If you look-up “Arab
Spring” on Wikipedia, it is described as “a revolutionary wave of
demonstrations and protests”.
Are there parallels between Arab Spring demonstrations,
protests, and fighting in Syria now and similar events in Texas in
1835-36? Can Bashar al-Assad be considered
a Santa Anna of his day?
One wonders if Assad
will order an Alamo style massacre of the freedom fighters in Homs by the
Syrian Army. At this writing, the issue
is still in doubt.
Unlike many leaders
in the middle-east, Assad was not educated in the United States. Therefore it is unlikely that he ever heard
of the Battle of the Alamo or that he is aware of the rallying effect such an
abomination can have on a population.
Santa Anna was not
willing to negotiate with the rebels and he lost Texas. Will Assad have better sense?
Either way, I
think the events of the Arab Spring prove that, sooner or later, the
people get what they want, and perhaps “Texas Spring” would be an appropriate
label for the revolutionary wave
of demonstrations and protests that ended with the birth of the Republic
of Texas.
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