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February 04, 2011 02:30:02 PM

Name::

Caller to the Brian Lehrer Show

Your current location::

Queens

What's your revolution?:

South Africa 1990

Your connection to the revolution.:

Lived in South Africa during the transistion.

What are your revolution lessons? What did you learn that Egyptians, Tunisians, and others in the Arab world 2011 should know? What comes after a revolution?:

The violence was much more horrendous than what was portrayed on TV. The lawyers were the heroes of the situation, who hammered out a constitution in the midst of the fighting. A focus on the law can help in a transition, provided the cultures are legalistic.