spurgeonryan said:
scottie said:
spurgeonryan said:
So your saying that this guy who no one has ever heard of (I only read yahoo news and the sunday chicago paper) is the reason for all this turmoil in these countries? |
Google the cause of WWI, and you will see a lot of websites say that it started due to the assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. In reality, it was due to competition for land and resources, and a buildup of alliances and military resources much like in the cold war.
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This thread just keeps on teaching me stuff! So I am guessing this is where the british band got their name? FRanz Ferdinand.
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Yes, Franz Ferdinand (the band) got their name from the Archduke. The assasination is also what is being referenced in http://www.metrolyrics.com/all-for-you-sophia-lyrics-franz-ferdinand.html
So yeah, my parallel between the two of them (Bouazizi and Ferdinand) was that they are btoh often thought of as causing the event that followed, even though in both cases there was a huge build up of tensions beforehand, and this was simply the event that kicked everything off.
