I find the current situation in these two countries to be fascinating and a wee bit scary mainly because the unrest is economic based and not ideology based. I think what we are seeing is a well educated, and globally wired, youth who don't see much of a future outside of peddling fruit at a fruit stand or greeting customers at a Wal-Mart. In the past these kids would flee to Europe to work and raise their families but with the current economic outlook that path is rapidly falling apart not to mention hurting those host countries own youth. This is not a really unique situation to Tunisia and Egypt alone.

The old, rich farts running this world have already got theirs and are doing what they can to hold on to it (read wall street bailout). That's all fine and dandy if the next generation has hope for a better life for themselves but what happens when, with degree in hand, there are no jobs?

Any sociology or economic PhD’s out there? Am I totally miss reading this?

Or do you think this may spread to Europe and beyond possibly to America?

Any chance we start to see policy's that promote hiring our own citizens as opposed to those in other country’s? Or do world leaders dig in their bootheels and hope the average person is happy with a few crumbs (albeit with piece and security)?

Or am I totally missing the boat here and kids today are happy as long as we keep them into video games and I phone apps?

I have many questions as I’m sure our politicians do too as I think this sort of snuck up from behind to bite them in the butt.

Always fascinating when history plays out in front of your eyes especially when no one really saw it coming!