'Revolutionary Fever' Spreading?

[Charleston Chew]

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It's being called Revolutionary Fever. Now that crowds are clearing the streets of Egypt, political experts are looking at where the next Middle Eastern uprising will be. Protests have rippled from Tunisia and Egypt into Algeria, Yemen, Jordan, the Palestinian territories -- and beyond.

The BBC reports, "In recent days, there has been much talk of Egypt's political contagion wending its way through the Arab world and into Iran - the first non-Arab country to be caught up in the revolutionary fever."

On Fox News political columnist Mark Steyn suggests the political unrest in the Middle East is limited to countries with American influence.

"The only regimes we're talking about falling are the pro-American ones. Just listening over the last half hour, people are talking about what's going to be next. Is it going to be Jordan? Is it going to be Saudi Arabia? Colonel Gaddafi's sleeping soundly in his bed. Asad's sleeping soundly in his bed in Syria. What is an issue here is the ability of the global superpower to influence its friends."

CBS Early Show spoke with former U.N. Ambassador Bill Richardson. He said the situation is unique, because it's a technical revolution.

"I think the world is communicating now more through Twitter, through Facebook, through computers. The connection between all of these youth movements, democracy movements in the Middle East is astounding, and we should very much be a part of it."

And whether America enters into the digital discussion, signs of where the next upheaval will erupt are all over the Web. NBC's Anne Curry points to Twitter as a sign of where the next protests will be.

"On the Internet, a main tool of Egypt's revolution, Twitter hashtags have called protesters to gather today in Iran, despite a government ban. And also in Bahrain where already injuries are being reported today. On February 17th in Libya where Moammar Gaddafi is leader. February 19th again in Algeria. February 20th in Morocco. And March 8th in Kuwait."

But on NBC's Meet the Press - former Middle East correspondent Robin Wright asks - how does popular unrest lead to lasting change?

"Throughout the region, you have 100 million people. One third of the whole Arab world that is between the ages of 15 and 29. And now the challenge is how do these young people convert a street demonstration into political parties?"

And what lessons will be learned from Egypt's revolution? A blogger for The Jerusalem Post writes...

"The protesters of Egypt ... have given the Iranian public a clear lesson, according to ... the veteran Israeli expert on Iranian affairs: When you take the streets, don't go home again."

[sulphurdunn]

1. Revolutionary fever?

may it come soon to America, God willing. The median age in Egypt is 24. In the US it is 35. There should still be enough juice here to do it.

[Citizen Worker]

2. Capitalism must have two things in order to function, political and economic stability. Absent

these fundamentals capital flees to more accommodating shores. The instability is what has the oligarchs worried, very worried that it might spread.

[Captain Boomerang]

3. This just in; Revolution is trending on Yahoo!!!

Just below Jessica Simpson & Jennifer Aniston!!!

[dd2003]

4. lol

dont forget snooki

[Charleston Chew]

5. power to the people

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[rhett o rick]

6. Our movement has a name: UNITED CITIZENS

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