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As with all of the arab spring countries, I was expecting this ...

Unlike what some people say, humans civilization tends to organize itself into totalitarian states; and the precursors for democracy have to be in place, and checks and balances have to be built to protect people against mob rule, before democracy can thrive.

Most of the middle eastern nations are ruled by brutal regimes, and the society has not developed in a way to support anything except brutal regimes; and, therefore, overthrowing one government will likely result in a new government taking their place that is just as bad or worse.