https://pjmedia.com/eddriscoll/2012/11/22/say-hows-that-arab-spring-working-out/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 02:57:01 -0400<![CDATA[Throughout 2011, when western liberal intellectuals were blindly praising the coming &#8220;democracy&#8221; of the Arab Spring, Kate McMillan of Canada&#8217;s Small Dead Animals blog kept spotting signs that perhaps things in the Middle East weren&#8217;t going as smoothly as they seemed at first glance. A running theme on her blog, capturing the mood of the people of the Middle East was &#8220;What We Really Need Is Democracy. With a totalitarian party to vote for.&#8221;]]>Thu, 22 Nov 2012 15:01:41 -0500<![CDATA[Ed Driscoll]]>https://pjmedia.com/ed-driscoll/2012/11/22/say-hows-that-arab-spring-working-out-n256122