly tends to support dictators more than democracy
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Does the need for "stability" justify tolerating dictatorships? »Does the need for "stability" justify tolerating dictatorships?
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Should dictators be supported as a bastion against radical islamism? »Should dictators be supported as a bastion against radical islamism?
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Realpolitik prizes stability over liberty »Realpolitik prizes stability over liberty
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US-France support for Ben Ali et al shows democracy not top priority »US-France support for Ben Ali et al shows democracy not top priority
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West prefers democracies, but can't initiate revolutions everywhere »West prefers democracies, but can't initiate revolutions everywhere
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