What Happens After A Revolution? Report | WNYC | New York Public Radio, Podcasts, Live Streaming Radio, News

February 04, 2011 02:45:02 PM

Name::

Caller to the Brian Lehrer Show

Your current location::

Brooklyn

What's your revolution?:

Cuba 1959

Your connection to the revolution.:

Was a child during the revolution there.

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?:

That revolution was a coalition of many views and groups. Castro represented just a small minority, but one with much charisma and media presence. As the Castro group seized more power, other groups dropped out of the consensus. In Egypt the educated protesters may still be too naive to understand the threat to power represented by the Muslim Brotherhood.