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" and that was the vast gap--the countless poor on one side,the few rich on the other, was demoralizing for anybody in-between "

"This was one grim lesson I learned in Egypt: unstructured authoritarianism is even worse than structured authoritarianism"

"...the conspiracy theories were expressions of helplessness, and they also allowed for denial of responsibility."

" herein lies the attractiveness of ethnic agitation: it's ease and accessibility. The Other is visible, everyone can recognize and remember his image. One doesn't have to read books, think, discuss: it's enough to just look. "