Just a reminder: The Arab Spring kicked off due to protests about a spike in food prices, then grew from there.
this post was submitted on 22 Aug 2023
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from wikipedia. Arab Spring is caused by:
- 2000s energy crisis
- Authoritarianism
- Absolute monarchy
- Demographic structural factors
- Human rights violations
- Inflation
- Kleptocracy
- Political corruption
- Poverty
- Sectarianism
- Self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi
- Unemployment
inflation is just one of many factors.
Food insecurity was also a principle cause in the recent revolutions in Sri Lanka and Myanmar. "No society is more than 3 missed meals away from revolution."