The mechanisms underlying this political unpredictability are not unique to the Arab world. Unforeseen uprisings are possible wherever repression keeps people from expressing their political preferences openly.
诱发这种政治突变的幕后机制其实并非阿拉伯世界的专利。任何压制人民表达自身政治偏好的地方都可能会爆发意料之外的起义。