Another revolution in Tunisia?

The struggle for democracy

The Arab spring has taken everyone by surprise. Tunisians took a stand against dictatorship and asked for their basic rights. Rights that most people in modern democracies take for granted had to be earned by bloodshed, pain and sorrow. The Tunisian people led the way by making all of this happen in a record time. Protestors died, people who were brave enough to die for their enlightened ideas and legitimate dreams, Martyrs. At the time, never was our nation so determined, focused and unified for the sole purpose of achieving the democracy dream.

The regime has fallen. People began expressing themselves like they never imagined they would in their lifetimes. Protests spread all around the country. Long story short, it led to the 2011 Tunisian Constituent Assembly elections. Most parties who got a place in the assembly promised that they will finish their duties in a maximum period of one year. A major coalition of the three leading parties called “Troika” got the majority in the assembly and formed their government.

The struggle for a better and improved Tunisia that lives up to the crowds’ expectations continued. Major diversions took place.The US embassy attacks, calls for Al Sharia in the constitution, terrorist attacks on the borders amongst countless other disturbing events. Even worse the political “leaders” chosen by the people were displaying a behavior that doesn’t fit any respectable politician. Amateur politicians that’s what we got. As an old saying we have says (as translated from Arabic to English):

Learning to shave on the heads of orphans

In this case the Tunisian people was the unfortunate orphan that will suffer the consequences of their leaders’ actions/learning experiment.